LANSING — Michigan’s Minimum Wage will increase twice in 2025 – first increasing on Jan. 1, 2025, following the usual rate increase schedule, and again on Feb. 21, 2025, in accordance with the recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling regarding the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA), PA 337 of 2018, schedule. Minimum Hourly Wage Rate
DETROIT - General Motors has announced that it will lay off 1,695 workers at its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas. The company made the announcement in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice issued earlier this week, signaling significant cuts as part of their long-term production strategy. Layoffs in two phases The layoffs will occur in two separate phases, impacting
NEW YORK - In a remarkable leap for space exploration, Elon Musk and SpaceX have taken another bold step towards the future of interplanetary travel. On June 6, 2024, the highly anticipated fourth test flight of the Starship rocket captivated audiences worldwide. This mission demonstrated the ingenuity behind SpaceX’s ambitious goals and marked a significant
NEW YORK - Having to get a background check done is bad enough as it is but what if all of your personal and employment information was left exposed online for anyone to access? Well, that’s exactly what just happened for at least 100 million Americans. Unlike with data breaches which are usually the work of hackers, data leaks
TOLEDO - Recreational marijuana sales began in Ohio almost two months ago; now, 13 Action News is getting a better idea of how the industry is shaping up locally and how sales here are impacting Michigan’s marijuana market. “We’re five-to-10 times busier here depending on the day,” Zach Gergich, a dispensary representative at Nectar, told
BIRMINGHAM - Another day, another major cyber hack, or so it seems. That's why Richard Stiennon, the CEO of IT-Harvest, returns to MITechTV to provide details on four of the latest hacks that have impacted millions of people worldwide. Those include: Fortinet Customer Data Breach. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Transport for London customer data breach https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... The huge
GRAYLING - Saab, the Swedish defense and security company, is moving forward with plans to build a $75 million munitions plant in Grayling Township. “We see this as a great step forward, a great opportunity to build a meaningful place in the community, up in Grayling…” said Brad Barnard, vice president and general manager of
LANSING — Small and diverse automotive manufacturers in Michigan will soon have support securing funding to grow their businesses and hire more workers thanks to $9.1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and a $500,000 matching grant from the Make it in Michigan Competitiveness Fund. This investment will launch the Michigan
ANN ARBOR – Invest360 event celebrated some of Southeast Michigan’s most innovative early-stage companies. With fifteen startups competing for a share of $200,000 in investment funds across the Technology, Healthcare, and Mobility sectors, the event highlighted the region’s vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Culturebie claimed top honors in the Technology sector, impressing with its enterprise software aimed
DETROIT - As recreational marijuana sales kicked off in Ohio last month, Michigan’s cannabis industry wondered: How would this impact its own booming market, which attracts customers from across the Ohio border? It's widely acknowledged that Ohio residents cross state lines to buy marijuana in Michigan. There are dozens of dispensaries near the Ohio border
