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(UPDATED) No Longer Working 9 to 5, Dolly Pardon the Turkey Pardoned by Gov. Whitmer

Michigan Business Network
November 22, 2023 12:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. – Monday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the winner of the turkey pardon naming contest. This week, a turkey named Dolly Pardon will be pardoned before Thanksgiving.

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Freshly Launched the Q4 Michigan Future Business Index Survey Underway!

Michigan Business Network
November 22, 2023 10:00 AM

Michigan small businesses, let your voices be heard!

https://www.research.net/r/MFBIQ42023MBN

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PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher: FOMC Minutes Say Monetary Policy Needs to Remain Restrictive,

Michigan Business Network
November 22, 2023 8:00 AM

With Bias Toward Higher Fed Funds Rate  
  • According to the minutes from the FOMC meeting on October 31 and November 1, FOMC participants maintained a tightening bias, even as they kept the fed funds rate unchanged for a third straight meeting.
  • Participants noted that monetary policy remained restrictive, and that supply and demand were coming into balance.
  • Inflation remained elevated, however.
  • PNC expects the FOMC to maintain the current range for the fed funds rate until the second half of 2024.
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Gov. Whitmer Announces Partnership with THAW to Help Lower Utility Bills for Highland Park Residents

Michigan Business Network
November 21, 2023 6:00 PM

Building on historic settlement the Governor brokered between Highland Park and the Great Lakes Water Authority, new assistance program will help people pay their water bills  

LANSING, Mich. — Tuesday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new residential assistance program for Highland Park in partnership with The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW).

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Jobs Announcement: The Right Place Assists Wyoming Manufacturer with Expansion

Michigan Business Network
November 21, 2023 4:00 PM

The Right Place assists Orka Automation with expansion

Orka Automation to add 25 new jobs, invest $2,500,000 at Wyoming facility 

(WYOMING, MI) - Today, The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with the City of Wyoming, announced that Orka Automation, LLC (Orka) will be expanding, resulting in a capital investment of roughly $2,500,000 and bringing up to 25 new jobs.

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PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher: Existing Home Sales Down 4% in October as Affordability Falls,

Michigan Business Network
November 21, 2023 1:00 PM

Inventories Increase Somewhat
  • Sales of existing homes fell 4% in October from September and were down 15% from a year earlier.
  • The median sale price of an existing home was up 3% from a year earlier.
  • With mortgage rates at their highest levels in more than 20 years, decades-low housing affordability is a drag on sales.
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Freshly Launched the Q4 Michigan Future Business Index Survey!

Michigan Business Network
November 21, 2023 11:00 AM

Michigan small businesses, let your voices be heard!

https://www.research.net/r/MFBIQ42023MBN

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Governor Whitmer Calls on President Biden to Ensure CHIPS and Science Act Funds are Invested in Michigan’s Semiconductor Manufacturing

Michigan Business Network
November 21, 2023 9:00 AM

CHIPS and Science Act implementation risks leaving Michigan companies like Hemlock Semiconductor out, impacting domestic supply chain   

LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to ensure funding from the historic, bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act can be invested in Michigan companies, including Hemlock Semiconductor. This builds on months of advocacy and a recent letter from Democrats in Michigan’s congressional delegation. 

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Freshly Launched the Q4 Michigan Future Business Index Survey!

Michigan Business Network
November 20, 2023 8:00 AM

Michigan small businesses, let your voices be heard!

https://www.research.net/r/MFBIQ42023MBN

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Freshly Launched the Q4 Michigan Future Business Index Survey!

Michigan Business Network
November 18, 2023 10:00 AM

Michigan small businesses, let your voices be heard!

https://www.research.net/r/MFBIQ42023MBN

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