Israel company helping Michigan to patch leaky pipes, create jobs

We got some leaky pipes here in Michigan and leaky pipes, unless patched, can really mess up your daily commute, or keep your kids out of school, or just plain destroy the infrastructure. So an Israel-based company is working alongside our state to help fix the problem. Excerpt: Representatives from Israel-based Miya will work side by side with experts in Michigan to help identify faulty pipes, and leaks, and will together develop ways to go about fixing problems. Project organizers say they plan to expand the program to the entire Michigan region to help stimulate jobs in water engineering, maintenance, installation and manufacturing. “As these projects expand, we will train more Michigan workers and develop expertise that we can export nationally and globally as well,” said Lt. Gov. John Cherry at the official opening of Green Jobs for Blue Waters. The initiative will not only create new jobs, but will in the long term save taxpayers money, as water savings translates to energy savings. Read the entire article here.