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MLive.com | February 17, 2023



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*Michigan is home to the top-ranked public square in the entire US* [ [link removed] ]



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Petoskey News-Review | February 17, 2023



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*Michigan coastal communities benefit from boosted interest in cruising the Great Lakes* [ [link removed] ]



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Second Wave media | February 17, 2023



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*Renovations of Alpena's Thunder Bay Theatre one step closer to $1.2M goal thanks to this $100K grant* [ [link removed] ]



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Second Wave media | February 17, 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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Marquette Today | February 17, 2023



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*A Marquette alum and The Smart Factory: A showcase for supply chain's future - Marquette Today* [ [link removed] ]

By Andrew Goldstein, marketing communication specialist Most people walk by O?Brien Hall and see the finished product, a 110,000-square-foot building that symbolizes the future of business education at Marquette. Contained in that larger picture, though, are endless details: 182



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DBusiness | February 17, 2023



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*First Independence Bank in Detroit Expands Minority Business Funding Program* [ [link removed] ]



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Second Wave media | February 17, 2023



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*Biggby Coffee expands its footprint in rural Michigan* [ [link removed] ]



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Grand Rapids Business Journal | February 17, 2023



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*Founders Brewing to release All Day variety pack* [ [link removed] ]



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Grand Rapids Business Journal | February 17, 2023



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*West Michigan companies earn ?World?s Most Admired? ranking* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 17, 2023



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*Detroit to fund 200 neighborhood murals in blight-to-beauty campaign* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 17, 2023



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*Detroit announces 2 affordable apartment projects on vacant land near Midtown* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 17, 2023



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*Vehicle digitization drives Visteon to record sales despite chip shortage* [ [link removed] ]



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MLive.com | February 17, 2023



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*Ann Arbor software developer hopes fellowships can bring diversity to technology* [ [link removed] ]



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DBusiness | February 17, 2023



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*Ford Fund Partners to Expand Collision Engineering Education Program* [ [link removed] ]



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news.nmu.edu | February 17, 2023



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*NMU's SISU Institute and Innovate Marquette Host Innovation Week | Northern Today* [ [link removed] ]

SISU: The Innovation Institute at Northern Michigan University and Innovate Marquette are partnering to present their inaugural Innovation Week, a professional development conference bringing together thought leaders and creative minds in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Registration



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Radioresultsnetwork.com | February 17, 2023



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*Innovate Marquette Plans Women In Entrepreneurship Event* [ [link removed] ]

Innovate Marquette SmartZone is excited to announce Women in Entrepreneurship will take place Wednesday, March...



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Petoskey News-Review | February 17, 2023



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*Michigan coastal communities benefit from boosted interest in cruising the Great Lakes* [ [link removed] ]



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Forbes | February 17, 2023



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*High Pointe Golf Club?s $24 Million Revival Speeding Along In Northern Michigan* [ [link removed] ]

Everything old is new again. Tom Doak?s first solo design is springing back to life in Traverse City after sitting moribund for over a decade. The public course closed down in 2008 and is set to reopen as a private club in the spring of 2024.



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freep.com | February 17, 2023



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*Upper Peninsula kennel has 180 sled dogs ready to take you on a trip* [ [link removed] ]

Lots of snow and sled dogs make for an Upper Peninsula adventure .



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MLive.com | February 17, 2023



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*Snowmobile businesses are praying for another snow amid weird whiplash of a winter* [ [link removed] ]



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The Detroit News | February 17, 2023



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*Detroit to commission 200 murals by local artists by 2025* [ [link removed] ]



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Crain's Detroit Business | February 17, 2023



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*Sterling Heights' Arab orchestra makes sellout Kennedy Center debut* [ [link removed] ]



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Manistee News Advocate | February 17, 2023



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*Explore the stars with Cognition's virtual planetarium* [ [link removed] ]



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MLive.com | February 17, 2023



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*Love doggos? U.P. sled dog race seeks volunteers to help with hundreds of pups* [ [link removed] ]



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