Build Institute will launch a first-ever inclusive innovation hub for Detroit entrepreneurs at The Corner, located on the former site of Tigers Stadium in Corktown. The center will be funded with the help of a new crowdfunding campaign offered through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and nonprofit Build Institute announced today.More
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Oakland County companies interested in building their talent pipeline are invited to attend a special luncheon and panel discussion on how to successfully implement registered apprenticeship programs.
Sponsored by Oakland County Michigan Works! and Oakland Community College, the event is Nov. 13 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at OCC. Companies interested in attending the “Apprenticeship Works” luncheon should contact Therese Geer at OCC, (248) 232-4141, or email apprenticeship@oaklandcc.edu.More
 The agenda for the Natural Resources Commission meeting, Thursday, November 8, 2018 has been posted to the Natural Resources Commission website at www.michigan.gov/nrc.
The meeting will be held at the Outdoor Adventure Center, in the Riverview Loft, 1801 Atwater St., Detroit.More |
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced today that SPLT, a provider of ride-sharing platforms, was awarded a $990,000 Michigan Mobility grant for improving paratransit and healthcare transportation in rural Michigan counties. The $8 Million Michigan Mobility Challenge is a grant initiative seeded with an $8 million legislative appropriation in 2018 to use technology and innovation to address core mobility gaps for seniors, persons with disabilities and veterans across the state.More
SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, seeks input from Southeast Michigan residents to aid development of the region’s long-range transportation plan. Public input meetings are scheduled in three locations throughout the region to allow residents to share their feedback on policies and actions related to the transportation system. Here are meeting details:More
 
Two new informational documents have been developed to help summarize important concepts in the proposed Part 115 draft legislation. The Benchmark Recycling Standards 2-Pager covers basic details surrounding the portion of the proposed Materials Management Planning process that would have planning committees thinking about ways to increase recycling access and convenience in their communities. The Calculating a Recycling Rate 2-Pager discusses ways a community could generate a recycling rate based on their materials management practices, and use that data to improve. To view these new resources, you can visit www.michigan.gov/swra and click on the corresponding hyperlinks under the “SW Laws Revision” tab. For a direct link, click here for Benchmark Recycling Standards and here for Calculating a Recycling Rate. Thank you for your continued interest and support of the proposed Part 115 amendments! |
At the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education annual conference earlier this month in Port Huron, 10 alliance members were honored for their work. Outgoing alliance board president Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck said these award-winners have “devoted hours and careers to promoting environmental literacy in Michigan.”More
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For the eighth consecutive year, Michigan workers and job providers will benefit from the Michigan’s workers’ compensation system as the state’s pure premium advisory rate for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease by 8.3 percent for 2019. Comparatively, the national average change in the rate was a decrease of only 0.7 percent.More
Last year, credit reporting agency Equifax experienced a data breach that impacted 143 million consumers. Fallout from the breach included class action lawsuits initiated by various plaintiff classes such as consumers, financial institutions and a small business class.