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Dear Business Owners & Executive Teams in the Aerospace Supply Chain!

All of us realize the recent events surrounding COVID-19 have been like nothing we have ever experienced in our lifetime.  As impactful as it has been, it is difficult to truly measure the lasting effect it may have on our industry and the time it will take to fully recover.

Chris Holman welcomes Interim President and CEO of the Capital Region Airport Authority (CRAA) Board of Directors, Robert Benstein, to the Michigan Business Network. The industry has been impacted deeply by COVID19 which has heightened the level requirements an airport needs to adhere to. Following the executive orders of the governor, the Lansing airport is doing as much as possible to make the passengers and customers feel safe. This includes extra staff for cleaning, social distancing, hand sanitizer, sneeze guards, all other things to make them feel comfortable. 

MARQUETTE – The Michigan Launch Initiative, an effort led by the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA), is moving forward with a vertical launch site and autonomous vehicle proving grounds to be located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Watch Tony Vernaci, President/Founder of the Aerospace Industry Association of Michigan (AIAM) talk with Chris Holman on this portion of the Michigan Business Beat. Tony catches Chris up on how the airlines have been hit hard by COVID-19 and how the association is working hard to remain up-to-speed.

LANSING, Mich – Michigan’s small business owners are in a bind. They appreciate the original intent and need for the state-mandated Stay Home, Stay Safe orders that were put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Michigan, but they feel trapped by the uncertainty of what may come next. Respondents to the latest MFBI are clearly concerned about COVID-19 and the toll it has taken on Michiganders, but they feel certain that they will have plans in place and a responsibility to keep their customers and employees safe when they reopen.