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Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program to provide $55 million in grants for COVID-19 relief efforts
 (Michigan Economic Development Corporation) 14/01-2021

The Michigan Strategic Fund today approved two grant programs – the Michigan Small Business Survival Grants and the Michigan Stages Survival Grants – totaling $58.5 million in relief to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses and live event venues impacted by the COVID-19 virus, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced.

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SPECIAL: COVID-19 NEWS & RESOURCES

 

Meijer to administer COVID vaccine inside Michigan supermarkets
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 14/01-2021

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COVID-19 Update: Restaurants Object to Continuation of Closure Order, CDC Requires Arriving International Air Travelers to Have Proof of Negative Test, and More
 (DBusiness) 14/01-2021

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The Return of Dining - And Restaurant Week in Traverse City
 (The Ticker) 14/01-2021

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MEDC In the News

 

COVID relief funds available for small businesses and entertainment venues
 (Michigan Radio) 14/01-2021

COVID relief funds available for small businesses and entertainment venues By LESTER GRAHAM • 36 MINUTES AGO More than $58 million in state money will soon be available to small businesses and entertainment venues that have suffered economically because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The great outdoors beckons in Michigan
 (Detroit News) 14/01-2021

The great outdoors beckons in Michigan By Jeanine Matlow, Special to The Detroit News Michiganians are itching to get some fresh air, stay active and have some family fun. In 2020, outdoor recreation soared across the state, which followed surges in everything from golf rounds to bike sales across the nation

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Midland businesses stay resilient through the pandemic, additional relief in sight later this month
 (secondwavemedia) 14/01-2021

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Business Development

 

Electric Last Mile Establishes its Global Headquarters in Troy
 (DBusiness) 14/01-2021

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AI-enabled fitness studio opening in Grand Rapids
 (Grand Rapids Business Journal) 14/01-2021

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Back in a Jiffy: At 90, iconic Michigan brand finds its recipes still right for the times
 (Detroit News) 14/01-2021

Back in a Jiffy: At 90, iconic Michigan brand finds its recipes still right for the times Robin Watson Special to The Detroit News When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris shared her favorite recipe for cornbread dressing last year, she didn’t disclose the brand of baking mix used in it. Perhaps being politic, she just said that its name begins with “J.”

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GR convention authority planning how in-person events, meetings will return
 (MiBiz) 14/01-2021

GR convention authority planning how in-person events, meetings will return BY KATE CARLSON Monday, January 11, 2021 11:18am GRAND RAPIDS — Events are planned to slowly return to Grand Rapids’ downtown venues with ramped up safety guidelines, starting with crowdless Grand Rapids Griffins games and Grand Rapids Symphony performances.

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Community Development

 

Charles H. Wright Museum's green project helps Detroit's stormwater drainage problems
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 14/01-2021

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240-unit affordable housing development up for reconsideration in GR
 (MiBiz) 14/01-2021

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Integrated Architecture puts finishing touches on new office space near downtown GR
 (MiBiz) 14/01-2021

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Entrepreneurship

 

Ann Arbor couple launches ‘Paleoh’s,’ a paleo-friendly cereal
 (MLive.com) 14/01-2021

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Economic Trends

 

Michigan jobless claims drop despite national increase
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 14/01-2021

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Travel

 

Michigan dark sky park announces 2021 stargazing dates
 (MLive.com) 14/01-2021

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Ready to explore Michigan’s Drummond Island? Resort offers ‘Hot Rates, Snowy Dates’
 (MLive.com) 14/01-2021

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Things to know before you go to winter recreation resorts this winter
 (WLNS.com) 14/01-2021

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Arts & Lifestyle

 

Bernice King headlines MLK Day celebration broadcast
 (Lansing City Pulse) 14/01-2021

In lieu of a live event, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan is taking its signature MLK Day celebration to the airwaves. The one-hour program, which is headlined by a conversation between Bernice King, the youngest of King’s children, and Elaine Hardy, who chairs the commission

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Kalamazoo State Theatre private tours offer closer look at 93-year-old landmark
 (MLive.com) 14/01-2021

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