Originally uplloaded October 14th, reedited November 29th. Elizabeth Bernhard welcomes her latest batch of guests in manufacturing for a great conversation. This episode's guests include: Tim Speno, VP North American ContractorLink, and Rod West Technical Director, External Affairs, Schneider Electric. Completing the Puzzle: A New Electrical Maintenance Standard (NFPA-70B). Electrical safety at plants and facilities should always be a top concern for manufacturers, whether at an existing facility or in new construction. An injury, incident, outage or arc flash event in one of these systems can ..read more

Originally uploaded October 24, re-edited Nov. 29th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Tekea Norwood, COO, CAMW! the Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI, but serving Ingham Eaton and Clinton Counties. THEME: Capital Area Michigan Works! COO Tekea Norwood explains the Rapid Response program, a personalized service that offers support in identifying layoff prevention strategies and proactively sharing resources to dislocated workers. Question: What is the Rapid Response program and how does it support businesses facing layoffs or closures? ● We know that layoffs are a difficult decision for emp ..read more

Originally uploaded Nov. 18th, re-edited Nov. 29th . Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Brad Williams, Vice President, Political Affairs, Detroit Regional Chamber, Detroit, MI. Welcome back Brad, we wanted a follow-up conversation that could reflect on the elections which you were discussing with Chris. First reflect on the regional and state results? How do the results for positions in Washington DC impact Michigan? What are the biggest issues expected to be dealt with in the Lame Duck session? Are there any Lansing based Lame Duck issues that the Chamber is watching closely? » Visit MBN website: w ..read more

Originally uploaded Nov. 12th, re-edited Nov. 24th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Carrie Rosingana, CEO, CAMW! Capitol Area Michigan Works!, Lansing , MI, but serving Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Cos. for their November 2024 discussion. THEME: Capital Area Michigan Works! CEO Carrie Rosingana discusses the upcoming Capital Comeback event and its role in highlighting emerging live, work and play opportunities for current and former Greater Lansing residents. Question: What is the Capital Comeback event and how does it support small businesses and the economy in Lansing? ● Capital Comeback is an ann ..read more

Chris Holman speaks with Ned Staebler, VP EconDev & Pres/CEO, TechTown Detroit, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork ..read more

Chris Holman speaks with Brandy Johnson, President, Michigan Community College Association at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork ..read more

Originally uploaded July 23rd, re-edited Nov. 22nd. Chris Holman welcomes Paul King, President ROI Insight, Grosse Pointe, MI, to the MBN studio, and back to the Michigan Business Beat. In their conversation Chris looked to cover: Remind the Michigan business community about ROI Insight, and the Michigan Future Business Index What were the highlights? What are the top concerns? What are the takeaways? If you listen to this between now and Dec. 20, 2024, please consider taking the Q4 2024 Michigan Future Business Index survey: https://www.research.net/r/Q42024MFBIMBN  Summary Chris Holman ..read more

Eaton County Commissioners form a tax advisory committee to assess levy adjustments, addressing funding gaps from Headlee rollbacks and rising costs ..read more

Chris Holman speaks with Lorri Rischar Jandron CEO / Partner, EDGE Partnerships, who also serves as State President for AARP Michigan, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork ..read more

Chris Holman speaks with Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork ..read more