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Automation Alley Integr8 Playbook Focuses on the Benefits and Adoption of Digital Twins in Manufacturing

Michigan Business Network
June 4, 2024 11:00 AM

“Diving into the Digital Realm: Harnessing the Power of Digital Twins” is the sixth in a series of playbooks from the Integr8 roundtable series

TROY, Mich., June 4, 2024 – Automation Alley’s sixth playbook of its 2024 Integr8 Roundtable Series shines a spotlight on the world of digital twins and explores the potential of digital replicas to revolutionize industries.

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Automation Alley | Gov. Whitmer Announces Wayne, Oakland, Macomb Commit to Expand Project DIAMOnD and Calls for Statewide Expansion of “Infrastructure for Innovation”

Michigan Business Network
May 30, 2024 1:00 PM

Counties will scale up Automation Alley's unprecedented network of 3D printers, delivering on governor’s vision to build the “Infrastructure for Innovation” businesses need to lower costs, boost output  

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich.—Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer brought leaders from Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties together to announce their commitment to an expansion of Automation Alley’s Project DIAMOnD, a shared network of 3D printers that small manufacturers in all three counties can use to lower their costs and scale up their businesses, with a goal of eventual statewide expansion.

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DTMB Begins Search for the 2024 Michigan Christmas Tree

Michigan Business Network
May 29, 2024 1:00 PM

LANSING, Mich.  Today, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) is officially kicking off the search for the tree to grace the Capitol grounds for the 2024 holiday season. DTMB is tasked with the search and harvest of the state Christmas tree and once again asks for the public's assistance in spotting the perfect tree.

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ICYMI: Media Business | James Voss, How the Media Deals with Innovative Transportation Cleaners

Michigan Celebrates Small Business
May 27, 2024 3:00 PM

Tony Conley is a newer content contributor and show-host for Michigan Business Network. To wrap up his seventy-second episode, Tony has a three-segment conversation discussing the state of the construction industry, the impact of interest rates and zoning challenges, the struggle to find skilled workers, and reflections on media coverage and challenges in the construction business.

He welcomes James Voss, Director of Sales, Hydro-Chem Systems, Caledonia, MI, Kent County near Grand Rapids, MI.

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Automation Alley |📒 Cybersecurity Recommendations for Industry & More News

Michigan Business Network
May 23, 2024 3:00 PM

INTEGR8 2024 Playbook: Cybersecurity Recommendations for Industry

Summary

Ransomware and other common cyber attacks can cripple a manufacturing operation, sending ripples through the supply chain. Read our recommendations for industry professionals on how to keep data safe with a multi-layered defense.

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US Department of Labor Recovers $38K in Back Wages for 17 Workers,

Michigan Business Network
May 23, 2024 9:00 AM

court finds Dearborn restaurant owner in contempt of 2018 order

Employers:    MKK Holding Inc., operating as the Blue Fish Asian Cuisine, Dearborn, Michigan

                        Sung Hee Kim

                        Min Kyu Kim

                        Yong Kim                       

Action:           U.S. Department of Labor obtains consent judgment, files complaint 

Court:             U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

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Faces of Manufacturing | Episode 14 -MBN on the Road - Rosie The Riveter Day 2024 Lansing Michigan Part 2

Faces of Manufacturing
May 17, 2024 6:00 PM

Faces of Manufacturing is a new show to Michigan Business Network. Cindy Kangas, Executive Director, CAMC, Capital Area Manufacturing Council, Lansing, Michigan, co-hosts with Joy Wagner, HR Manager of Granger Waste Services, also Lansing.

Cindy and Joy strive to share the corporate culture, personal stories, and unique personalities of those making a living in manufacturing today, in Michigan. With that in mind, this month MBN shares with you video footage of the March 21st 2024 celebration at the Michigan State capitol -- Rosie the Riveter Day at the Capitol.

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Michigan Celebrates Small Business | JEM Tech Group

Michigan Celebrates Small Business
May 16, 2024 3:00 PM

MCSB 2024 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awardee, JEM Tech Group

In a lead-up to the 2024 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration, Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. This year’s gala will take place at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI, on May 21st! Please visit michigancelebrates.org/

Here, Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Jami M Moore, President, of JEM Tech Group, Clinton Township, MI, a 2024 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awardee winner for this year's cycle of Michigan Celebrates Small Business. In its twentieth year and holding Gala Celebration May 21st in East Lansing, MI, at the Breslin Center.

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ICYMI: Michigan Celebrates Small Business | Hydro - Chem Systems

Michigan Celebrates Small Business
May 16, 2024 9:00 AM

MCSB 2024 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awardee, Hydro - Chem Systems

In a lead-up to the 2024 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration, Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. This year’s gala will take place at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI, on May 21st! Please visit michigancelebrates.org/

Here, Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Jim Voss, Director of Sales, of Hydro - Chem Systems, Caledonia, Kent County, MI, near Grand Rapids a 2024 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awardee winner for this year's cycle of Michigan Celebrates Small Business. In its twentieth year and holding Gala Celebration May 21st in East Lansing, MI, at the Breslin Center.

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Michigan Celebrates Small Business | Hydro - Chem Systems

Michigan Celebrates Small Business
May 15, 2024 6:00 PM

MCSB 2024 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awardee, Hydro - Chem Systems

In a lead-up to the 2024 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration, Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. This year’s gala will take place at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI, on May 21st! Please visit michigancelebrates.org/

Here, Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Jim Voss, Director of Sales, of Hydro - Chem Systems, Caledonia, Kent County, MI, near Grand Rapids a 2024 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Awardee winner for this year's cycle of Michigan Celebrates Small Business. In its twentieth year and holding Gala Celebration May 21st in East Lansing, MI, at the Breslin Center.

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