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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday February 21, 2021 ( 9 items )  

Army Corps of Engineers: Structural Engineer Recognized as 'Modern-Day Technology Leader'
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 18 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Officials honored a structural engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District as a "Modern-Day Technology Leader" during the 35th Black Engineer of the Year Awards' Technology Recognition Ceremony Feb. 12 in Detroit, Michigan. Gbandi Nikabou, who works in the Civil Design Branch's Structural Section, received this award during the virtual event hosted by Stephanie C. Hill, executive v  more

BLS Issues Report on Union Members in Michigan for 2020
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 17, 2021, entitled "Union Members in Michigan - 2020": In 2020, union members accounted for 15.2 percent of wage and salary workers in Michigan, compared with 13.6 percent in 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the union membership rate for the state was at its peak in  more

DLA Lays Historic Great Lakes Watercraft to Rest
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: After 75 years of service, the floating crane derrick "Paul Bunyan" departed the Soo Locks in northern Michigan under its own power in late December to bravely face dismantlement under a Defense Logistics Agency scrap sales contract. The custom barge, originally fabricated in Muskegon, Michigan, at a cost of over $1 million when commissioned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer  more

DLA: Battle Creek Team Helps Equip Central Operations
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees at global sites often count on colleagues in Battle Creek, Michigan, to ensure essential equipment they need like the team who helps keep the specialized equipment site staffs rely on getting to where it is needed. Jenny Norvey, Development Branch chief, said her colleagues Don Zimmerman and Chris Milazzo, from the Workf  more

Justice Department Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Alleging Disparate Treatment Against Female Correctional Officers by Michigan Department of Corrections
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement, through a court-supervised settlement agreement, with the State of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the United States of America. The settlement agreement, filed today in federal district court in Detroit, resolves allegations that the defend  more

NASS - Great Lakes Regional Field Office: Michigan Potato Stocks
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Potato Stocks in Michigan on Feb 1, 2021, were estimated at 7.3 million hundredweight (cwt), down 8 percent from last year's 7.9 million cwt. February's stocks represent 41 percent of the total production. Stocks include potatoes stored by both processors and growers. Potato States held 207 million cwt in storage  more

President Biden Issues Remarks at Pfizer Manufacturing Site
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 19, 2021, at the Pfizer manufacturing site: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Albert, thank you very much. Thank you not only for what you do for the -- the credit you give me that I really don't deserve. This is -- this is a case of life and death. We're talking about people's lives. I want you to know that once we beat COVID, we're going to do everything we can to end cancer as we know it. I've asked Dr. Eric Lander, a  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.4 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Expand Manufacturing Skills Programs at Alpena Community College in Michigan
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan, to renovate space on campus to create an advanced manufacturing lab and an updated welding shop. This EDA grant, to be matched with $600,000 in local investment, is exp  more

White House Issues Transcript of News Gaggle By Press Secretary Psaki Aboard Air Force One En Route Kalamazoo
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Feb. 20 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki while en route Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Feb. 19, 2021: * * * MS. PSAKI: Good afternoon. Looking forward to our trip to Kalamazoo. At the Pfizer facility, President Biden will see where most -- much of the nation's COVID-19 vaccine is being manufactured. He will meet with those on the frontlines producing these vaccines and get an update on how his administration is work  more