MICHAuto Reports On Auto R&D Centers' Rapid Growth Explained By Glen Stevens

MICHAuto Reports On Auto R&D Centers’ Rapid Growth Explained By Glen Stevens

ROYAL OAK – Glenn Stevens from MICHAuto joined M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about a study funded by MICHauto that reveals more than 2,200 automotive research, design, engineering, testing and validation facilities are in Michigan – up from 375, cited previously.

But a second study to be released Wednesday at the summit shows perceptions among young people of Michigan as a hub for innovation lag behind these economic realities. Meaning Michigan needs to work harder to change its Rust Belt image among the technology professionals the state so desperately needs to retain and recruit to fill the tens of thousands of STEM job openings in Michigan.

So with all these auto tech centers in Michigan desperately seeking skilled technology professionals to staff them up, what steps must Michigan take to fill these jobs that are so important for the state’s economic future.

To find out, click on https://soundcloud.com/podcastdetroit/m2techcast-episode-108-mich-auto-glen-stevens

About the Author: Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.