Tony Conley is a newer content contributor and show-host for Michigan Business Network. To kick off his thirty-eighth episode, Tony has a three-segment conversation about 'Michigan’s Progress and Recovery: An Analysis of the Labor Market Since 2020'.
He welcomes Trisha Schlegel, an economic analyst for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics within the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
But Recession Looms This Year
Wednesday night, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her 2023 State of the State address in front of a joint session of the Michigan Legislature. To make Michigan more competitive, the governor proposed the Make it in Michigan package, a sustainable funding source for Michigan’s bipartisan economic development fund to invest more in bringing new jobs for Michiganders.
LANSING, Mich. – Thursday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce state support for two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 155 new jobs and generate a total private investment of $12 million in the cities of Detroit and Fenton.
“Today’s investments by wheel.me and Miller Industries will create 155 good-paying jobs as we continue growing our economy and investing in every region of the state,” said Governor Whitmer. “We’ve added 100,000 jobs year over year and the Make it in Michigan plan I unveiled during my State of the State address last night will help us keep bringing jobs and supply chains home to create unparalleled economic opportunity for Michiganders in every county.
GM’s executive vice president, Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, Gerald Johnson says the $918-million manufacturing investment will help with V8 and EV component production. (Image: GM)
When you read about investments in manufacturing facilities like the one GM made last week, it is probably something for which you have no context and so you shrug.
LANSING, Mich – Wednesday evening, Governor Gretchen Whitmer deliver her 2023 State of the State Address in front of a joint session of the Michigan Legislature. Below we share her remarks as prepared for delivery.
to Their Lowest Level Since Early-April 2022
Report Was Required by Peters’ Law to Help Protect K-12 School Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement applauding the first comprehensive report by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on how K-12 schools can improve their cybersecurity defenses. The report was required by a bipartisan law written by Peters to enhance cybersecurity assistance to K-12 educational institutions across the country:
