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DBusiness | March 31, 2023



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*Site Selectors Guild Selects Detroit as Location for its 2024 National Fall Forum* [ [link removed] ]



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Battle Creek Enquirer | March 31, 2023



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*Michigan Strategic Fund approves incentives to support Big Albion Plan* [ [link removed] ]



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WNMU-FM | March 31, 2023



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*Michigan Strategic Fund approves grant for Soo development project* [ [link removed] ]



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Petoskey News-Review | March 31, 2023



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*Stafford's named one of Michigan's best small businesses* [ [link removed] ]



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mibiz.com | March 31, 2023



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*MEDC awards $1.1M to grassroots Kalamazoo housing, daycare project* [ [link removed] ]

KALAMAZOO ? The Michigan Strategic Fund board has approved gap and brownfield funding for a highly anticipated, years-long effort to redevelop a vacant property near downtown Kalamazoo into housing and a child care facility. KALAMAZOO ? The Michigan Strategic Fund board has appro



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Albion College | March 31, 2023



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*Governor, MEDC fund approval gives boost to ?Big Albion Plan? | Albion College* [ [link removed] ]



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WKZO-AM | March 31, 2023



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*Battle Creek location for New Holland Brewing Co. opens Friday morning* [ [link removed] ]



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Automation Alley | March 30, 2023



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*Video: MEDC Sr. V.P. Natalie Chmiko Updates Industry 4.0 Support Program* [ [link removed] ]



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Rapid Growth | March 31, 2023



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*West Michigan design is steeped in research and strategy* [ [link removed] ]

Emily Carbonell-Ferguson, Julie Lang and Bob Armbrister are local design leaders. They discuss how research, strategy and West Michigan influences their design work.



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WKZO-AM | March 31, 2023



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*Battle Creek location for New Holland Brewing Co. opens Friday morning* [ [link removed] ]



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Automation Alley | March 30, 2023



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*Qualified 3D: Making Additive Manufacturing Accessible to Manufacturers of All Levels* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | March 31, 2023



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*New $24M La Joya Gardens Coming to Southwest Detroit* [ [link removed] ]



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Detroit Free Press | March 31, 2023



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*New program can help Detroiters get $25K in down payment assistance. What to know.* [ [link removed] ]



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Iosco County News-Herald | March 31, 2023



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*Tawas City among 12 communities in the state to earn RRC Essentials designation* [ [link removed] ]



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SAE International | March 31, 2023



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*LIdar vs. Everybody in the onboard sensor race* [ [link removed] ]



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MLive.com | March 30, 2023



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*First electric buses set to be deployed for Washtenaw County transit agency* [ [link removed] ]



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Detroit Free Press | March 30, 2023



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*As auto industry struggles to fill good-paying jobs, Ford unveils new strategy* [ [link removed] ]

Ford is having a problem filling jobs that can grow to six figures quickly.



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Grand Rapids Business Journal | March 31, 2023



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*Founder expands Farmish, an Etsy-like app for farmers, gardeners and buyers* [ [link removed] ]

Within the first week of launch, Farmish had 1,000 users. Six months later, by September, it had 100,000 users from all over Canada and the U.S.



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Detroit News | March 31, 2023



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*Women are still the driving force of U.S. post-COVID entrepreneurs* [ [link removed] ]

Women created about half of new U.S. businesses for the third year in a row in 2022.



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Second Wave media | March 31, 2023



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*A bold vision for the Straits of Mackinac* [ [link removed] ]



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[link removed] | March 31, 2023



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*Jeanine Bobenmoyer - The City Moms: Spring Break Travel* [ [link removed] ]

Jeanine Bobenmoyer - The City Moms: Spring Break Travel



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WSBT | March 31, 2023



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*Spring Road Trip Ideas For Your Family* [ [link removed] ]

Spring is here, which means it's time to get out of the house, take a trip, and see what our area has to offer. Jeanine of 'The City Moms' is stopping by to sha



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MLive.com | March 31, 2023



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*Spring fireworks coming to Lake Michigan beach town for Tulip Time festival* [ [link removed] ]



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Petoskey News-Review | March 30, 2023



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*Stafford's named one of Michigan's best small businesses* [ [link removed] ]



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Detroit Free Press | March 30, 2023



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*Helicopter egg drops, bourbon, antiques: 5 things to do this weekend in metro Detroit* [ [link removed] ]



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