Building Michigan’s tech future: Career event connects Saginaw community with opportunity

Dozens packed Delta College’s downtown Saginaw campus Wednesday night, not for class, but for a chance to build their future. The event, hosted by Corning, Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) and the community-based group H.E.L.P., aimed to connect mid-Michigan residents with information, resources, and tools to prepare for careers in advanced manufacturing and technology. Organizers tell TV5 … Read full story

Flint museums partner with Hemlock Semiconductor for 4th grade STEM program

Two Flint educational institutions have secured a substantial state grant to introduce elementary students to advanced manufacturing careers through a new hands-on learning program. Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium received $325,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to launch PowerUp! Workshops, targeting fourth graders … Read full story

Ribbon cutting marks 80 new solar panels at Dow Diamond

For many more years, sunny days at Dow Diamond will provide more than just a nice afternoon to watch the Great Lakes Loons. A ribbon cutting by the Midland Business Alliance on Thursday afternoon celebrated 80 new solar panels outside the east end of the stadium in Midland, which will provide more than 50,000 kilowatt … Read full story

Midland’s Beebe appointed to MEDC Executive Committee

Brooke Beebe, of Midland, was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in February to serve on the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Executive Committee. Beebe is the senior vice president for advocacy and engagement at Hemlock Semiconductor. Beebe has been with HSC since 2017 and previously served as the director of government affairs for Dow Chemical. Beebe … Read full story

Corning, Suniva and Heliene Announce First ‘Made in America’ Solar Module Supply Chain

Premium American Polysilicon, Wafers, and Solar Cells Maximize Domestic Content, Enable U.S.-Made Module Suniva, the largest and oldest U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells, and Heliene Inc., a leading U.S. solar PV module manufacturer, today announced a landmark deal with Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) to provide the U.S. domestic market with the only … Read full story

Great Lakes Bay Region Boys & Girls Clubs announce esports league

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region will launch its own esports league for teen members with cutting-edge computer lab installed at sites across Saginaw and Bay Counties. Made possible through generous investments by Hemlock Semiconductor, the AT&T Foundation, and SC Johnson, these digital literacy labs will allow for a multitude … Read full story

Boys and Girls Clubs launch tech labs and esports programs for youth

The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region are introducing cutting-edge technology labs and esports programs aimed at preparing teens and preteens for future careers in the digital world while developing critical life skills such as digital literacy. “We’re trying to do more for our older members, more to prepare them to … Read full story

Peters & Stabenow Announce Michigan’s Hemlock Semiconductor Will Receive Major Federal Grant from CHIPS and Science Act

Funding Senators Secured Will Allow Hemlock to Expand Production of Hyper-Pure Polysilicon Needed for Semiconductor Chips, Create Thousands of Good-Paying Manufacturing and Construction Jobs in Michigan U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Debbie Stabenow (MI) announced Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) will receive up to $325 million in federal funding to build a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility … Read full story

Biden-Harris Administration makes $325 Million Investment to Expand Semiconductor Industry in Michigan, Creating Over 1,000 Manufacturing and Construction Jobs

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 … Read full story

Gov. Whitmer Announces Biden-Harris Administration’s $325 Million Investment to Expand Semiconductor Industry in Michigan, Creating Over 1,000 Manufacturing and Construction Jobs

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