For the 2nd year in a row, Michaels Energy participated in the Inc. Magazines Best Workplaces program and in turn earned the title. This program measures a wide range of research-validated workplace factors that impact employee engagement and satisfaction. Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces fosters a workplace where employees are willing to go above and beyond in their work, advocate for the organization and intend to stay into the future. In 2025, 79 of Michaels employees completed the survey. The average of their responses creates our organization's Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces score. Scores can range from 0-100 with 100 being the…
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I was recently reading a letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal where the reader blasted ag biotech companies like Dow Chemical and Monsanto for creating “superweeds”. Monsanto transformed crop farming with the development of Roundup herbicide, which kills practically anything with roots but is otherwise quite benign (oxymoron alert). They later developed genetically modified seeds for plants that are immune to the weed killer. But weeds, like bacteria, have morphed to become immune to Roundup. The letter goes on to compare the superweeds to antibiotic–resistant organisms. Except, nobody is going to be killed by a superweed. So…
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