This image provided by General Motors shows the GM Logo. (General Motors via AP)DETROIT – General Motors plans to move around groups of salaried workers in Michigan to “increase collaboration” among its teams, the automaker announced Thursday. GM stressed its global headquarters will remain at the RenCen and it’s an “important element” of the automaker’s future. We are seeking to maintain the benefits of remote work, while also ensuring our teams get the benefit of in-person collaboration,” reads a statement from GM on Thursday. It has been more than a year now since GM asked thousands of employees to work from home, if possible, when the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic swept the globe.

Ivanka Trump is scheduled to be in Michigan this week for a tour at a General Motors facility. According to the White House, Ivanka Trump will tour GMs Technical Learning University at the Global Tech Center in Warren with Marry Barra, GM chairman and CEO, on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The group will meet apprentices and employees on campus and interact with a number of manufacturing and educational stations at the Technical Learning University.Ivanka Trump holds an advisor role in her fathers administration. Prioritizing the American worker and their family is the top priority, and Im proud to visit General Motors Technical Learning University, where workers are learning on-the-job while earning a paycheck. Detroit, GM, and the talented GM workforce are ensuring the great American comeback is underway and Im looking forward to seeing firsthand, reads a statement from Ivanka Trump.