by dankeelan | Oct 14, 2025 | Michigan, Unemployment
More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, Michigan says it overpaid on unemployment benefits and is now demanding that money back. The Unemployment Insurance Agency, or UIA, says about 350,000 workers are required to return what they thought was free...
by dankeelan | Sep 23, 2025 | Michigan, Tariffs
A car parts manufacturing company in Metro Detroit is shifting gears on plans to build a new plant, and the CEO says tariffs are partially to blame. Auburn Hills-based Lucerne International makes car and truck parts for companies like Stellantis. Right now, a lot of...
by dankeelan | May 20, 2025 | Jobs, Michigan, Tariffs
State officials agreed May 16 to revise downward state revenue projections by $456 million over the next two years, largely due to President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, which one forecaster said will cost Michigan 13,000 jobs from the auto sector alone....
by dankeelan | Apr 1, 2025 | Featured, Michigan, Tariffs, Unemployment
Michigan has experienced the largest increase in its unemployment rate of the 50 states over the last year and currently has one of the worst jobless percentages in the nation, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national...
by dankeelan | Mar 25, 2025 | Apprenticeships, Jobs, Michigan
Programs supporting career training are getting $1.9 million in grant funding. In partnership with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer awarded $1.9 million in State Apprenticeship Expansion grant funding into...
by dankeelan | Mar 19, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Featured, Michigan
Phillipp Emma, CEO of PSN Technology, shares details on a survey he is asking companies to complete that looks at their cybersecurity infrastructure and needs. PSN Technology is a Michigan-based phone, internet, and IT services provider with a staff of technology and...
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