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Stellantis cutting shift at Michigan plant because of chip shortage
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Chrysler-parent Stellantis NV (STLA.MI) stated on Thursday it’s slicing one among three shifts at its Warren, Michigan Truck Meeting Plant due to the worldwide semiconductor chips scarcity.
Stellantis has about 5,500 staff on the plant that produces the Jeep Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer and Ram 1500 Basic.
Automakers over the previous two years have been pressured to chop auto manufacturing due to a persistent scarcity of chips.
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Michigan getting 85 new high-tech jobs in EV, aerospace industries
(CBS DETROIT) – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that 85 new jobs will be created in Michigan to help expand the state’s presence as a “high-tech hub” for the electric vehicle testing, defense and aerospace industries.
The jobs were created due to two investment projects, with LHP Engineering and Barron Industries Inc., which will represent $12.7 million in capital investment, according to a release.
“Today, we are announcing two investments in Oakland County creating 85 jobs and building on Michigan’s advanced manufacturing,” said Whitmer. “Since I took office, we have secured more than 38,000 auto jobs, many building batteries and electric vehicles, and we have continued growing our strong defense and aerospace industries. We will keep competing with other states and nations to bring more jobs and projects home so we can help more workers and businesses ‘make it’ in Michigan.”
LHP Engineering, headquartered in Columbus, will open an electric vehicle testing center in Pontiac. The company provides engineering, training, and technology services.
Officials expect this project to create 35 jobs and generate a capital investment of $3.6 million. A $500,000 Michigan Business Development Program grant supports the project.
“This is a perfect example of how the state, in collaboration with local cities and counties, is becoming a global leader in mobility and vehicle electrification,” said Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter. “When LHP Engineering Solutions had a choice of where to locate its new electric vehicle testing and training center and the 35 high-wage engineering jobs that come with it, the company chose Pontiac over another site in Indiana. We welcome the investment and the confidence that LHP has in Michigan and Oakland County.”
The second investment project is with Barron Industries, Inc., a family-owned metal castings producer in the defense and aerospace industry.
The company is expanding by acquiring new metal 3D printing and machining equipment. The move is expected to generate $9.1 million in capital investment, creating 50 new jobs.
These jobs will have an average wage of $32 an hour along with benefits, almost $10 above the regional median wage. The project is supported by a $900,000 Michigan Business Development Program grant.
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‘Hail Yes!’: Did Dusty May nail first offseason? Plus, recapping Warde Manuel interview
• Hosts: Tony Garica (@RealTonyGarcia) and Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin)
• Editor: Robin Chan
• Executive producer: Kirkland Crawford
• Producer: Andrew Birkle
• Email: apgarcia@freepress.com
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On this episode: Tony and Rainer open the show by discussing Michigan basketball’s media availability on Tuesday and what they heard from Dusty May and the rest of his new staff. Did the Wolverines nail this difficult and important offseason? And could this team make the NCAA tournament?
Then after the break, Andrew and Rainer ask Tony about his one-on-one interview with Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, what went into setting the meeting up, his biggest takeaways and other behind-the-scenes notes.
SABIN: Michigan basketball and Dusty May clearly (and rapidly) moving in the right direction
GARCIA: Michigan basketball’s Dusty May ‘pleasantly surprised’ by state of new roster
WARDE MANUEL INTERVIEW: Michigan AD Warde Manuel exclusive interview: The hardest thing he has done in career
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Winner of $100,000 Powerball prize thought it was an April Fools’ prank: ‘It felt so unreal’
This prize was no joke.
A Michigan man thought he was being duped on April Fools’ Day when he won $100,000 on a Powerball ticket.
Jeremiah Maher, 43, hit the six-figure prize in the Michigan Lottery’s April 1 drawing when he matched four white balls and the Powerball.
His $50,000 prize was doubled because he had purchased a “Power Play” option for another dollar, officials said.
“I looked at my numbers after the drawing and I thought someone was pulling an April Fools’ Day prank on me,” Maher told the Michigan Lottery.
“It felt so unreal to see my numbers come up in the drawing. It’s definitely the most exciting April Fools’ Day I’ve ever had,” he added.
He bought his winning ticket at his local 7-Eleven store on Ecorse Road in his hometown Taylor, just outside of Detroit.
Maher retrieved his prize at the Lottery headquarters in Lansing.
He said he plans to put the winnings towards buying a new house.
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