Partners include Hemlock Semiconductor, SK Siltron CSS, CMU, MSU, SVSU and Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! with anticipated launch in December 2023 of state-of-the-art learning and high-paying, high-tech career opportunities for students and workers across the Great Lakes Bay Region Leaders with Delta College and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) Talent Action Team were … Read more

Delta College is kicking off new training programs designed to respond to Michigan’s increased demand for workers in the semiconductor industry. According to a press release from Delta College and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the initiative involves nearly $500,000 of “state-of-the-art” programs. In a news conference at Delta’s main campus with the MEDC, state … Read more

Officials with Hemlock Semiconductor, the nation’s leading manufacturer of hyper-pure polysilicon for the semiconductor and solar industries, have announced a new chief financial officer, as the company’s current CFO, Steve Sklenar, is retiring. Sklenar will retire at the end of the month, and incoming CFO Michael Moen joined the HSC executive leadership team Monday, Aug. … Read more

The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden one year ago today, making unprecedented investments in domestic manufacturing, specifically in the semiconductor and clean energy sectors. As a global epicenter of advanced manufacturing and home to one-fifth of chip-hungry American automotive production, Michigan is poised to win investments to … Read more

STARS bus system in Saginaw and several of its community partners will host a job and education fair Tuesday from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the STARS Plaza at 615 Johnson Street. All residents seeking employment or education opportunities are encouraged to stop in and apply. In addition to STARS hiring, the fair will … Read more

The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, located at Saginaw Valley State University, in partnership with The Jefferson Project in Bay City unveiled the installation of new work of public art with a dedication event on Friday, June 23, in Bay City at the location of The Jefferson Project site. The public art piece titled “Skinny … Read more

By specifying EPEAT panels, the recognitions show production of modules adheres to sustainably made, low-carbon products for developers and buyers. The Ultra Low-Carbon Solar Alliance announced three domestic panel producers, First Solar, Hanwha Qcells and Solarge, have committed to building low-carbon, sustainably-made PV products under the alliance’s “EPEAT for Solar” label. EPEAT is a globally … Read more

Child and Family Services received a $10,000 grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation for the Sexual Assault Center/Crisis Services Project. “The HSC Cares Grant was requested for Child and Family Service’s Sexual Assault Center, who provides free counseling and advocacy services to all victims and families who have experienced the unimaginable trauma of sexual assault,” … Read more