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SPECIAL: COVID-19 NEWS & RESOURCES
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Hospitality
association provides guidance for safe reintegration   
(Grand Rapids Business Journal)
11/06-2020
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The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association published a guide to help hoteliers navigate lodging reintegration. The 22-page booklet, A Safe Welcome Back, outlines health and safety
guidelines, recommended operational and safety protocols for guests and employees, and tips for building consumer
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Blue
Cross to extend free COVID-19 treatments through end of year
(Crain's Detroit Business)
11/06-2020
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to return more than $150 million to customers Health Alliance Plan is cutting monthly premiums for individuals, small groups by 5 percent Health insurance
claims have dropped significantly since pandemic began in early March
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Michigan
companies see more than $15.7 billion in PPP loans
(Crain's Detroit Business)
11/06-2020
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Michigan businesses, as of June 6, have been the beneficiaries of more than $15.7 billion from more than 114,000 loans from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. The U.S. Small Business
Administration, which is administering the program aimed at helping small businesses affected by the
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Business Development
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Michigan
Senate OKs cocktails to go, cut in liquor prices
(Crain's Detroit Business)
11/06-2020
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LANSING — Michigan restaurants and bars could sell cocktails and liquor for pickup or delivery and would see a temporary cut in state liquor prices under fast-tracked legislation that supporters
hope will help the industry survive the coronavirus pandemic. The bill cleared the Senate 37-1 on
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Community Development
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Port
Huron-to-Mackinac sailboat race still planned for July, with changes
(Crain's Detroit Business)
11/06-2020
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PORT HURON — The annual sailboat race along Lake Huron will be held next month, despite cancellations of other events due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bayview Port Huron race is planned
for July 11, but it will have one route instead of two. Participation is down about 40 percent so far, which
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Flint
River, reconnected
(secondwavemedia) 11/06-2020
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During the time Amy McMillan was director of Genesee County Parks from 1999 to 2018, she saw the potential for recreational access in downtown Flint along the Flint River, But she knew
to realize those dreams would require money the City of Flint and Genesee County didn’t have, So McMillan, who is now the director of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks, turned to the state’s Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) to help.
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Mobility & Automotive
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Bosch
Reports $14B in 2019 North American Sales, Predicts Weaker 2020
(DBusiness) 11/06-2020
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Bosch ended its 2019 fiscal year with $14.4 billion in consolidated sales in North America. // Photo courtesy of Bosch Bosch, a global supplier of technology and services with its North
American headquarters in Farmington Hills, ended its 2019 fiscal year with $14.4 billion in consolidated sales in
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Talent
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Coding
school offers free scholarship to women, gender minorities
(Grand Rapids Business Journal)
11/06-2020
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Coding school offers free scholarship to women, gender minorities By Ehren Wynder -June 11, 2020 The scholarship is available to women, including those who identify as genderqueer and nonbinary,
for Grand Circus’s July and October 2020 programs. Courtesy Grand Circus Grand Circus and the National
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Economic Trends
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How
edible schoolyards in Lansing help feed the community
(Rapid Growth Media)
11/06-2020
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When 6-year-old Dylan Sisco came home from Lansing's Riddle Elementary School gushing about an afterschool garden club, her mother, Wendy Sisco, took notice. “She said, 'Mom, I really want
to do this,'” Wendy Sisco says. “She got really excited about it because she loves to cook. I love to cook
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Travel
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Northern
Michigan in Focus: The Offield Family Viewlands
(9&10 News) 11/06-2020
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Imagine have a blank canvas to one of the awe-inspiring pieces of land in northern Michigan. That’s what a local conservancy is working for right now. Corey Adkins has the story in this
week’s Northern Michigan in Focus. “This is a destination to come to and when you’re here, you’ll see why. The
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Sleeping
Bear Dunes to open visitor center and campgrounds
(MLive.com) 11/06-2020
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EMPIRE, MICH. -- After COVID-19 precautions had halted nearly all operations at the park for weeks, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is now almost ready to welcome back campers. Park
officials announced Tuesday that beginning June 23, Sleeping Bear Dunes will reopen access to all campgrounds
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Arts & Lifestyle
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Letter
from the Editor: Addressing racial injustice in Midland
(secondwavemedia) 11/06-2020
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One of the simplest and most profound analogies in support of Black Lives Matter to date has been the example of ‘all lives matter’ and the cartoon depiction of a house fire. The intent
behind Black Lives Matter has never been that black lives matter more than other lives, it’s that black lives
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Volunteers
lend a hand for “Be My Neighbor Day” and beyond
(secondwavemedia) 11/06-2020
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In tough times, you’ll always see the good where people are turning to help one another. In that spirit, the first “Be My Neighbor Day” was launched in Midland in mid-May. The event was
the direct result of the spark of an idea for spreading a little bit of cheer and hope in the Midland community
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