DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the keynote speaker on the final day of the 2020 UAW Community Action Program (CAP) Conference, quoted Walter Reuther as saying, "We can make America the image of what it really stands for." UAW members must help make that a reality in the 2020 elections, Pelosi added. "Are you ready to make a decision to win?" she asked the delegates, who responded strongly in the affirmative. T  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 31 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following statement: Yesterday, at an event in Warren, Michigan, President Trump expressed support for Great Lakes protection efforts, and specifically committed to move quickly to build a proposed project to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. In reaction, Alliance for the Great Lakes Vice President for Policy Molly Flanagan made the following statement: "While we appreciate the President's support for the  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: In support of the American Concrete Institute's mission, ACI has recently published its first six position statements. These position statements support policy positions, and state, federal, and international programs, rules, and regulations. The Institute's position statements are focused on advocacy efforts related to code development and adoption; and future statements may focus on othe  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 6: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) hosted a celebratory booth event in honor of ACI certification at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Show attendees and press were invited to attend the event on Wednesday afternoon to learn about recent ACI Certification achievements and network with leadership, staff, and ACI Sponsoring Groups. John W. Nehasil, Managing Director, Certi  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The American Concrete Institute Foundation issued the following news: The ACI Foundation's Strategic Development Council (SDC) is pleased to announce new and returning board members. Phil Diekemper was elected Director for the term ending in 2022. Diekemper is the Vice President of North Operations at CECO Concrete Construction, LLC and has been with CECO for more than 41 years. Diekemper holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering (Structures) from the University o  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the group of Michigan state representatives, led by State Rep. Isaac Robinson; community civic and interfaith leaders, business leaders and the immediate affected and directly impacted residents in expressing deep disappointment regarding the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) decision to approve drastic hazardous r  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 7 -- The Presbyterian Church USA issued the following news: During its national gathering last week, the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators honored four distinguished educators during a banquet held in their honor. ENRICH (Educator of the Year) -- Michael Waschevski Waschevski was called as an associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1999 after having served churches in Michigan and Texas. He serves the Fort Worth church as a  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Feb. 7: * * * - Expansion will create 200 jobs, generate $45 million in private investment in Southeast Michigan - Company wins contact with EV manufacturer Rivian to supply assembly systems for electric vehicles * * * The Paslin Company, a provider of robotic assembly lines for Tier 1 suppliers and OEM auto companies, is expanding in Warren, the Michigan Economic Development Corporatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release: Michigan's two largest grassroots environmental advocacy organizations, Clean Water Action and Sierra Club, have released a joint legislative scorecard to hold legislators in Lansing accountable to their constituents. With a combined membership of well over 350,000 in Michigan, Clean Water Action and Sierra Club will make sure every member and supporter know how their elected officials have acted on key environmental is  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: One day, four sessions, six speakers and infinite impact. The 2020 CHIME-HIMSS CIO Forum will take digital healthcare executives on an educational journey that will prepare them to lead change through innovation. Hosted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) in conjunction with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIM  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan issued the following news release: The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is pleased to welcome Maria Thompson as its newest board member. "We are honored that Maria is willing to extend her extensive experience by joining the Community Foundation board of Trustees," says Mariam Noland, president, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. "Her entrepreneurial background and philanthropic knowledge will be   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The last day of the UAW Community Action Program Conference kicked off with a 7 a.m. Women's Breakfast that drew about 500 UAW members to hear from Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada and UAW Region 9A Director Beverley Brakeman. The morning started with brief words from UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry, who welcomed the group on behalf of UAW President Rory Gamble. He expressed ap  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) noted that in her response to the State of the Union, Gov Whitmer spoke to the nation about the financial struggle millions of Americans face each month, specifically after paying for transportation and energy costs - CEA agrees - yet her solution won't help the problem. "Governor Whitmer properly recognized the financial burden transportation and energy costs place on the 1.  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - $50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * A community kitchen and gathering space will become a part of Auntie Na's Village in Detroit through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and local nonprofit Auntie Na's announced. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfun  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - $50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC's Public Spaces Community Places initiative * * * Midland will get its own Miracle Field through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and city of Midland announced. Miracle Fields are fully accessible, soft surfaced baseball field that will allow children and adults with special needs to enjoy the  more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- Education Trust-Midwest issued the following statement by Executive Director Amber Arellano on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive budget recommendation for fiscal 2021: "A high-quality public education remains the most effective tool for building a brighter future. Not only does success in school prepare a young person for life, but time and again it has been shown to increase lifetime earnings, reduce incarceration and contribute to a more prosperous, eng  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Health Promotion Practice, a peer-reviewed journal from the Society for Public Health Education that says it features practical application of health promotion and education, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2020 edition: Articles Research Brief: * Connecting Primary Care to Community-Based Education: Michigan Physicians' Familiarity With Extension Programs Articles Who Does the Work? New Partners and Settings for Health Promotion: * A   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 -- The Huntington's Disease Society of America issued the following news on Feb. 5: The Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) is proud to announce that fifty outstanding Huntington's disease (HD) care facilities are being awarded the designation of HDSA Centers of Excellence for 2020. The 2020 HDSA Centers of Excellence program expanded to 50 Centers from 47 in 2019, and from just 20 in 2015. The four new Centers of Excellence are: Henry Ford Hospital (Michigan), Sto  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation, a journal from the American Society for Clinical Investigation that says it publishes basic and phase I/II clinical research on such biomedical specialties as autoimmunity, gastroenterology, immunology, metabolism, nephrology, neuroscience, oncology, pulmonology and vascular biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Feb. 3, 2020 edition: Review Series: * Opportunities and challenges in usi  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Lawmakers recently introduced a bill package that would transform how Michigan operates its economic development programs. The five bipartisan bills introduced on Tuesday would require corporate welfare programs to be more transparent and accountable. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy applauds the steps that this legislation takes. The state of Michigan is spending more than $700 million o  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The Michigan Education Association issued the following statement on Feb. 6 by President Paula Herbart regarding the education budget recommendations from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: "While we have a long way to go to fully fund Michigan's public schools, Gov. Whitmer proved again today that she's committed to fixing this long-standing crisis. "Aside from this being the largest overall increase in 20 years, the governor remains committed to moving to a we  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The Michigan Environmental Council issued the following statement by Environmental Health Program Director Tina Reynolds: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's second executive budget was released. It included $10 million for a new Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund to protect Michigan families from lead in their homes. Michigan Environmental Council released the following statement in support of this funding recommendation: "We applaud Governor Whitmer's creative proposal to invest  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement: * * * - Common-sense proposals promote accountability, transparency and fairness * * * The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on bipartisan House and Senate legislation announced to clean up the state's business tax credits process. The League strongly supports this effort to provide more information on where the state's money is going--and more accountability for  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: Officials from Holland, Muskegon and Ypsilanti were recently chosen to serve on the Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees. During the League's board meeting on Jan. 24 in Lansing, the following were selected as new board members: Holland City Manager Keith Van Beek; Muskegon Mayor Stephen Gawron; and Ypsilanti City Manager Frances McMullan. In addition, Westland Mayor William Wild was named vice  more

HAMTRAMCK, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: A historic recreation area for the City of Hamtramck could become a destination for tourists and a vibrant gathering place for residents and visitors for years to come under a new comprehensive plan recently unveiled. A preliminary summary of the Hamtramck Recreation District Plan was presented during a community celebration dinner Jan. 31 in Hamtramck. The long-term plan calls for rejuvenating Hamt  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: A community kitchen and gathering space will become a part of Auntie Na's Village in Detroit through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and local nonprofit Auntie Na's announced. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 by April 5, the project will win a   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: Midland will get its own Miracle Field through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and City of Midland announced. Miracle Fields are fully accessible, soft surfaced baseball field that will allow children and adults with special needs to enjoy the sport of baseball with help from a community buddy. The campaign is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfund  more

GAYLORD, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan Municipal League issued the following news release: Ottawa County Deputy Administrator John Shay is the new president of the statewide association representing Michigan's municipal managers. Shay was selected as the 2020 president of the Michigan Municipal Executives (MME) during the organization's annual Winter Institute in Gaylord, Jan. 28-31. Shay succeeds Fenton City Manager Lynn Markland, who now serves as immediate past president. Shay has spent   more

ROYAL OAK, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- The Michigan Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * - NLRB acts on charges of anti-union activities against Royal Oak campus RNs * * * An unfair labor practice complaint has been issued by the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that Beaumont Hospital discriminated against nurses because of their union activities and interfered, coerced and restrained them in those efforts. Nurses filed unfair labor practice charges with support from   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release: Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) has honored two freshman lawmakers as 2019 Legislators of the Year for helping to shepherd through its top priority legislation: requiring marketplace facilitators to collect sales tax on third party sales hosted on online marketplace platforms. The bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. Lynn Afendoulis (R-Grand Rapids) and Rep. Joe Tate (D-Detroit) ensures   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: * * * - Prepare to hit Capitol Hill on Tuesday * * * More than 1,000 UAW members and attendees, including members from Puerto Rico, gathered in Washington D.C., to launch the start of the 2020 UAW National Community Action Program (CAP) Conference. The four-day conference theme is "Fighting for Tomorrow-Preparing Today" and will highlight the UAW's legislative and political priorities for 2020. This year's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The National Association of Secretaries of State issued the following news release: The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) presented the 2019 Margaret Chase Smith American Democracy Award for political courage posthumously to Ms. Viola Gregg Liuzzo. During the Saturday, Feb. 1, ceremony the award was accepted by Ms. Liuzzo's daughter, Ms. Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe. In 1965, Ms. Liuzzo, a 39-year-old white, middle-class mother of five living in Detroit, Michiga  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Last Monday, Michigan State Senator Tom Barrett (R-MI-24) visited Manitou Pontoon Boats' facility in Lansing, which employs 180 people and produces more than 2,500 units annually. The tour showcased Manitou's plant and highlighted the impact recreational boating has in the state of Michigan - a key pillar of NMMA's expanded advocacy work. During the visit, Senator Barrett met with comp  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- NSF International issued the following news release: The joint committee governing the American National Standards for drinking water treatment units recently lowered the maximum allowable concentration of lead in treated drinking water to 5 parts per billion. Standards 53 and 58 now require drinking water treatment units to reduce the lead in drinking water to 5 ppb or less--a 50% drop from the previous 10 ppb--and a threshold that matches Health Canada's new ma  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives issued the following news release: U.S. Reps. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation to facilitate the use of telehealth across the U.S. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) supports the National Telehealth Strategy and Data Advancement Act, whose introduction moves health and care one step closer to realizing the promise of telehealth   more

ITASCA, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- The National Safety Council issued the following news release: * * * - Comprehensive literature review by NSC and University of Michigan reveals prevention efforts are not in place to protect a generation from misuse. * * * Researchers at the National Safety Council and the University of Michigan found that about one in 20 adolescents ages 10 to 17 and one in 10 young adults ages 18 to 25 report prescription opioid misuse, based on a new review published in Preven  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The School Finance Research Collaborative issued the following statement by Project Director Robert McCann reacting to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's 2020-21 budget proposal: "Gov. Whitmer's 2020-2021 budget proposal takes significant steps toward a weighted school funding formula as recommended in the School Finance Research Collaborative report, including additional funding for special education services, at-risk students, students living in poverty and English   more

OAK BROOK, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening issued the following news release: The first SLAS Technology issue of 2020, "Flexible Analytical Devices for Point-of-Care Testing," features a series of articles and research reviews highlighting the ever-increasing popularity of wearable technology devices as they apply to disease detection and health monitoring. Special issue editors Hideaki Tsutsui, Ph.D., (University of California Riverside) and Peter Lilleh  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Ford Motor Co. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.67 billion as the automaker's North American results fell. The loss was 42 cents on a per-share basis. That compares with a year-earlier loss of $116 million, or 3 cents. Revenue for the quarter fell to $41.8 billion from $39.7 billion a year earlier. Ford had a quarterly profit, excluding some items, of 12 cents a share compared with 30 c  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 6 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: General Motors Co. reported a fourth-quarter loss and a lower full-year profit because of a strike by the United Auto Workers. Detroit-based GM posted a quarterly loss of $194 million, or 16 cents a share, compared with a profit of $2 billion, or $1.40, for 2018's fourth quarter. GM lost four weeks of vehicle production during the quarter. The UAW conducted a 40-day strike beginning in mid-  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued the following news release: Manufacturing returned to economic expansion in January, helped by gains in new orders and production, the Institute for Supply Management said. The Tempe, Ariz.-based group's manufacturing index, known as the PMI, reached 50.9 percent, according to a monthly report. That was up from 47.8 percent in December. The results snapped a five-month streak of economic contraction. The January numbe  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The work for CAP activists on their visit to House lawmakers on Tuesday will be to lobby them on key UAW priorities, including: Fighting for good jobs: Since 1978, college tuition has increased by 1,120%, medical costs are up 601%, food has increased by 244%, and shelter is up by 360%. Over the same period, wages for typical workers rose just 10%, wages for minimum wage workers dropped by 5.5%, and the pay of  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: * * * - Focus on the Future * * * The UAW's 2020 Community Action Program (CAP) Conference opened its second day with a moving video tribute to Black History Month, and the powerful relationship between the civil rights and labor movements. Thea Lee, president of the Economic Policy Institute shared a message that connected economic inequality with the past three decades of injustice and crippling inequali  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 8 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on Feb. 7 by President Rory Gamble on the House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 2474): "Today is a good day for all working people. The Democratically controlled House of Representatives passed the PRO Act, legislation that goes a long way towards rebuilding our middle class by increasing penalties against employers who violate workers' rights to organize, protecting the right to   more