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Europe’s New Border Rules Could Disrupt Michigan Business Travel

DETROIT - For Michigan’s auto industry, travel to Europe isn’t optional — it’s operational. Executives, engineers, and suppliers move constantly between Detroit and key European hubs like Munich, Paris, and Turin. But a major shift underway across Europe’s borders could quietly disrupt that flow — adding delays, tightening rules, and introducing new compliance risks for

By |2026-04-07T17:07:46-04:00April 7th, 2026|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

America’s Retirement System Faces a Hidden Risk: The Workers Paying In—but Never Cashing Out

ANN ARBOR - For decades, America’s retirement system has depended on a simple equation: workers pay in, retirees draw out. But new data suggests that equation may be more fragile—and more politically charged—than most Americans realize. In 2022 alone, undocumented immigrants contributed an estimated $22.6 billion to Social Security and $5.7 billion to Medicare, according

By |2026-04-07T16:57:47-04:00April 7th, 2026|News, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Power Bills Are Rising—AI and EV Demand May Be Why

DETROIT - Michigan’s logistics and manufacturing backbone is facing a growing threat that’s no longer theoretical: electricity. A surge in power demand driven by artificial intelligence, electric vehicle production, and industrial electrification is placing unprecedented strain on the U.S. power grid—raising the risk of blackouts and driving up costs for businesses and residents alike. According

By |2026-04-07T16:57:48-04:00April 7th, 2026|Industry 4.0, News|

AI Video Generators Empower News Videos: Efficiency Improvements Coexist With Ethical Challenges

Introduction The news industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation due to the rapid introduction of AI video generation technology. It is now possible for editors and scriptwriters to create complete news video stories within a few hours, as AI quickly puts together text, images, and previously existing video clips to produce well-structured and professional-looking news

By |2026-04-07T10:38:32-04:00April 7th, 2026|Guest Columns|

Why Michigan Grocery Prices Could Be About to Rise Again

DETROIT - Michigan shoppers may soon feel a new wave of price increases at the grocery store—and the cause starts far from the checkout line. Rising fuel costs, driven by global tensions involving Iran, are beginning to ripple through the economy. While drivers are already seeing higher prices at the pump, economists warn the next

By |2026-04-07T16:57:49-04:00April 6th, 2026|Government/Politics, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

How Engineers Manage Ground Slumping On Industrial Premises

Unsplash - CC0 Licence Soil subsidence, also known as settlement and ground slumping, is a significant issue on a lot of industrial sites. Usually it happens because there's a void underneath the surface, and then over time material moves into it, changing the structure of the land on top. This is harmless if the property

By |2026-04-06T14:40:39-04:00April 6th, 2026|Business|

Why Steel Extrusions Are Gaining New Attention in the Auto Industry’s Next Manufacturing Shift

The auto industry is in one of those periods when small production decisions start carrying more weight than they used to. Programs are under pressure to move faster. Material costs still matter. Throughput matters even more. So does part consistency. Manufacturers are looking harder at the way components are made, not just what those components

By |2026-04-06T13:21:55-04:00April 6th, 2026|Guest Columns|

3 Tips For Avoiding Costly Mistakes In Your Product Development

Product development isn’t a cheap process in the first place. No matter the size of your business, if you have to bring a product to life and are working from scratch, you could sink upwards of $30,000 into the entire development cycle. But then you factor in the amount of mistakes you could make along

By |2026-04-06T12:43:54-04:00April 6th, 2026|Business|