Category Archives: Industry & Manufacturing

Focusing on the Future at Ford

May 7, 2009 – 7:27 am

Rouge Plant, 1947 by Lynne's Lens
I came across this very cool photo from the heyday of the American auto industry yesterday. It's interesting to me to think about how deeply our nation identified with the manufacturing and innovation represented by these cars and how much goodwill Ford, GM & Chrysler were able to squander with [...]

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NPR series "Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit"

April 22, 2009 – 8:14 am

Planet Detroit by paulhitz
National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" is currently running a series titled "Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit" which explores Detroit's struggle to regain vitality in the face of seemingly insurmountable economic conditions. It shows that there is beacon of hope out there if approached with creative, innovative thought mixed thoroughly with a good dose [...]

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Bank bailout "tweak" to spur auto industry

April 1, 2009 – 10:49 am

APRIL 1, 2009 (Detroit): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke before an appreciative audience at a special press conference at the brand-new Rick Wagoner GM Dealership in Detroit this morning. Mr. Geithner said "Washington has heard the concerns of the auto industry and the Obama Administration remains deeply committed to helping the auto industry weather this [...]

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Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow Conference ~ May 11th, 2009

March 24, 2009 – 8:07 am

The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth has extended early registration for the May 11 “Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow” conference at the Lansing Center through March 31 at migreenjob.com.
Registrants can save at least $25 by signing up today for the $110 early registration fee. The registration fee increases to $135 from April [...]

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10 Day Assembly Line Concert on behalf of Big Three

March 19, 2009 – 10:48 am

tntdavid was on hand for the opening of the Assembly Line Concert that featured Motown artist and Detroit City Council member Martha Reeves and trumpeter Walter White...

Welcome back to the Ross Sandelius Michigan Music Show. Yesterday Ross provided a photo for our Rothbury post and this morning he tipped me off to the 240-hour "Assembly Line" [...]

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Windmill School in Kalamazoo

March 5, 2009 – 10:53 am

windmill (sepia) by idiot_girl
In Training Turbine Installers: A Michigan First, the blog Got2BeGreen tipped us off to:
A school in southwest Michigan called Kalamazoo Valley Community College is launching a first-of-its-kind program to train people to install wind turbines. If you want to get one of those green jobs that Van Jones and the others keep [...]

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Five Things you need to know about Michigan: Extreme Economy Edition

March 4, 2009 – 10:50 am

Face Plant by by Rudy Malmquist
We try to be as positive as possible, but I do hope that everyone (and yes, I'm looking at you elected officials) is preparing to need to do extraordinary things to keep our state and the people in it afloat.
1. Jack Lessenberry spoke with Ismael Ahmed, director of the Michigan [...]

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Bottled Water: 2000 times the impact

March 3, 2009 – 8:29 am

water bottles by shrff14
Last week I received a rather shocking bit of news from J Carl Ganter. Carl is a childhood friend, fellow Michigander and founder of a super cool organization grappling with the world water crisis called Circle of Blue. What he sent me was a link to his article Energy Drink: New Study [...]

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Featured Link: People and Land

February 24, 2009 – 4:45 pm

Here's a great video from People & Land about transforming Michigan:

People and Land (PAL) is an organization focused on growth and change in Michigan, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Every day, decisions made by local officials and state leaders about how Michigan’s land is used have great impact on both regional quality [...]

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Hybrid batteries? It's the infrastructure, silly

January 21, 2009 – 7:23 am

327 Chevy Volt by mikeh5856
The Michigan Messenger asks: Will batteries recharge Michigan's economy? To answer it, they turn to science writer Howard Lovy, one of the founders of Ann Arbor-based nanotechnology and microsystems publication Small Times. Lovy has covered science, technology and business for Michigan and national media including Wired and the New York Times [...]

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