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MEDC In the News
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Gerber
Products Company Expands Production in Fremont, Michigan   
(Area Development) 24/09-2020
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Gerber Products Company, a subsidiary of Nestle USA, Inc ., a leader in early childhood nutrition, plans to consolidate a line of purees and also relocate a freeze-dry yogurt line that
is currently located on the West Coast to its facility in Fremont, . The project will add approximately 50 new
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$15
million for Pure Michigan included in budget plan
(MLive.com) 24/09-2020
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Funding for the Pure Michigan tourism campaign is likely returning to the state budget. As part of the $62.75 billion state budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year that lawmakers made
public Wednesday, the Pure Michigan program would get $15 million in general fund money. The budget also
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SPECIAL: COVID-19 NEWS & RESOURCES
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How
one local manufacturer navigates COVID-19
(Unknown) 24/09-2020
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Back in March, when Steve Brandt, a long time employee at Autocam Precision Components Group, a manufacturer of high precision metal components for vehicles, found out he was being laid
off, he was filled with feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. After working at Autocam for 22 years as a machinist
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Bay
Future, Inc. goes online to talk COVID-19 economic recovery plans
(secondwavemedia) 24/09-2020
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What was originally supposed to be held in person back in April 2020 was instead held virtually on Sept. 23, a reality of the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual Bay Future, Inc. event featured
a host of local stakeholders, outlining what has been accomplished in the recent past but also the region’s
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Business Development
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Bay
City has high-flying vision for the future for James Clements Airport
(secondwavemedia) 24/09-2020
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At 15 years old, Doug Dodge rode his bike to the James Clements Municipal Airport and begged the manager, Al Hoffman, to throw him out of an airplane so he could skydive. “And he took a
look at me and says, ‘Wouldn’t you rather learn to fly?’ and I said ‘Yeah, but I can’t afford it.’ And he says, ‘
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Detroit
chamber moves Mackinac Policy Conference to fall for 2021
(Crain's Detroit Business)
24/09-2020
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The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual Mackinac Policy Conference is moving again because of the continued coronavirus pandemic's disruption of large groups congregating. The chamber announced
Thursday it is moving the 2021 confab at Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel from the first week in June to Sept.
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Roasting
a masterpiece: The art and evolution of Live Oak Coffeehouse
(secondwavemedia) 24/09-2020
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Live Oak Coffeehouse opened in 2017 and has helped transform Midland’s Midtown neighborhood in the years since, with The Ashman Loft also functioning as a launch pad for other businesses,
creative communities and everything in between. The business is more an unofficial artistic community and
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Holland
to participate in ’Downtown Day’
(Holland Sentinel) 24/09-2020
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HOLLAND — This weekend will mark a special event for downtown Holland. Holland will celebrate "Downtown Day," a holiday created by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in light of economic challenges
experienced by community centers during the pandemic, on Saturday, Sept. 26. The proclamation was made at the
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Another
expansion coming to The Deck restaurant at Muskegon’s beach
(MLive.com) 24/09-2020
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MUSKEGON, MI – Following a surprisingly successful season, Muskegon’s popular beach restaurant is undertaking another expansion. The Deck, located at Pere Marquette Park on Lake Michigan,
will expand its beach beer garden that was added this year along with live music. The expansion at the
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Community Development
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‘This
is home’: Why these longtime residents stayed in North Flint
(Flint Side) 24/09-2020
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FLINT, Michigan—Flint is often characterized by the resiliency of its residents. Despite the general wave of uncertainty that lingers amidst the recovery from the water crisis and during
the COVID-19 pandemic, it is still very much home, especially to Flintstones who never left. “It’s been
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Talent
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West
Michigan automotive supplier looks to fill 150 openings
(MLive.com) 24/09-2020
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GRAND HAVEN, MI — Shape, a Grand Haven-based automotive supplier, is looking to fill 150 openings. The openings all for all shifts and pay a minimum of $13.50 per hour, the company says.
There’s a 50-cent premium for second- and third-shift. “The majority of positions are entry to mid-level
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Entrepreneurship
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Young
entrepreneur finds the right formula to grow Detroit Flower Company
(Detroit Free Press)
24/09-2020
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Twitter has a consistent flow of tweets leading to an Instagram page about the Detroit Flower Company, with followers dropping hints to people to purchase a bouquet for them. Detroit Flower's
Instagram followers — 6,460 people and growing — wait for the company's founder, Ja'Nye Hampton, 21, to
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Travel
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West
Michigan blessed with fabulous network of bike paths and trails
(Rapid Growth Media)
24/09-2020
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Should you encounter me on a bike path, you will know it’s me — I look like a traveling circus. Reflectors, flags, lights, bells, and high-visibility jerseys are the calling cards of many
recumbent trikers. We ride low and — often — slow, so we need to stand out, be visible, make sure you notice us
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Arts & Lifestyle
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Fiesta
returns to Grand Haven this week
(Rapid Growth Media)
24/09-2020
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There may be a pandemic, but the Tri-Cities Puentes Initiative is looking to build on last year’s hugely successful Grand Haven Hispanic Heritage Fiesta — safely. The initiative, itself,
grew out of the 2019 celebration of Hispanic culture in the Tri-Cities that drew 3,000 people.
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Erebus
opens for 20th season Friday with social distancing measures
(The Detroit News) 24/09-2020
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The Terebus brothers, owners of the Erebus Haunted Attraction in Pontiac, bring their over the top style to new escape rooms at Erebus Escape. The Detroit News Massively large and incredibly
scary Erebus Haunted Attraction opens for its 20th season Friday with new rules to adhere to social
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Chefs
bring their dishes outdoors for annual ‘Men Who Cook’ fundraiser
(MLive.com) 24/09-2020
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JACKSON, MI -- The food may be served while you’re in your car, but this year’s “Men Who Cook” competition and fundraiser won’t be like going to the local McDonald’s for dinner. Organizers
for AWARE, Inc.'s largest fundraiser of the year plan to keep the excitement of the annual event, now in it’s
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