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Michigan unemployment rate increased in August

LANSING – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent during August, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Employment decreased by 25,000, and the number of unemployed people was unchanged over the month, resulting in a workforce decline of 25,000 in August. “The uptick in Michigan’s unemployment rate was driven by an overall reduction in the state’s workforce in August,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for Michigan’s Center for ...

Business After Hours at Upper Hand Brewery

ESCANABA — The next Business After Hours event, sponsored by Upper Hand Brewery, located just past the Delta County Airport at 3525 Airport Road, Escanaba, will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will give attendees an opportunity to socialize, network with local business people, and enjoy appetizers and drinks. A brand-new Upper Hand Brewery beer, “Phoenix Rising,” will be released at the event as well, with attendees offered samples. Business After Hours is a social event held each month, and provides an opportunity to make valuable business contacts, as ...

European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears

ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — European leaders joined forces Monday to highlight growing competition in the Arctic, where global warming is opening new shipping routes, governments are vying for vast natural resources and a Russian military buildup is heightening security concerns. The leaders, mostly from Nordic and Baltic countries, put a spotlight on environmental challenges, economic opportunities and military vulnerabilities at a time of doubts about whether the United States, through NATO, will remain a bulwark against Russia. "This region has become a geopolitical hotspot," ...

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by new artificial intelligence products demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored growing concerns in Washington about the technology's potential to elude human control. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own. He is seeking more details about the attack on AI startup Hugging Face, which was disclosed by OpenAI in July, and leads a Senate subcommittee with ...

Chamber welcomes new members

The Delta County Area Chamber of Commerce provides an avenue for our businesspeople to play a leadership role in building a healthy, vibrant community. We are partners to every community, every business, and every citizen. When a business joins the Delta County Area Chamber of Commerce, they become part of a county-wide network of businesses that represents and promotes our community’s economy, education system, tourism initiatives and governmental concerns. Our organization is a catalyst through which business and professional people work together for the common good of the ...