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Michigan Business Beat | Mackinac Policy Conference 2026 - Tom Kelly, Automation Alley - #MPC26
Chris Holman speaks with Tom Kelly, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2026 Mackinac Policy Conference. Tom Kelly, CEO of Automation Alley, joined host Chris Holman at the Mackinac Policy Conference to discuss Project DIAMOnD, a distributed manufacturing network that equips small manufacturers in Southeast Michigan with 3D printers. The network currently connects 550 manufacturers across Oakland and Macomb Counties, with Wayne County set to add 250 more, and has recently secured an $8 million Department of Defense contract to validate the network as a surge capacity mechanism…
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