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As President Joe Biden visits the new Ford F-150 “Lightning” manufacturing plant in Dearborn today, business leaders in the Great Lakes State are spotlighting the importance of electrification and the infrastructure behind it.
Ned Staebler, CEO of TechTown Detroit, said as more auto manufacturers like Ford electrify popular and affordable vehicles, Michigan will continue to lead the transition away from internal-combustion vehicles.
He noted investing in supporting infrastructure is also key.
“The number one fear that people have about electric vehicles is range anxiety, so continuing to invest in charging infrastructure is incredibly important,” Staebler asserted.
He added Biden’s American Jobs Plan would revitalize manufacturing and create more jobs in the clean-energy economy.
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For blue-collar workers, it’s fear. For white-collar workers, it’s isolation. COVID-19 changed work for everybody.
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
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Shandolyn Lewis misses the before times – when she didn’t have to get to work until 5:30 a.m.
Lewis works at the Detroit Metro Airport as an international coordinator. She’s the one who makes sure the food, drinks, hot towels, ear buds and everything else make it aboard the plane.
Most everything about her job looks different than it did 12 months ago.
Pre-pandemic, Lewis reported to work for 5:30 a.m. Now, she has leaves her home in Detroit an extra 20 minutes earlier, as workers must wait in line for COVID-19 screenings and temperature checks before they can start work.
Founder of MoGo Detroit bike-share nonprofit to exit
Organization seeks new executive director
Detroit-based program has expanded into nearby suburbs
Lisa Nuszkowski
Detroit bike-share nonprofit MoGo is seeking a new executive director as founder Lisa Nuszkowski gets ready to leave the organization.
Nuszkowski announced the news in a Facebook post, which also linked to a posting for the leadership position. She declined to comment further. It has been one of the great joys of my life to take the idea for bike sharing in Detroit and bring it to life, she wrote on Facebook. Alas, all good things must come to an end in the coming months I ll be handing over the reins as MoGo Detroit s executive director More on what s next for me soon .