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MEDC In the News
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Ann
Arbor autism therapy company wins multiple business awards   
(MLive.com) 13/07-2020
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ANN ARBOR, MI – An autism therapy provider with an Ann Arbor location recently won a batch of awards recognizing its success in business and autism therapy. ABA Insight was recently selected
as a 2020 Michigan Best Small Business and in the Michigan Top 50 Companies to Watch by multiple state and
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Crowdfunding
Campaign Launched
(Michigan Patch.com)
13/07-2020
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One of your neighbors posted in Business. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
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Ag
safety grants available
(Record-Eagle) 13/07-2020
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LANSING — Michigan farm and food processors have access to $15 million in economic assistance in safety grants approved earlier this week. The grants are “to mitigate risks of the COVID-19
virus across the state’s food and production industry,” according to a release from the State Operations
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Boyne
City marks completion of Veterans Park pavilion project
(Petoskey News-Review)
13/07-2020
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BOYNE CITY — City officials and other community leaders marked the end of a more than seven-year effort Friday as they re-dedicated the vastly renovated pavilion at the much-used Veterans
Memorial Park. The effort to renovate the pavilion began in 2012, when the Boyne City Main Street program
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small business funding is good news for region
(Marquette Mining Journal)
13/07-2020
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More small business funding is good news for region CORONAVIRUS JUL 10, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had major impacts on small businesses throughout Michigan and the Upper
Peninsula, as many have had to endure the difficulties involved with fundamentally changing their operations or even closing their doors during the pandemic.
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SPECIAL: COVID-19 NEWS & RESOURCES
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Business Development
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StockX
sees growth during turbulent times
(Crain's Detroit Business)
13/07-2020
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Detroit-based auction site says May and June were biggest buyer months in history Company has surpassed $2.5 billion in merchandise sold on platform Questions linger about possible IPO
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18
Michigan Art Van stores about to be reborn as Loves Furniture
(Detroit Free Press)
13/07-2020
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Eighteen former Art Van Furniture locations across Michigan will soon reopen under new ownership, a new name and a refreshed approach to selling furniture online and in stores. Loves Furniture
plans to begin opening the locations by late summer, and could ultimately hire about 1,000 store
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Community Development
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Brewery
Vivant, John Ball Zoo team up on beer to celebrate sustainability
(Grand Rapids Business Journal)
13/07-2020
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Brewery Vivant, John Ball Zoo team up on beer to celebrate sustainability By Ehren Wynder -July 13, 2020 Label for JBZ Courtesy Brewery Vivant John Ball Zoo partnered with beer maker Brewery
Vivant to create a new beer, entitled the “JBZ,” highlighting the institution’s work on conservation and focusing on shared values of the two organizations around sustainability and conservation.
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Groups
Get Funding For Water Cleanup & Protection Projects
(The Ticker) 13/07-2020
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An estimated $2.2 million in just-announced grant funding for The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay and more than $402,000 in grant funding for the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
will go toward major water cleanup and protection projects at Kids Creek, Mitchell Creek, and the Platte River watershed in northern Michigan.
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Talent
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Virtual
Job Fair set for July 16
(Record-Eagle) 13/07-2020
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TRAVERSE CITY — Twelve employers are scheduled to participate in the Northwest Michigan Works Virtual Job Fair on July 16. More than 160 jobs in industries such as healthcare, manufacturing,
hospitality and customer service will be featured at the event, according to a release. The free online
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Customer
demand is high. Demand for jobs? Not so much.
(Detroit Free Press)
13/07-2020
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Prior to reopening, the owners of Ten Nail Bar's two salons in Detroit were worried about customer demand. Would people be clamoring to get their nails done after months in quarantine?
Co-owner Kelli Coleman started by opening just the salon in New Center in mid-June, concerned that there wouldn't
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Travel
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Take
this delicious craft beer road trip, from Grand Rapids to Detroit
(MLive.com) 13/07-2020
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July is Michigan Beer Month, and it’s the perfect time to get out there and explore some of the over 300 breweries and brew pubs that our beautiful state has to offer. The I-96 corridor
from Grand Rapids to Detroit has a plethora of great places to stop for a beer or some mouthwatering food.
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How
to find these giant Michigan sand dunes you may not know exist
(MLive.com) 13/07-2020
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BURT TOWNSHIP, MI - These sand dunes are some of the most spectacular to visit in Michigan, but chances are you don’t know they exist. Located essentially in the middle of nowhere, these
dunes offer some of the most breathtaking and picturesque views in the entire state. The photos we took from the
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Arts & Lifestyle
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4-H
Fair in Calhoun County cancelled, some events move online
(secondwavemedia) 13/07-2020
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Bittersweet is the word Ryder Strunk used to describe what he was feeling about the cancellation of this year’s Calhoun County Fair. The 9-year-old who will be attending Lakeview Middle
School this Fall is among more than 500 4-H members who were looking forward to the Fair, a major event that they
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