LANSING— The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has received a $1.5 million grant from Ballmer Group to create the Community Transition Playbook. Spearheaded by the Community & Worker Economic Transition Office, the playbook will engage local stakeholders to create a comprehensive resource that empowers communities, workers and employers with the resources they need to proactively prepare for, benefit
WASHINGTON DC - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting bird flu outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic. High-ranking federal officials have suggested that bird flu virus should be left to
GRAND RAPIDS -Woodchuck announced it has raised $3.75 million in seed funding led by an investor syndicate headed by Mason Fink. Additional partners include NorthStar Clean Energy, a CMS Energy company, Alloy Partners (formerly High Alpha Innovation) and Beckett Industries. “With this funding, we are accelerating our mission to help manufacturers and construction companies reduce
CADIZ, Spain - An archaeologist named Michael Donnellan announced a discovery that he believes could be the legendary lost city of Atlantis. Donnellan asserted that he found submerged structures off the coast of Cádiz, Spain, which correspond closely with the descriptions given by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. At a recent conference titled the Cosmic
DETROIT - Samsung is rather proud of some of the anti-theft features it's recently rolled out it has issued a press release strongly advising users to turn on these new features. "Samsung is calling on Galaxy users to activate the latest anti-theft features now available on their devices," reads the directive (via Android Authority). "These updates reflect Samsung's
SAN DIEGO - Natilus released details and images showing the layout, seats, and comfort features of what promises to be a revolutionary design in the aviation industry. But first, a thing or two about what a blended wing body aircraft is all about. That would be a plane that shows no clear distinction between its
NEW YORK - A new warning has just been issued for Chrome and Edge users, as the feared tidal wave of AI attacks takes on an alarming new dimension. It turns out that the latest buzz around agentic AI might be a security nightmare suddenly come true. As ever with AI, the unintended consequences of new developments hit
LANSING - Cannabis Regulatory Agency Director Brian Hanna said, during the agency's quarterly public meeting, that if industry members want to see change, the best way may be to talk directly with state lawmakers. CRA enforces the laws, it doesn't make them. "We understand that there is oversupply in the state of Michigan," he said. "We
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A hotly debated piece of legislation failed to pass before the Ohio General Assembly went on their summer vacation that doesn't end until October. “I’m hopeful that the legislature will wrap this up and give us a bill and we can go on to other discussions,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said, still
COLUMBUS - Another busy season for the Ohio General Assembly came and went without any success modifying marijuana laws, much to the relief of hemp-product retailers. Early on in June, Republican lawmakers said they were close to consensus on changes, an issue they have gone back and forth over since smoking or ingesting it became
