AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMichigan Investment: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced 90 new jobs and a $3 million expansion in Oakland County. Methode Electronics is also moving its headquarters to Southfield, adding 90 jobs and investing $3.7 million, while Convergix is expanding in West Michigan with a new Holland production plant. Manufacturing & Automation: Detroit will host the International Robot Safety Conference Nov. 3–5, bringing manufacturers and automation specialists together. During Manufacturing Week, state leaders highlighted the sector’s economic impact and workforce programs; Alpena Community College also secured career-education funding, the largest such grant in the state. Agriculture: Michigan launched a digital farm platform to map field profitability and announced a partnership to advance sustainable fuel production and support farmers. Energy: Attorney General Dana Nessel urged regulators to cut Consumers Energy’s proposed rate increase by more than half. Xcel Energy and SEMCO are selling their Michigan electric and gas operations to Upper Peninsula Power Company.
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