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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.

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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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