Manu-Tech Pitch Day 2021

December 8, 2021

This week, the conversation surrounding electric vehicles heavily focused on battery materials as automakers work to secure supplies ahead of the competition. There was also some interesting news in the autonomous space regarding Robotaxis becoming more publicly available. And finally, we are tracking announcements for global auto sales and forecasts.

As the microchip crisis continues to plague the automotive industry and beyond, we have migrated all news updates related to the shortage to our website. You can stay informed on the automotive impact of the global chip shortage by visiting here.

• The U.S. economy added 210,000 jobs in November, below expectations.
• However, there have been large upward revisions to job growth recently, and there was a large increase in employment in a separate survey of households. This suggests that job growth in November was understated.
• The unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in November from 4.6% in October.
• At the same time there was a large increase in the labor force, encouraging for future job growth.
• Although the headline number was weak, the details of the November jobs report were much better.

Andi Earl Promoted to Executive Director 

Lansing, MI — Hospice of Lansing announced the promotion of greater Lansing area native Andi Earl as its new executive director. Earl, who served as the Hospice of Lansing director of operations for the past two years will replace John Person who is retiring after serving nine years as executive director.

LANSING - The Great Lakes PFAS Action NetworkThursday commended the Michigan Senate for unanimously passing Senate Bill 565, a water infrastructure supplemental that will provide communities $3.34 billion in funding for lead pipe replacement, dam repairs, sewer and water upgrades and PFAS contamination cleanup. Among other water investments, $100 million is allocated to cleaning up PFAS contamination in communities across Michigan.

LANSING, MI – We are pleased to announce that after more than four months of collective bargaining, we have reached a tentative agreement (TA) with PECSH-MNA for a three-year contract for our 2,300 PECSH-MNA-represented caregivers.

Export Intern Training and Reimbursement Program Accepting Applications for Summer 2022 Internships

MEDC’s International Trade and Development Internship program supports exporters with university student recruitment, training and wage reimbursement so companies can better focus on export expansion. Companies statewide dedicated to increasing export sales are invited to apply to the program, which provides 50 percent reimbursement of student wages, up to $3,600. The program features a coinciding training component to bolster internship outcomes for both companies and students. Application deadline has been extended to December 10