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Bug that could hurt Christmas tree industry found in western Michigan
Bug that could hurt Christmas tree industry found in western Michigan
ROCKFORD — An invasive bug that could threaten Michigan's Christmas tree industry has been discovered in the western part of the state. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said Monday it confirmed the presence of the balsam woolly adelgid near Rockford in Kent County. …
·crainsdetroit.com·
Bug that could hurt Christmas tree industry found in western Michigan
Costs and delays plague shipping, hobbling supply chain to metro Detroit businesses
Costs and delays plague shipping, hobbling supply chain to metro Detroit businesses
Have some patience for that neighbor with the unkempt grass this summer — it could be the supply chain disruptions of the past year just won't get off their lawn.Supply chain woes, from lawn and garden equipment to the global computer chip shortage afflicting the auto industry, continue to…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Costs and delays plague shipping, hobbling supply chain to metro Detroit businesses
How 'Chaos' In The Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy
How 'Chaos' In The Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy
The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.
·npr.org·
How 'Chaos' In The Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy
Michigan apple growers see threat of climate change crisis through spread of fire blight
Michigan apple growers see threat of climate change crisis through spread of fire blight
Patrick and Sara McGuire have been growing apples since they were married 25 years ago. Their 150 acres in Ellsworth in northern Michigan— dubbed Royal Farms — are a mix of sweet apples and the bitter varieties suited for making hard cider.Last spring they put in a new crop of…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Michigan apple growers see threat of climate change crisis through spread of fire blight
Food producers adapt after pandemic alters business models
Food producers adapt after pandemic alters business models
As a producer that heavily supplies the food service industry, Swanson Pickle Co. Inc. had to make profound adjustments to its sales channels when the COVID-19 pandemic changed buying habits. As a producer that heavily supplies the food service industry, Swanson Pickle Co. Inc. had to make profound...
·mibiz.com·
Food producers adapt after pandemic alters business models
It's Time To Fly : The Indicator from Planet Money
It's Time To Fly : The Indicator from Planet Money
People are flying again. But so many airplanes are still parked in storage. Getting them in the air again isn't always so simple.
·npr.org·
It's Time To Fly : The Indicator from Planet Money
EXCLUSIVE U.S. Labor Secretary supports classifying gig workers as employees
EXCLUSIVE U.S. Labor Secretary supports classifying gig workers as employees
A lot of gig workers in the United States should be classified as "employees" who deserve work benefits, President Biden's labor secretary said on Thursday, suggesting a shift in policy that is likely to raise costs for companies that depend on contractors such as Uber (UBER.N) and Lyft (LYFT.O).
·reuters.com·
EXCLUSIVE U.S. Labor Secretary supports classifying gig workers as employees
Nexteer says chip shortage likely to go on, launches software reorganization
Nexteer says chip shortage likely to go on, launches software reorganization
Nexteer Automotive said the chip shortage has sparked volatility in automaker assembly plants, but the company still anticipates total bookings to surge to $6.4 billion this year. The steering and driveline systems supplier saw bookings of $3.7 billion in 2020. Auburn Hills-based Nexteer,…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Nexteer says chip shortage likely to go on, launches software reorganization
Ford warns 2nd-quarter output will fall by 50% amid chip shortage
Ford warns 2nd-quarter output will fall by 50% amid chip shortage
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday posted its highest first-quarter net income in a decade but said it could lose half of planned production in the second quarter due to the semiconductor shortage that has halted some high-profit assembly lines. The automaker said it earned $3.3 billion from January…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Ford warns 2nd-quarter output will fall by 50% amid chip shortage
Ford CEO Farley calls chip shortage ‘greatest supply shock'
Ford CEO Farley calls chip shortage ‘greatest supply shock'
Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley said the worsening semiconductor shortage has prompted "perhaps the greatest supply shock" he's ever seen, as auto dealer lots dry up and the company juggles production shutdowns across the globe. Speaking to Automotive News Group Publisher KC Crain as part of…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Ford CEO Farley calls chip shortage ‘greatest supply shock'
Welcome to Virtual FC Tours
Welcome to Virtual FC Tours
Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our employees and guests. While public tours of our Fulfillment Centers remain paused due to Covid-19, we invite you to join us for a virtual tour.
·amazonfctours.com·
Welcome to Virtual FC Tours
LG Shutters Smartphone Business
LG Shutters Smartphone Business
The South Korean electronics maker wasn't able to keep up with Apple, Samsung, and Chinese competitors
·morningbrew.com·
LG Shutters Smartphone Business
OPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
OPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers have agreed to gradually increase their output over the next three months. The move follows a sharp increase in oil prices, and a call from the United States to keep energy affordable.
·cnn.com·
OPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship
Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at its headquarters in the New Mexico desert....
·apnews.com·
Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship
Will breweries keep making hand sanitizer?
Will breweries keep making hand sanitizer?
For the past 11 months, Birmingham-based Griffin Claw Brewing Co. has made and bottled its own brand of hand sanitizer."Our goal was just to help in any way we could," said Chris Lasher, marketing director for the craft brewer.Last March, Griffin Claw, known for its popular beers such as Norm's…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Will breweries keep making hand sanitizer?
Why the Suez Canal is so important -- and why its blockage could be so damaging
Why the Suez Canal is so important -- and why its blockage could be so damaging
Since it was completed in 1869, the Suez Canal has been one of the world's most important bodies of water; a portal between East and West that has been controlled by multiple countries, threatened to ignite war, and become a bedrock of the global economy.
·cnn.com·
Why the Suez Canal is so important -- and why its blockage could be so damaging
Idle plants could help Detroit 3 win the e-truck war, report says
Idle plants could help Detroit 3 win the e-truck war, report says
In the nascent truck wars, Detroit won’t need tents. In the summer of 2018, when Tesla needed to quickly ramp up production at its Fremont, Calif., factory, the company erected a big top the size of two football fields in the parking lot. The strategy brought into stark relief the difficulty of…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Idle plants could help Detroit 3 win the e-truck war, report says
With nearly a year's worth of supply for sale, downtown Detroit's condo market is oversaturated
With nearly a year's worth of supply for sale, downtown Detroit's condo market is oversaturated
For nearly two years, Detroit has had an excess of condominiums for sale on the market. To developers, that means an added challenge in an already tough building climate plagued with long-rising construction costs eating into profit margins — not to mention economic upheaval caused by a…
·crainsdetroit.com·
With nearly a year's worth of supply for sale, downtown Detroit's condo market is oversaturated
Loves Furniture files Chapter 11 bankruptcy 8 months after acquiring Art Van assets
Loves Furniture files Chapter 11 bankruptcy 8 months after acquiring Art Van assets
Loves Furniture Inc., the upstart furniture retailer that acquired more than two dozen Art Van stores out of bankruptcy only eight months ago, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Detroit late Wednesday.The reorganization comes only weeks after the Warren-based retailer began liquidating 10 stores across…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Loves Furniture files Chapter 11 bankruptcy 8 months after acquiring Art Van assets
Bath Savvy owner shifts focus as demand for self-care products rises during pandemic
Bath Savvy owner shifts focus as demand for self-care products rises during pandemic
Shannon Reaves, the owner of body care maker Bath Savvy, had to make a call in June: Reopen her retail store or cut the lease and move on. The Harper Woods resident chose the latter. She closed her shop in the Rust Belt Market in downtown Ferndale in favor of focusing her efforts online during…
·crainsdetroit.com·
Bath Savvy owner shifts focus as demand for self-care products rises during pandemic