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Now Underway, Please Take a Few Minutes - Q4 2024 Michigan Future Business Index Survey!

Michigan Business Network
December 12, 2024 8:00 AM

Michigan small businesses, let your voices be heard!

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Peters Meets with Intended Homeland Security Secretary Nominee Kristi Noem to Discuss Michigan and National Security Priorities

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 6:00 PM

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Governor Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s intended nominee to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:    

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Business Community Disappointed in Lame Duck Legislature’s Unemployment Tax Increase on Job Providers

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 12:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. – The state’s six largest business organizations, the Michigan Manufacturers Association, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Detroit Regional Chamber, Grand Rapids Chamber, Small Business Association of Michigan and Business Leaders For Michigan, released the following statement expressing disappointment to the Michigan Legislature’s passage of legislation (Senate Bill 40) yesterday to drastically increase UI benefits – and costs to employers, who fund 100% of the cost of the UI system:

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Treasury: Shoppers Encouraged to Contribute to a Loved Ones’ Future This Holiday Season with the Michigan Education Trust

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 9:00 AM

MET gift brightens the season by empowering dreams and ensuring a lasting legacy 

LANSING — With the holiday shopping season in full swing, Michigan families seeking meaningful alternatives to fleeting gifts like toys and gadgets can turn to the Michigan Education Trust (MET) to offer a gift that grows over time and secures a future filled with opportunity for their loved ones.

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Now Underway, Please Take a Few Minutes - Q4 2024 Michigan Future Business Index Survey!

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 8:00 AM

Michigan small businesses, let your voices be heard!

https://www.research.net/r/Q42024MFBIMBN  

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AAA: Record Number of Holiday Travelers Expected to Close Out 2024

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 7:00 AM

AAA projects more than 3.8 million Michiganders will travel over the year-end holidays

DEARBORN, Mich., (December 11, 2024) — Michigan residents are expected to travel in record numbers for the year-end holiday period (from Saturday, December 21 to Wednesday, January 1). AAA predicts 3.8 million Michiganders will travel 50 miles or more from home.

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Launch Michigan | More than $3 Billion in Grants Allocated to Michigan School Districts So Far This Fiscal Year

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 6:00 AM

LANSING, Mich. — Launch Michigan, a nonprofit dedicated to reinventing Michigan’s public education system, today announced updates to its Grants Clock, a new tool designed to provide transparency regarding the public school grant distribution process and hold the state accountable for the efficient distribution of funds for classrooms.

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Governor Whitmer Announces More Than 600 New Jobs, $1.5 Billion in Investment Coming to Ypsilanti and Redford Townships

Michigan Business Network
December 10, 2024 4:30 PM

Los Alamos National Laboratory chooses Ypsilanti Township for high-performance computing facility; Detroit Diesel Corporation secures state support to expand, retain jobs in Redford Township   

LANSING, Mich.  – Governor Gretchen Whitmer today applauded Michigan Strategic Fund Board (MSF) action to support two projects utilizing the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve (SOAR) Fund led by the University of Michigan and Detroit Diesel Corporation, respectively, in Southeast Michigan. Combined, the projects will create at least 636 new jobs, retain over 2,000 jobs, and secure capital investments of roughly $1.53 billion.

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Pure Lansing : TAEIN E&D Announces Expansion into U.S. Market with Support from Lansing Economic Area Partnership and Lansing Regional SmartZone

Pure Lansing
December 10, 2024 4:15 PM

South Korea-based company is noted for robotics and eco-friendly technology for the food and beverage industry

LANSING, Mich. — (December 9, 2024)—TAEIN E&D, a South Korea-based company recognized for its excellence in robotics and eco-friendly technologies for the food and beverage industry, today announced its expansion into the U.S. market, thanks to support from the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and the Lansing Regional SmartZone (LRSZ).

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Right Place Assists BENTELER with $105m Expansion in Wyoming

Michigan Business Network
December 10, 2024 3:45 PM

147 jobs being added at new 315,000 SF EV component plant at Site 36

(GRAND RAPIDS, MICH) -  Today, The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), announced that The BENTELER Group will expand its Grand Rapids area presence with the addition of a 315,000 SF plant on a 20-acre location at the Site 36 property in Wyoming.

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