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Re:Making Michigan Manufacturing Podcast: Attracting and Retaining Talent

by | Jul 15, 2024

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Join MMTC President Ingrid Tighe, alongside industry veterans Tom Aepelbacher and Michael Beels, as they share proven strategies and actionable insights for creating attractive workplace cultures, upskilling employees, and leveraging technology to overcome staffing challenges and ensure long-term success in manufacturing.

Listen to the podcast here.

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center

Since 1991, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center has assisted Michigan's small and medium-sized businesses to compete and grow. Today, we are celebrating 30 years of building super highways of competitive success for our clients, where there were once only slow and lonely dirt roads. Now, we stand ready to face the future with bountiful optimism, focused purpose, strong determination, legions of support staff and inspired creativity.‍

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Your Website is for More than Sales

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Is Your Website a Factor in Hiring? Your website is out of date. Maybe you’ve tried to make the case to leadership (or maybe you ARE leadership) and the question you have to answer is: Where is the ROI in a website overhaul? For some businesses, this can be very...

Forging the Workforce of the AI Age

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There is no meaningful discussion about the future of the workforce without addressing artificial intelligence. This transformative technology, capable of driving profound gains in productivity and insight, has reached every corner of the global economy and is...

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Your Website is for More than Sales

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A modern website overhaul delivers ROI beyond sales by strengthening employer branding, helping manufacturing and manufacturing-tech companies attract and retain top talent through compelling storytelling, mission-driven messaging, and candidate-focused career content.

Forging the Workforce of the AI Age

Forging the Workforce of the AI Age

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From the generational transfer of knowledge to the balance between technical and human-centered skills, from successful AI implementation to lessons learned through failure, this playbook reflects a broad spectrum of perspectives. It is a curated collection of insights from Automation Alley’s network of industry, academia and government partners, all working toward a more resilient, competitive and future-ready workforce in the United States.