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Engineer charged with $1.5M Detroit airport fraud

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Federal prosecutors allege that the Rochester, Michigan, electrical engineer billed the airport authority for de-icing products he never used.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Jennifer Nelson, Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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BF: The Michigan Film & Digital Media Office has introduced the Creative Chambers Initiative, a pilot program to retain and attract new talent for creative industries in five MI communities. Jennifer Nelson, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). BF: The U.S.

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Unmanned Aerial Systems Industry Taking Flight

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Michigan has a rich history of innovation, a skilled workforce, and leading academic institutions prepared to engage in the emerging public UAS space. This is a great opportunity for Michigan to establish an ecosystem for UAS,” said MEDC CEO Steve Arwood. By Frank Provenzano. airspace. Stamas and State Rep.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Its proximity to O’Hare International Airport means that residents and businesses alike have direct, non-stop access to 200 destinations worldwide through 1,400 daily departures. Midwest Airports. Currently, O’Hare International Airport is ranked #6 in the nation in cargo coming through the airport with 4.6

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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The Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Superhub. This is where you see development of hybrid trucks, electric trucks and hybrid cranes. I-69: Logistics Cluster in the Heart of Michigan. Photo: Memphismegasite.com.). The Corridor offers export assistance and Foreign Trade Zones. interior.

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My Kingdom for a Horse

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7 at Boston’s Logan International Airport. The sleek new commercial jet offers unprecedented fuel efficiency thanks to a light-weight but ultra-strong carbon-fiber composite skin and an advanced electrical system powered by a huge lithium-ion battery. The dimensions of the battery are 19×13.2×10.2

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Autodesk Construction Champions 2023: 25 People Powering the Future of Construction 

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Ariel Castillo Innovation Manager, Miller-Davis Company, Kalamazoo, MI Ariel leads innovation for Miller-Davis Company, a construction management firm based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. As one of the only airports in the nation allowed to fly drones on-site, DFW had to establish its own program in collaboration with the FAA.