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AAA: Nearly 1.3 Million Michiganders Expected to Travel for Memorial Day

Michigan Business Network
May 15, 2024 7:00 AM

AAA: Nearly 1.3 million Michigan Residents Expected to Travel for the Unofficial Start of Summer

Second highest Memorial Day holiday travel forecast since AAA began tracking in 2000

DEARBORN, Mich., (May 13, 2024) — Michigan residents are forecast to travel in numbers that exceed pre-pandemic levels for this year’s Memorial Day weekend. AAA forecasts nearly 1.3 million Michiganders will travel 50 miles or more.

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Treasury: Michigan Infrastructure Council Launches New and Improved Project Portal 2.0

Michigan Business Network
May 14, 2024 6:00 PM

 MiDIG Will Drive Collaboration to Help Michigan Dig Less and Achieve More From Future Infrastructure Investments

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Infrastructure Council (MIC) today announced it has launched the MIC Project Portal 2.0 (MiDIG). This innovative online tool revolutionizes infrastructure planning by fostering collaboration between public and private infrastructure asset managers early in the project cycle to facilitate a “dig once” approach.

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MSHDA | 2024 Duvernay Award Winner Announced at Building Michigan Communities Conference

Michigan Business Network
May 14, 2024 4:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. – On behalf of past award winners, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) today announces Christine Coady Narayanan, president and chief executive officer of Opportunity Resource Fund in Lansing, was named this year’s recipient of the Terrence R. Duvernay Award during the Building Michigan Communities Conference.

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Consumers Energy Installing Record Number of Smart Technology Devices to Improve Electric Reliability

Michigan Business Network
May 14, 2024 11:00 AM

Nearly 3,000 line sensors and over 100 automatic transfer reclosers will be installed this year 

JACKSON, Mich., May 13, 2024 – Consumers Energy will invest nearly $24 million in smart technology this year to prevent power outages and keep the lights on for customers. Nearly 3,000 line sensors – the most that Consumers Energy has ever installed in a year – and over 100 automatic transfer reclosers (ATRs) are being deployed throughout Michigan. 

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Clark Schaefer Hackett | Unlocking Opportunities: Grants and Budgeting for Not-for-Profits

Michigan Business Network
May 14, 2024 10:00 AM

Grants and Organizational Budgets for Not-for-Profits

Organizational budgets play a crucial role in guiding not-for-profit organizations toward achieving their mission. Covering all programs and operational costs, it is an essential organizational asset that must be well-maintained. Grant budgets, a subset of this, are specifically funded for particular purposes by grantors and also carry significant importance.

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LAFCU Announces Addition of Two Loan Officers

Michigan Business Network
May 14, 2024 9:00 AM

Zachary Emerson, Brook Jones join Michigan credit union lending department to serve members

LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU has named Zachary (Zach) Emerson mortgage loan officer, and Brook Jones commercial loan officer.

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LEO Hosts Detroit Roundtable with Business, Labor, Nonprofit, Local Government Leaders to Discuss State’s Effort to Support Clean Energy Jobs

Michigan Business Network
May 14, 2024 7:00 AM

Stakeholders Gather to Share Insights in  Shaping Michigan’s Clean Energy Future 

DETROIT, Mich.The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) hosted a roundtable event in Detroit today to discuss how the Community & Worker Economic Transition Office can help Michiganders benefit from transitions in the auto and energy sectors.

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LAFCU Welcomes David Ostrowski as Enterprise Project Manager

Michigan Business Network
May 13, 2024 5:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. — LAFCU announces the appointment of David Ostrowski to enterprise project manager of the Michigan credit union.

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Explore Flint & Genesee | Save the Date: Be a Tourist in Your Hometown Returns to Flint & Genesee

Michigan Business Network
May 13, 2024 3:00 PM

Day-long event featuring local attractions comes back to the community after five years on 810 Day 
 
(Flint, Mich. May 2024) Mark your calendars! Explore Flint & Genesee is bringing back Be a Tourist in Your Hometown after a five-year hiatus. The one-day event allows locals to tour area attractions and experience everything their hometown has to offer.
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Senator Peters Secures Pause on Changes to Iron Mountain Processing and Distribution Center

Michigan Business Network
May 13, 2024 2:00 PM

In Letter to Peters, Postmaster General DeJoy Commits to Pausing Some USPS Facility Changes Until 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter sent to U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, following his repeated calls to stop implementation of changes to the United States Postal Service (USPS) mail delivery network, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has committed to pause changes planned at the Iron Mountain Processing Center that would move a portion of mail processing operations to a facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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