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Ford to build electric truck plant in Michigan, add 300 jobs
 (Manistee News) 17/09-2020

Caption Close DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford says it will add 300 jobs at a new factory that's being built to assemble batteries and manufacture an electric version of the F-150 pickup truck. The new plant is being built in Dearborn, Michigan, where Ford is starting to produce a new version of the F-

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MEDC In the News

 

Detroit Startup Airspace Link Builds Advanced Digital Drone Infrastructure with Industry Partner Detroit Aerotropolis
 (EIN Presswire) 17/09-2020

Partnership to pave the way for Future UPS, Amazon and Alphabet’s Wing Drone deliveries. Our partnership with Airspace Link sends a strong message to inventors, investors and innovators to come to Aerotropolis to fly these new highways in the sky.” — Christopher Girdwood, Detroit Aerotropolis

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Chippewa County location named a finalist for command and control center
 (Soo Evening News) 17/09-2020

Chippewa County location named a finalist for command and control center MOST POPULAR Never Miss A Story Subscribe to Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie, MI OUR PICKS UPCOMING EVENTS By Taylor Worsham Posted Sep 15, 2020 at 12:53 PM CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Kincheloe has been named one

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Murals popping up all over GR, part of city-wide scavenger hunt
 (WXMI-TV) 17/09-2020

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — There's dozens of murals popping up in Grand Rapids and they’re part of a community-wide scavenger hunt. After Dark Grand Rapids started the project to help promote local artists and business. If you live, work, or even commute through some of the more prominent Grand Rapids

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Business Development

 

Lineage Logistics Raises $1.6B in New Equity to Drive Growth and Add Technology
 (DBusiness) 17/09-2020

Lineage Logistics has grown its cubic feet by 60 percent annually since 2008 to 1.9 billion cubic feet, making it the largest global temperature-controlled industrial REIT. // Photo courtesy of Lineage Logistics Novi’s Lineage Logistics, the world’s largest temperature-controlled storage and logistics solutions provider, today announced it has raised $1.6 billion in equity from new and existing strategic partners to continue its expansion and to invest in technology.

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Ford Expands Historic Rouge Center in Dearborn, Confirms All-electric F-150
 (DBusiness) 17/09-2020

Ford will build its all-electric F-150 at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, which is slated to be ready for production by mid-2022. // Image courtesy of Ford Motor Co. Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn today announced the production start of the all-new F-150 at the historic Ford Rouge Center, and

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Movement Music Festival Producer Paxahau Signs Exclusive Partnership with Twitch
 (DBusiness) 17/09-2020

Paxahau, which produces Detroit’s Movement Music Festival (pictured), has announced a streaming partnership with Twitch and launched Paxahau.TV. // Photo by Stephen Bondio Photography, courtesy of the Movement Music Festival Detroit-based Paxahau, a dance music events promoter and producer of

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Musser Family Acquires Ferry Companies Servicing Mackinac Island
 (DBusiness) 17/09-2020

Arnold Freight Co. and Shepler’s Freight have been consolidated. Pictured is The Senator, formerly the Sacre Bleu. // Photo courtesy of Arnold Freight Co. Arnold Freight Co. and Shepler’s Freight, both of which are based in St. Ignace, will consolidate and operate under the Arnold Freight Co.

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Hudsonville Ice Cream adds limited-edition fall flavor
 (Grand Rapids Business Journal) 17/09-2020

Hudsonville Ice Cream adds limited-edition fall flavor By Rachel Watson -September 17, 2020 Cinnamon Sugar Cookie features brown sugar ice cream mixed with a rich caramel ribbon and cinnamon sugar shortbread cookies for a sweet, crunchy fall flavor. Courtesy Hudsonville Ice Cream A local ice cream

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Wayne State opens Midtown health care center
 (The Detroit News) 17/09-2020

Access to primary and specialty health care will increase by tens of thousands of patients in Detroit with the opening of a new medical center in Midtown this month, according to Wayne State University officials said. The new 400 Mack Detroit Health Center already is staffed by physicians with

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Community Development

 

Former Detroit Free Press building apartments now leasing as part of $113 million redevelopment
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 17/09-2020

Residents to start moving in to former Detroit Free Press building apartments next month Price tag for redevelopment of Albert Kahn-designed building increased substantially Project includes about 8,000 square feet of retail space, 55,000 square feet of office

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Mobility & Automotive

 

GM Unveils Ultium Family of Five EV Drive Units and Three Motors
 (DBusiness) 17/09-2020

General Motors’ next-generation EVs are expected to be powered by a family of five interchangeable drive units (pictured) and three motors, known collectively as Ultium Drive. // Photo courtesy of GM Detroit’s General Motor Co. has unveiled its family of five interchangeable drive units and three

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Ford reveals plan for $700M plant, jobs at Rouge plus all-electric Ford F-150 secrets
 (Detroit Free Press) 17/09-2020

Ford Motor Company revealed Thursday an audacious plan to build a $700 million plant at the Rouge complex that would create the first all-electric F-150, the nation's best-selling vehicle. "We are proud to once again build and innovate for the future here at the Rouge with the debut of our all-new

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Entrepreneurship

 

Automation Alley Announces Corporate Partners for Industry 4.0 Accelerator
 (DBusiness) 17/09-2020

The Industry 4.0 Accelerator of Troy’s Automation Alley has announced its corporate partnerships. // Image courtesy of Lean Rocket Lab The Industry 4.0 Accelerator of Troy’s Automation Alley has announced corporate partnerships with Michigan-based manufacturing and technology operations. Powered by

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Economic Trends

 

Completed, pending home sales rise as market continues rebound from COVID-19 slump
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 17/09-2020

Sales up 4.6 percent year-over-year as home-buying season delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic An 18.3 percent year-over-year increase in pending sales suggests strong activity in the future Plunging inventory continues to drive median sale prices up; rose 12 percent last month

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The wind energy industry brings jobs to Port Fisher Terminals along the Saginaw River
 (secondwavemedia) 17/09-2020

about 69% of the alternative energy in the state. The Michigan Workforce Development Agency and the Bureau of Labor ...

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Travel

 

Fall travel ideas that are Pure Michigan
 (WZZM) 17/09-2020

While we're all feeling cooped up at home, a road trip in our beautiful state might be the perfect escape! Here are some ideas that are Pure Michigan. Harbor Country in the southwest part of Michigan has a lot of farms including Dinges' Fall Harvest that has more than 20 varieties of pumpkins.

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Romantic getaways let couples escape this fall
 (The Detroit News) 17/09-2020

All couples need a break from the routine, not to mention from the everyday stress of dealing with changing job dynamics and lingering stay-at-home family issues because of the pandemic. Getting away for a weekend or longer this fall is the perfect way to reconnect, chase away some of those

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Tribe’s project featuring hotel to ‘reinvent’ entry to downtown Manistee
 (MLive.com) 17/09-2020

MANISTEE, MI – A development project worth “millions of dollars” is expected to reinvent the first block of downtown Manistee and spur additional economic activity in the Northern Michigan city. The project is aimed at catching the attention of travelers on U.S. 31 and enticing them to turn into

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4 great drives for fall color around Cadillac
 (MLive.com) 17/09-2020

CADILLAC, MICH. -- Michiganders are delightfully spoiled this time of year, when there’s practically no end to all the great highways and byways offering up spectacular fall color views. For every celebrated scenic fall color route we have, it seems there’s countless more lesser-known roads to

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Arts & Lifestyle

 

Woods & Water: Escaping the virus
 (The Daily News) 17/09-2020

By Cory Smith | on September 16, 2020 In the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s no denying the isolation of being confined to one’s residence due to “stay-at-home” orders likely resulted in a bit of anxiety for most anyone. How do I know this? Well, as someone who is fairly laid

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‘Asylum After Dark’ tours to open at Traverse City’s former psychiatric hospital
 (MLive.com) 17/09-2020

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The dark, crisp nights of October might be just the perfect time to be led slowly through one of the old brick buildings that are part of the former Northern Michigan Asylum - and hear stories about the people who used to live and work there. The slightly creepy Cottage #30 will

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