Lashae Simmons II, who has a passion for assisting black and brown people with financial literacy, is organizing the second annual Black Business Expo on June 18 at the VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center in Muskegon.
Over half a million Michiganders stand to lose their coverage again whenever the federal government revokes the public health emergency declared in January 2020.
“The Community Foundation sees the protection of our shared waters as a crucial element for the vibrant and sustainable communities we aim to build in Northeast Michigan,” says Patrick Heraghty, executive Director for the Community Foundation of Northeast Michigan. “It’s an honor to be able to showcase what our Lake Huron shoreline communities in and around the Alpena area are already doing and the great assets our region has to offer.”
Winning the grand prize “was really influential in making this project go from, you know, kind of just talk and an idea to a reality,” says Jessie Black, Big Rapids Community Economic Development specialist.
The help wanted signs are out every summer in Michigan's tourist towns, but it's not only the lack of seasonal workers hindering hospitality. The lack of housing for seasonal workers is making the situation worse.
What's on the minds of hospital CEOs in rural Michigan. Plenty. Recruitment and staff retention are top of list. And then there are concerns about cyber threats, aging infrastructure and the financial model for health care.
Family-owned Bay Port Fish Co. has grown from a one-person operation in 1978 to a thriving business that provides fish to individual consumers, grocery stores, and restaurants.
A daughter's request for a paddleboard taps her father's artistic abilities and inspires a full-fledged, environmentally friendly business in Petoskey.
The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy is taking steps to address the critical need for more trees in Bay City and Saginaw.
Internet access and availability has long been an issue in mostly rural but tourist-friendly Leelanau County. After several years of study, the county is on the verge of beginning construction on a two-year project that would provide most households with internet access by the end of 2023.
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