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Hour Detroit Magazine | February 15, 2023



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*How Detroit's Automotive Industry Will Adapt to Electric Engines* [ [link removed] ]



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WWMT-TV | February 15, 2023



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*Battle Creek Unlimited applauds Ford's decision to build Marshall battery plant* [ [link removed] ]



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Battle Creek Enquirer | February 15, 2023



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*State and local officials celebrate Ford's investment in Marshall, but neighboring residents have concerns* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | February 15, 2023



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*SyBridge in Southfield Grows Life Sciences Platform via Acquisition* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 15, 2023



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*World's largest concrete company buys Saginaw roofing maker for $1.3 billion* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 15, 2023



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*$2 million Korean restaurant to anchor large-scale Asian-themed project in Novi* [ [link removed] ]



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MLive.com | February 15, 2023



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*Vacant grocery store could be transformed into permanent food truck court, bar yard * [ [link removed] ]



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Second Wave media | February 15, 2023



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*Ironwood and other rural towns embrace placemakingMichigan small downtowns work to improve their cores* [ [link removed] ]



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MLive.com | February 15, 2023



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*Ann Arbor OKs historic status for home of late Black poet, music teacher* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | February 15, 2023



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*Michigan Central Seeks to Add More Mobility Startups with Newlab* [ [link removed] ]



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MiBiz | February 15, 2023



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*Ford battery plant deal demonstrates West Michigan?s ?cohesive industry cluster? in EV technology* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | February 15, 2023



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*Detroit?s Marelli Powers Maserati?s First Full-electric Vehicle* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | February 15, 2023



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*Auburn Hills? Stellantis and HEVO Partner on Wireless EV Charging* [ [link removed] ]



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CleanTechnica | February 15, 2023



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*EV Revolution Activated: GM Puts $650 Million Into Securing Its US Lithium Supply* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 15, 2023



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*West Michigan tech sector makes pitch to lure laid-off workers from the coasts* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | February 15, 2023



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*LIFT Launches No-cost Skilled Trades Training Program in Wayne County* [ [link removed] ]



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Petoskey News-Review | February 15, 2023



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*North Central Michigan College to host job fair this April* [ [link removed] ]



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Second Wave media | February 15, 2023



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*How Muskegon Public Schools are using STEAM labs to create equity in learning* [ [link removed] ]



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WLUC-TV | February 15, 2023



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*Innovate Marquette SmartZone to host annual Women in Entrepreneurship event* [ [link removed] ]



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WLUC-TV | February 15, 2023



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*Invent@NMU, NMU College of Business teams up to host Mini Pitch event* [ [link removed] ]



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Concentrate | February 15, 2023



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*Clothes may be easier to recycle, thanks to U-M-developed tech that can encode information in fabric* [ [link removed] ]

Photonic fibers developed by U-M researchers can encode information on fabric composition in clothes that can then be "read" like a barcode.



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Lansing State Journal | February 14, 2023



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*Lansing official: Ford's selection of Marshall area site could be good news for Lansing region* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 15, 2023



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*Retail sales jump by most in nearly 2 years* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness Magazine | February 15, 2023



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*Resort Country - DBusiness Magazine* [ [link removed] ]

Three generations of the Kircher family have built Boyne Resorts into a tourist mecca that spans northern Michigan, the U.S., and Canada.



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MSN | February 15, 2023



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*9 Fabulous Winter Outdoor Activities In Adorable Marquette, Michigan* [ [link removed] ]

Visit Marquette, Michigan, for cross-country skiing marathons, ice fishing, ice racing, snowshoeing, and all things snow.



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Second Wave media | February 15, 2023



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*Cruise line adds Escanaba as port* [ [link removed] ]



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The Traverse City Record-Eagle | February 15, 2023



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*Michigan-only wine competition has several new twists* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 15, 2023



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*Nicole Kidman thriller sets sights on 'Holland, Michigan'* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | February 15, 2023



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*Outdoorama Coming to Novi, Features Birds of Prey, Lumberjacks, Trout, and More* [ [link removed] ]



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