Michigan company Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) secures first significant and largest proposed investment in the state from Biden-Harris administration’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to create jobs, grow Saginaw’s regional economy Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Biden-Harris administration provided proposed direct funding of $325 million to Michigan-based manufacturer Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) to build a new facility supporting 180 permanent, advanced manufacturing jobs and over a thousand good-paying construction jobs. The proposed direct funding was made under the Biden-Harris administration’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which … Read full story

Building on HSC’s Decades-Long Presence in Michigan, Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Help Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience and Create Over 1,000 Manufacturing and Construction Jobs Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $325 million in … Read full story

A thriving semiconductor industry is driving manufacturing and R&D while supporting a new tech ecosystem Michigan’s state motto is Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice, which translates to “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” But a more appropriate maxim today might be Scimus res facere, or “We know how to make stuff.” Long known for … Read full story

The state’s coveted scholarship incentive awards students $5,000 for Co-ops and up to $10,000 for accepting full-time positions and agreeing to live and work in the Great Lakes State for one year after graduation Kettering University and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) have named 29 Kettering students who represent the University’s third class of … Read full story

Luncheon takes place Oct. 15 at Saginaw Valley State University. YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region will honor six leaders from across the region during its Women of Achievement Awards luncheon. The awards ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Curtiss Hall, Saginaw Valley State University. Tickets are $40 per person or … Read full story

Bullock Creek grad finishes third in his age group Midland’s Derek Camilleri completed the North Country Trail Ultra Marathon in Manistee recently, running 50 miles through hilly, wooded terrain in his first organized race. Camilleri, 31, finished third in the Male 30-34 division with a time of 11:55:35.9 and finishing behind only Ludington’s Jared Lauber … Read full story

As McKinsey has written previously, public and private investments to rapidly expand the United States semiconductor industry will total more than $250 billion by 2032.1 This investment brings with it more than 160,000 new job openings in engineering and technician support alongside additional openings in related construction craft jobs, according to McKinsey analysis. While numerous … Read full story

Renewable energy sources like solar are crucial to the clean energy transition. But today, just one country dominates the global solar industry: China. In the 1970s and 80s, the United States pioneered solar technologies, leading the world in research, development, and manufacturing of solar panels. Because of inconsistent federal support for renewables, the United States … Read full story