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Plan Your Next Vacation Today in Pure Michigan!
 (WWTV) 28/01-2020

Plan Your Next Vacation Today in Pure Michigan! January 28, 2020 Marissa Van Alst Today is your chance to find some vacation inspiration! It’s National Plan for Vacation Day! More than half of American workers failed to use all of their time off in 2018

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MEDC In the News

 

GM announces $2.2B investment for electric vehicle plant in Detroit, return of Hummer
 (MLive.com) 28/01-2020

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Grand Rapids The Right Place Supports Peterson Farms Expansion, New Community Transformation Fund
 (DBusiness) 28/01-2020

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Michigan Partners with Japan to Share Expertise on Freshwater Preservation
 (DBusiness) 28/01-2020

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Mercury Marine partners with Great Lakes Boat Building School for maintenance program
 (Boating Industry) 28/01-2020

and growing.” Jeff Mason, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, expressed enthusiasm about the career prospects...

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Detroit marshals troops to revive Fort Wayne
 (The Detroit News) 28/01-2020

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GM makes announcement on investment in MI assembly plant
 (WILX News 10) 28/01-2020

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State grants ignite farm expansion
 (Grand Rapids Business Journal) 27/01-2020

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American Riad project starts to transform near-empty Detroit street
 (The Detroit News) 27/01-2020

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GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Plant Will Build Cruise Origin Self-Driving Shuttle
 (Transport Topics Online) 27/01-2020

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Detroit moves forward with plans to get historic Fort Wayne redeveloped
 (Curbed Detroit) 28/01-2020

, told the Detroit News. A 2015 study from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation found that it could cost $100 million to...

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$22M multi-building development near West Village clears last financing hurdle
 (Curbed Detroit) 27/01-2020

of commercial space, and a parking deck. Last week, the Michigan Strategic Fund approved two loans for the $22 million project...

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Peterson Farms invests $22 million in expansion
 (MiBiz) 27/01-2020

Peterson Farms invests $22 million in expansion BY MIBIZ STAFF Wednesday, January 22, 2020 02:47pm SHELBY — Family-owned fruit processor Peterson Farms Inc. is expanding its operations in Oceana County, north of Muskegon. The company plans to invest $22 million in the expansion, which it expects

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Business Development

 

OneStream grows sales 50 percent to $130 million, 'building' for public offering
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 28/01-2020

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Small-town Michigan bakery celebrates 20 years in business
 (MLive.com) 28/01-2020

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New retail specialist wants to lure more businesses to Grand Rapids
 (MLive.com) 28/01-2020

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Want a martini with a massage? New Jackson business can do that
 (MLive.com) 28/01-2020

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Food nonprofit plans $2.5M expansion
 (Grand Rapids Business Journal) 28/01-2020

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Grand Rapids ranks No. 3 among large cities for ‘thriving’ manufacturing
 (Grand Rapids Business Journal) 27/01-2020

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1940s Dexter factory given new life with brewery, shared office space on the way
 (MLive.com) 27/01-2020

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Region ranks among top places with high investment activity
 (Grand Rapids Business Journal) 28/01-2020

Region ranks among top places with high investment activity January 28, 2020| By Rachel Watson | TAGS GRAND RAPIDS-WYOMING / INVESTMENT / SMARTASSET Email Print SHARE TEXT SIZE:Aa RELATED ARTICLES The Right Place ranks among top 18 in US Investment firms rank among Barron's 'Top 50' Calder The Grand Rapids-Wyoming metropolitan statistical area tied for No. 24 on SmartAsset's "Places Where Residents Invest the Most" list.

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Flint chef celebrates Japanese culture with a pop-up restaurant Somas Ramen
 (Flintside) 27/01-2020

FLINT, Michigan— Flint native and Mott Culinary Arts Institute graduate Jeffrance Ford turned his love for Japanese culture and animation into a local hotspot. Tapping into his love for Japanese culture and animation, the 24-year old created Somas Ramen in 2019, a ramen shop dedicated to serving

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Community Development

 

Sawyer in running for spaceport designation, activity
 (The Mining Journal) 28/01-2020

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SPOTLIGHT: The many hats of a city manager
 (Big Rapids Pioneer) 28/01-2020

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‘We made a decision:' How Ann Arbor officials made the choice to densify downtown
 (MLive.com) 28/01-2020

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‘We made a decision:' How Ann Arbor officials made the choice to densify downtown
 (MLive.com) 28/01-2020

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Vacant but still valuable
 (The Alpena News) 27/01-2020

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Woodward Corner Market opens Wednesday: Here's a peek inside
 (Detroit Free Press) 27/01-2020

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$22M multi-building development near West Village clears last financing hurdle
 (Curbed Detroit) 27/01-2020

of commercial space, and a parking deck. Last week, the Michigan Strategic Fund approved two loans for the $22 million project...

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Mobility & Automotive

 

BorgWarner to acquire Delphi Technologies
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 28/01-2020

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Everything you need to know for Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids
 (MLive.com) 28/01-2020

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GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly to Become First Plant Dedicated to Electric Vehicles Through $2.2B Investment
 (DBusiness) 28/01-2020

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GM Plant Closing Feb. 28, Retooling for EVs
 (WardsAuto) 28/01-2020

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Howes: Detroit morphing into hub for next-gen electrification
 (The Detroit News) 28/01-2020

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GM will make Detroit plant a Hub for all-electric trucks and SUVs
 (The Boston Globe) 27/01-2020

the spokesman, Dan Flores, said. Last week, the Michigan Strategic Fund, an economic development organization, approved changes to...

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Talent

 

LAFCU partners with schools to focus on financial literacy
 (Michigan Patch.com) 28/01-2020

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How a Westside scholarship program is changing the way local students view life after high school
 (Rapid Growth Media) 27/01-2020

Post-secondary education has become increasingly expensive over the years. According to an article from CNBC by Abigail Hess, the cost of a college education has increased by more than 25% in the last decade. Challenge Scholars provides a way for families on Grand Rapids’ West Side to cover the

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Entrepreneurship

 

40th Midwest Growth Capital Symposium Scheduled for May in Ypsilanti Township
 (DBusiness) 28/01-2020

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Startup ToDoolie closes on $425,000 funding round, heads to Chicago accelerator program
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 28/01-2020

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Application deadline for Accelerate Otsego nears
 (Petoskey News-Review) 27/01-2020

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Economic Trends

 

Report: Number of Single-family Home Permits Issued Up in December
 (DBusiness) 28/01-2020

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Travel

 

Race director announces 2020 CopperDog
 (The Mining Gazette) 28/01-2020

CALUMET — CopperDog 150 will begin on Friday, Feb. 28, this year, and conclude on Sunday, March first, Jeff Foss told the Village Council last Tuesday. Foss, race director of the annual dog sled race, addressed the Village Council at its regular meeting and said he put together a proposal for the

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Michigan's Top 20 restaurants to visit in 2020
 (MLive.com) 27/01-2020

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Arts & Lifestyle

 

Detroit's hidden retro 1950s diner you may not know exists
 (MLive) 28/01-2020

Detroit's hidden retro 1950s diner you may not know exists By Edward Pevos | epevos@MLive.com Photo by Edward Pevos | MLive DETROIT - You could walk right by this place and never know it's there. Well, not anymore because we're taking you inside this hidden retro 1950s diner. From the '50s

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Detroit's hidden retro 1950s diner you may not know exists
 (MLive) 28/01-2020

Detroit's hidden retro 1950s diner you may not know exists By Edward Pevos | epevos@MLive.com Photo by Edward Pevos | MLive DETROIT - You could walk right by this place and never know it's there. Well, not anymore because we're taking you inside this hidden retro 1950s diner. From the '50s

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‘Hamilton’ delivers powerful performance
 (Grand Rapids Magazine) 28/01-2020

‘Hamilton’ delivers powerful performance By Charlsie Dewey -January 23, 2020 Google searches for Alexander Hamilton likely are spiking in Grand Rapids this week as the Broadway blockbuster musical “Hamilton” hits the DeVos Performance Hall stage. The national tour of “Hamilton” staged its first

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Detroit's salt mine: City beneath the city
 (Detroit News) 28/01-2020

Detroit's salt mine: City beneath the city 36 PHOTOS 11:01 p.m. EST Jan. 25, 2020 Men work in the salt mine underneath Detroit in this undated photo. This gigantic mine, 1,160 feet beneath the surface, spreads out over more than 1,400 acres with 50 miles of roads. Men work in the salt mine

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Everyone gets free Buffalo Wild Wings if Super Bowl goes to OT
 (MLive.com) 27/01-2020

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Black Star Farms unveils new Arcturos Dining Series for 2020
 (MLive.com) 27/01-2020

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