Michigan Matters: Keeping our region's water system and nation safe
The Great Lakes Water Authority is a utility overseeing water and wastewater for four million residents, with much going on as Sue Coffey, CEO, and Bill Wolfson, Deputy CEO, appear on Michigan Matters to talk about it.
The utility's aging infrastructure, which is more than 100 years old in some cases, is discussed, as well as how to pay for maintenance and much-needed upgrades. They also discuss how heavy rains have been causing issues, too.
Then, Ian Pain, CEO of RENK America; Traci Webb, Director of Business Development and Marketing at GS Engineering; and Eric Patton, NDIA Michigan chapter board member, event deputy chair of GVSETS and president of Ares Technology, talk about military ground defense vehicles and Michigan connections.
They also talked about a conference in Metro Detroit last week where 2,700 leaders from the military, business and education attended to network and learn more about the defense industry.
The defense industry is a $30 billion-a-year sector in Michigan.
(Watch Michigan Matters at its new time: 5:30 a.m. Sundays on CBS Detroit and 9:30 a.m. Sundays on CW Detroit 50 WKBD).
(Carol Cain is the 13-time Emmy-winning senior producer and host of Michigan Matters).
