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Michigan coronavirus stay-at-home order lifted: Here’s what opens when
(MLive.com) 2/06-2020

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday the end of the state’s stay-at-home order effective immediately with restrictions lifting within the next week for various sectors of the economy. Starting Monday, residents are not required to stay home as much as p

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State orders auto insurers to refund motorists for less driving during coronavirus lockdown
(Crain's Detroit Business) 2/06-2020

Michigan insurance regulators are ordering no-fault auto insurance carriers to refund motorists for driving less and getting into fewer accidents during the state's 10-week-long coronavirus shutdown that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted on Monday. The state Department of Insurance and Financial

Black businesses hit hard by COVID-19 fight to stay afloat
(Manistee News) 2/06-2020

Caption Close Detroit (AP) — Stephanie Byrd agonized over temporarily laying off nearly the entire staff at her family’s trio of Detroit businesses when the coronavirus pandemic hit. But she's not just concerned about the impact on their bottom line. She's worried other black-owned businesses will

States look to reopen with summer at hand
(IronMountainDailyNews.com) 2/06-2020

THE JOHN FORNETTI Dental Center in Iron Mountain was able to reopen today for non-emergency dental services. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo) Editor’s note: Much of the nation has been shut down over the past two-plus months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now the economy

Gov. Whitmer to allow Michigan bars, restaurants to reopen at 50% capacity June 8
(Detroit Free Press) 2/06-2020

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to announce Monday that southern and central Michigan will join northern Michigan in Phase 4 of her six-phase plan to reopen the state's economy and that Michigan bars and restaurants can reopen at 50% capacity June 8. The Associated Press reported that

MEDC In the News

Detroit fashion brand Deviate creates training program to help grow Detroit’s apparel industry
(Model D) 2/06-2020

When Deviate co-founders Cassidy and Kelsey Tucker began sewing masks in March as part of a grassroots effort to help Detroit-area hospitals in the fight against COVID-19, they had no way of knowing that their efforts would soon become part of a larger centralized solution to the state’s critical PPE shortages.

Statewide program to connect Michigan employers with PPE suppliers as non-essential businesses begin to reopen
(WILX News 10) 2/06-2020

LANSING, MI (WILX) - With efforts to re-engage Michigan’s economy underway through recent executive orders signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Pure Michigan Business Connect program through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has developed a portal specifically designed to support the personal protective equipment (PPE) needs of Michigan businesses as they start the process of re-opening.

Michigan Grants Support Post-COVID-19 Robotics Work
(Government Technology) 2/06-2020

With a focus on autonomous technology and health safety, Michigan has awarded grants to five companies to develop systems for a post-COVID-19 future. PlanetM, the state’s mobility initiative and a division of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, awarded more than $280,000 to efforts to

Holkins Property In Downtown Howell To Be Marketed
(WHMI) 2/06-2020

Holkins Property In Downtown Howell To Be Marketed June 1, 2020 Holkins Property In Downtown Howell To Be Marketed Holkins Property In Downtown Howell To Be Marketed Holkins Property In Downtown Howell To Be Marketed By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com Conceptual plans have been identified for a privately owned site that could be developed in the City of Howell.

Business Development

Bike boom: Washtenaw shops see huge increase in business amid coronavirus stay-at-home orders
(MLive.com) 2/06-2020

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – The coronavirus pandemic has caused many businesses to slow or completely halt for months, leaving them wondering how they’re going to survive. Then, there’s Ann Arbor’s Wheels in Motion bicycle shop, 3402 Washtenaw Ave., which has been open since 1933 but is seeing the

Spartan Motors takes a new name in new Novi headquarters
(Crain's Detroit Business) 2/06-2020

Spartan Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) on Monday announced it will change its name to The Shyft Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SHYF) after divesting its Emergency Response business. The new moniker represents a shift for the Novi-based specialty vehicle manufacturer. The company also noted Monday its new

Community Development

New waterfront nature preserve secured near Lake Michigan’s Good Harbor Bay
(MLive.com) 2/06-2020

LEELANAU COUNTY, MICH. -- A pristine and ecologically important piece of waterfront in Northwest Lower Michigan has been forever preserved -- and in the coming years, will open to the public as a natural area. The non-profit Leelanau Conservancy announced late last week that it had successfully

Mobility & Automotive

Ford Brings Back Mustang Mach 1 This Spring, Will be 2021 Model
(DBusiness) 2/06-2020

Ford Motor Co. will reintroduce the Mustang Mach 1 fastback coupe as a 2021 model. / Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co. Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn this spring will reintroduce the Mustang Mach 1, an iconic fastback coupe that debuted during the first golden era of muscle cars in the late-1960s. The

Most GM plants to operate through summer shutdown
(The Detroit News) 2/06-2020

General Motors Co. on Monday confirmed with its employees that most of the companies' U.S. plants will operate through its usual two weeks of summer downtime. Truck and SUV plants will run during the weeks of June 29 and July 6 to "meet strengthening customer demand and strong dealer demand," the

VW completes $2.6B self-driving deal connected with Ford
(Detroit Free Press) 2/06-2020

Volkswagen has finalized a deal that will see it invest $2.6 billion in Argo AI as part of a partnership with Ford to develop self-driving technology. The news was announced early Tuesday. Ford, in a posting by executive John Lawler, said the arrangement finalized Monday involving the

Talent

BIFMA launches online training portal
(Grand Rapids Business Journal) 2/06-2020

BIFMA launches online training portal By Rachel Watson -June 2, 2020 Photo by iStock The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) rolled out an online training portal for delivering accreditation courses to members. BIFMA said last week that it launched BIFMA

GRCC selected as recipient of $1.18 million Job Corps Scholars Program grant
(MiBiz) 2/06-2020

GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Rapids Community College is one of 20 colleges nationwide to receive a grant from the United States Department of Labor to provide at-risk youth with job skills training and other educational opportunities. The school announced on Monday that it will receive $1.18 million from

Entrepreneurship

Forbes Under 30 extends Detroit event through 2022, holds June hackathon
(The Detroit News) 2/06-2020

The coronavirus pandemic is putting a halt to the Forbes Under 30 summit in October in Detroit, but hundreds of young professionals will work together digitally this month to develop solutions to the challenges the outbreak causes in the city. The annual summit last year for its first of three

Travel

Huron-Manistee National Forest begins reopening recreation sites, campgrounds
(MLive.com) 2/06-2020

CADILLAC, MI – The National Forest Service is beginning to reopen developed recreation sites and campgrounds within the Huron-Manistee National Forests. Facilities and services at trailheads and river access points began to reopen on Friday, May 29, according to a news release. Developed

Fourth of July fireworks display still on for Sault
(Sault Ste. Marie Evening News) 2/06-2020

SAULT STE. MARIE — The Fourth of July firework display will still be taking place at dusk on the holiday.Nonetheless, with the uncertainty over the

'The Big Wild': A brief history of Michigan’s Pigeon River Country
(Model D) 2/06-2020

Raising the Wine Perception
(Michigan Blue Magazine) 2/06-2020

William Schopf is a storyteller, though not in the traditional sense of taking pen to paper or tapping away on a keyboard to craft novels, short stories or screenplays (though he majored in English literature at Princeton University).

Arts & Lifestyle

Take-Out Tuesday: Tasty treats from all over Michigan
(MLive.com) 2/06-2020

Restaurants are hurting right now, and every little bit we can do to help is welcome. The Great American Takeout is encouraging everyone to participate in Takeout Tuesday each week, supporting our local favorite restaurants by ordering up some delicious food to enjoy at home. On March 16, Governor

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