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Michigan’s
Community Colleges Offering 4,500 Online Classes   
(DBusiness) 31/07-2020
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The Wayne County Community College District’s downtown Detroit campus. // Photo courtesy of WCCCD As COVID-19 pandemic concerns continue to loom, Michigan’s 28 community colleges are encouraging
students to take advantage of more than 4,500 courses they are offering as a group online. “Michigan’s
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MEDC In the News
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Autonomous
Disinfecting Vehicle Demonstrated at Michigan Airport
(Inside Unmanned Systems)
31/07-2020
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The system is “a great tool in our Fly Safe. Fly Ford. campaign to restore confidence in the flying public,” Gerald R. Ford International Airport CEO Tory Richardson said, according to
a news release. He described the system as a “leading-edge technology to combat the spread of COVID-19.”
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SPECIAL: COVID-19 NEWS & RESOURCES
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See
how Founders has been feeding the frontlines this summer
(MLive.com) 31/07-2020
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The month of July has seen over 500 meals served to frontline workers in Grand Rapids and Detroit, thanks to a partnership between Founders Brewing Company and MLive. “We are so glad to
have the opportunity to support our frontline workers who are doing so much for the Grand Rapids and Detroit
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Business Development
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Michigan
Insurance Broker Acquires Pittsburgh Company to Leverage AI
(DBusiness) 31/07-2020
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Acrisure has acquired the insurance practice of Tulco and will implement artificial intelligence in its business. // Stock photo A Grand Rapids-based insurance broker has made an acquisition
that will allow it to bring data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to its business.
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Pellston
tavern reopens with new name, owner
(Petoskey News-Review)
31/07-2020
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PELLSTON — After closing earlier this year, a tavern on the northern edge of Pellston reopened earlier this week with a new name and new ownership. John Beach acquired the site at 944 U.S.
31 North near Pellston Regional Airport — previously known as Crash Landing, and farther in the past as Mr.
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Community Development
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Former
Detroit Public Library branch could be for sale soon
(Detroit Free Press)
31/07-2020
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A former Detroit Public Library branch on Gratiot Avenue may soon be back on the market and available for purchase as a commercial building — or even as one large residence. The old George
S. Hosmer Branch, 3506 Gratiot about a mile from Eastern Market, dates to 1911 and was designed by architect
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Libraries’
reopening brings people back to ‘community living room’
(Rapid Growth Media)
31/07-2020
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I wasn’t sure how my two toddlers would react on a recent afternoon as I held tightly to their hands, walking up to Holland’s Herrick District Library for the first time since Michigan’s
stay-at-home order began in March. Violet and Quinn Tunison were excited to back at the Howard Miller Public
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Mobility & Automotive
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GM
Debuts 350 Small-block Engine for Construction and Trade Sectors
(DBusiness) 31/07-2020
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GM has unveiled its new 350 small-block engine. // Image courtesy of General Motors Co. There’s nothing like a trusty work truck. Detroit’s General Motors Co. has unveiled a new engine
designed to rejuvenate old faithful when the time comes. The company has unveiled the 350 small-block engine. The
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GM
ramps up for EVs despite recession
(Tire Business) 31/07-2020
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DETROIT — General Motors Co. has started retooling a former sedan factory in Detroit into its first electric vehicle (EV) production hub, but the automaker's ambitious goal to launch 20
EVs by 2023 will require a much bigger manufacturing footprint that's likely to include other assembly plants in Michigan and at least one in Mexico.
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Talent
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Staffing
firm hosting mass hiring event for National Interview Day
(Grand Rapids Business Journal)
31/07-2020
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Express Employment Professionals will host its third annual mass interviewing event Thursday, National Interview Day. National Interview Day was first created by the staffing company and
celebrated in 2018 as a new way to recruit and educate job seekers in a tight labor market. With temporary
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Entrepreneurship
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U-M
Researchers Create Shapeshifting Microbots Using Origami Principles
(DBusiness) 31/07-2020
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U-M researchers have developed tiny robots that can change shape according to the job they must complete. // Image courtesy of the University of Michigan Researchers at the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor have developed robots less than a centimeter in size that can form a shape, complete a
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Travel
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State
park in Michigan’s Thumb debuts new tiny camping cabins
(MLive.com) 31/07-2020
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PORT AUSTIN, MICH. -- A lakeside state park in Michigan’s Thumb is about to have some cozy new options for camping. Port Crescent State Park received new cottage-cabins this week as part
of an initiative by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to increase accessibility and diversify the
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Tips
to travel safely in Michigan during COVID-19 pandemic
(Fox17) 31/07-2020
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For the past few months, we've been told so many times where we can't go, but there are actually quite a few Michigan gems open for the family to experience! We talked to Travel Michigan's
Dave Lorenz and Tom Daldin with the popular show, "Under The Radar", at one of the amazing places people are
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Arts & Lifestyle
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Here
are some of the best bike paths in Michigan
(Click On Detroit) 31/07-2020
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The state of Michigan offers stunning views all across the state, but why not view them while getting a full body workout. Here are some of the best bike paths in the state: Iron Ore Heritage
Trail The 30 mile trail in Marquette County has a unique mining heritage as the surface is a combination
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Theater
groups keep the arts rolling with Zoom productions
(Lansing State Journal)
31/07-2020
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Live performances look different in these days of Covid-19. We can no longer gather together in auditoriums or in large groups to watch the artists we love share their work. But that doesn’t
mean that Greater Lansing performing artists aren’t still putting together shows and stories to share with
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Troy
Reimink: Drive-in movies are the ideal activity for a lost summer
(Record-Eagle) 31/07-2020
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During an ordinary summer, we’d be approaching the low point of the movie release calendar. August is famously a dumping ground for films that are neither good enough for awards season,
nor bankable enough to compete with all the holiday-weekend superhero blockbusters, all the superfluous franchise
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Patio
season: How to enjoy the summertime weather in downtown Farmington
(secondwavemedia) 31/07-2020
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What was once merely a perk of living in Farmington – that is, an inviting, walkable downtown – has become, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a lifeline for both residents and businesses. For
after quarantining at home for months, most locals are itching to get out of the house while the summer sun
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