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Retool, Revive: University of Michigan Helps Defense Manufacturers Pivot
November 14, 2019
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

As defense contractors throughout the Midwest lost work because of federal budget cuts, many were at a loss about what to do next, including Sean Hilbert, CEO of Cobra Aero, a rural manufacturer in Hillsdale, Michigan.

Hilbert, whose main business is making youth competition motorcycles, heard that the drone business was in dire need of a qualified engine manufacturer. He heard . . .

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