Grand Rapids Business Journal
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The National Association for Business Resources selected a large group of companies in West Michigan as exemplar organizations to work for due to their âinnovative and thoughtfulâ approach to human resources.
NABR earlier this month published its 2021 list of West Michiganâs Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, and 166 companies in the region were selected to receive the honor.
âThroughout the year, the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For have demonstrated leadership and forward-thinking as they pivoted their business and workforce through COVID-19,â said Jennifer Kluge, president and CEO, Best and Brightest Programs. âAs the conversation and focus has shifted, our Best and Brightest winning companies have also been a voice for important actions regarding race relations and employee wellbeing. In these unique times, the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For excel and share their
Saildrone Names Ziegwied VP of Ocean Data
Andy Ziegwied (Photo: Saildrone)
U.S.-based uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) manufacturer Saildrone said it has hired Andy Ziegwied as vice president of ocean data.
Ziegwied brings over 20 years of experience supporting oceanographic data collection and uncrewed platforms to lead Saildrone’s ocean data division, growing its capabilities and infrastructure.
“Saildrones have revolutionized access to our oceans, enabling ocean data collection at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. We have worked tirelessly with scientists from all over the world to push our technology to new extremes, while collecting climate quality data. Andy is the ideal person to take our proven technology to the next level, scaling our data missions around the globe,” said Richard Jenkins Saildrone CEO and founder.
Canada Ceases Bayraktar TB2 Drone Tech Export to Turkey over its use in Nagorno-Karabakh Our Bureau 515
Bayraktar TB2 drone
Canada has scrapped the export of drone technology to Turkey after it found that some of the Canadian-made systems had been used by the Azerbaijani side in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as well as in Syria.
Defence export permits to Turkey were suspended by Canada in early October when reports surfaced that Azerbaijan, a country that was backed by Ankara, was using drones equipped with imaging and targeting systems manufactured by L3Harris Wescam, the Canada-based unit of L3Harris Technologies Inc.
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