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Federal and state officials gathered in Lansing Tuesday to announce new standards for some federal “Battery Workforce Initiative” apprenticeships. As Colin Jackson reports, leaders say the program will help future employees of electric vehicle battery plants planned for areas around the state.
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The Michigan Strategic Fund Board has okayed around $12 million in business incentives for a Detroit battery assembly project. Colin Jackson has more.
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Efforts to help tackle the semiconductor chip shortage in the U.S. are underway at Washtenaw Community College. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.
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Michigan’s August jobs report was released Wednesday, and it shows more people found work last month as the jobless rate dropped one-tenth of one percent. It’s now 4.1 percent. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Ford announced Thursday that it plans to expand production of electric and internal combustion-powered vehicles at plants in Michigan and Ohio. The announcement was made at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual policy conference on Mackinac Island. Rick Pluta was there.
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Michigan ended the fourth quarter of 2021 with a gross domestic product of slightly over $590 billion. That's according to preliminary data released Thursday. Colin Jackson reports.
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Michigan’s unemployment rate remained unchanged last month. That’s according to the latest jobless numbers compiled by the state. We have details from…
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Michigan’s monthly job rate has dropped slightly. But it’s not because more people are working. Michigan’s monthly job rate has dropped slightly to 4.6%.…
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Michigan’s monthly unemployment rate has dropped to 4.7%. That’s the lowest it’s been in 15 years. The drop in the monthly rate was not due to more…
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Michigan’s monthly jobless rate remains unchanged at 4.8%. There was an increase in hiring, but that was accompanied by roughly the same number of people…