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Business Development
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Michigan
retailers report ‘large upswing’ with September sales   
(MiBiz) 23/10-2020
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Michigan retailers report ‘large upswing’ with September sales BY MARK SANCHEZ Wednesday, October 21, 2020 12:52pm facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis
sharing button Nearly half of Michigan retailers optimistically expect higher sales in the coming holiday shopping season
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Handmade
gift shop makes the move from the waterfront to downtown
(secondwavemedia) 23/10-2020
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After four years of beautiful waterfront views, the Half Mile Handmade gift shop has relocated from its original Water Street home to a larger location on Washington Avenue in Downtown
Bay City. Gift shop owner Capri Wisniewski says that while they enjoyed their old location, they were simply “
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Hair
salon and bridal studio celebrates opening in Downtown Bay City
(secondwavemedia) 23/10-2020
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Friends since high school, Megan Phillips and Amanda Rupprecht have bonded over a lot since their graduation days in 2009. The two attended Frankenmuth High School and Caro High School,
respectively. It’s their shared career paths that have brought the two longtime friends to Bay City. Earlier this
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Community Development
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Building
partnerships to redevelop riverfronts in Flint and Detroit
(secondwavemedia) 23/10-2020
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The Detroit Riverwalk — which currently runs from just west of downtown nearly to Belle Isle — is one of the most visited spots in the city next to places like Ford Field and Little Caesar’s
Arena. “I just think we've done a great job since the inception of the organization, to make people feel
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For
the developer at the Mill at Vicksburg, sustainability is key
(secondwavemedia) 23/10-2020
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Economic growth does not need to come at the expense of the environment, especially when the developer cares deeply about the community where the work is being completed. The Mill at Vicksburg,
the $80 million redevelopment of the former Lee Paper Company mill about 20 minutes south of Kalamazoo,
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Talent
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Dozens
of employers will look for workers at upcoming Virtual Job Fair
(Rapid Growth Media)
23/10-2020
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One sign the local economy is beginning to bounce back from the COVID-19 recession is more companies are on hiring sprees. One is even offering a sign-on bonus. Brittany Lenertz is the
talent solutions director for West Michigan Works! According to September 2020 labor market data, West Michigan employers
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Economic Trends
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Cindy
Brown on why talent attraction takes all of us
(Rapid Growth Media)
23/10-2020
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Despite COVID-19 and the prevailing narrative that no one is hiring, the fact is talent attraction is still an important topic in West Michigan. Although our unemployment rate rose to 24%
in April, it has returned to 7.6% in August and a 4-6% unemployment rate is considered “full employment” (via Michigan Bureau
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Arts & Lifestyle
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Bell’s
Two Hearted Ale named America’s best beer for 2020
(MLive.com) 23/10-2020
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KALAMAZOO, MI -- Bell’s Two Hearted Ale is, yet again, the best beer in America. Bell’s Brewery brought home top honors for the fourth year in a row in the 2020 Best Beers in American survey,
conducted by Zymurgy magazine, a publication of the American Homebrewers Association, the brewery said in a
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Isabella
County parks offer year-round opportunities for recreation
(secondwavemedia) 23/10-2020
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There has always been significant value in the parks, but since the quarantine resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, more people have been driven outdoors, motivated to find new opportunities
for recreation. In their search, many have discovered their local parks and developed a newfound
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