Automation

Mary Gonzalez has worked at KAM Plastics in Holland since 2017.This summer, she got a new co-worker named Joey.And when Joey first showed up, it put a…

Ottawa County will have a new robot guide in the county building starting in January.The robot will go by the name Tracey. Tracey has a digital face. It…

The Next IdeaAdvances in computer technology are one of many factors that have led to the decline of certain types of jobs. To some extent, technology has…

The economy that today’s students will soon enter is rapidly changing. That’s the reality that fueled the creation of a recent report from Michigan…

At this very moment, there are workers in Michigan painting vehicles, assembling things, making welds, packing products, and more.They don’t need lunch or…

The Next Idea What if governments just gave money to people? That’s the big question that Thomas Weisskopf?, professor emeritus of economics at the…