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Need to work away from home? Consider these co-working spaces in rural Michigan
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How one rural Michigan brewery created community
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Photo: A craft beer enthusiast, Jeremy Grossenbacher grew up in Coopersville.
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Michigan's first commercial elderberry farm offers u-pick, market and more
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Lavender farms on the rise in Michigan
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Photo: Cassopolis has made many improvements, including to its downtown, but housing remains an issue.
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The life of a modern shepherdess: Bridging tradition and innovation in farming in rural Michigan
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Dasher? Dancer? Prancer? Nope. But there are "other" reindeer at this festive farm in Clare County
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Photo: A reindeer stands on top of a hill inside an enclosure at Rooftop Landing Reindeer Farm
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It's a gym, theater, library ... a building for the community in Harbor Beach
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Michigan hop farmers are upbeat about their future
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Indoor axe throwing and corn hole entertainment venue coming this fall to Mt. Pleasant
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Labor of mixed emotions
Morgan Springer | Interlochen Public Radio
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Is farming a labor of love? Not necessarily, says Nic NAME, the subject of a recent Points North podcast.
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Michigan organizations, universities, and agencies growing the public health workforce
Monique Bedford
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Michigan, as well as the rest of the world, is going through a
health care workforce shortage.
The
Michigan Health Council
’s (MHC)
Michigan Health Care Workforce Index
projects that nearly all 36 health care occupations will experience workforce shortages between now and 2033.
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Funding gap threatens care for Michiganders utilizing community mental health
Estelle Slootmaker
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Michigan’s community mental health agencies face deep revenue gaps this year — a projected $93 million.
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Autonomous vessel to map the Great Lakes
But first it will solve Lake Superior mystery
Paula McCambridge
Thursday, September 12, 2024
The Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University this week launched its Autonomous Surface Vessel. The unmanned vessel will map the Great Lakes and help answer decades-old questions involving the whereabouts of more than 200 unaccounted for shipwrecks and plane crashes in Lake Superior.
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DoubleTree Hotel in BC to offer premier hospitality for guests, hands-on learning for students
Jane Parikh
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Battle Creek welcomes DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in September. As part of a unique community partnership, the hotel will feature luxury accommodations and a hospitality training center, the first 'training hotel' in Southwest Michigan.
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Blue Meets Green collaborative feeds economic prosperity
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Sarah Spohn
Thursday, September 12, 2024
The Blue Meets Green collaborative considers all sectors while cultivating a prosperous St. Clair County.
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Project Connect brings together Sanilac County residents and resources
Leslie Cieplechowicz
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Taking place 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, September 26 at the Sandusky Fairgrounds, Project Connect will share resources, services, food, health care access, and more with county residents in need.
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Need to work away from home? Consider these co-working spaces in rural Michigan
Paula McCambridge
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Looking for a remote place to work? Considers one of these co-working spaces across rural Michigan. These spaces are ideal for solo work and also to collaborate with others. The amenities include more than an endless supply of coffee.
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Chelsea firefighters seek help to restore aging fire station
Jaishree Drepaul
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Chelsea Area Fire Authority Chief Robert Arbini is sounding an alarm – but it's not for the type of emergency that most community members might imagine. This time Chelsea's fire station at 200 W. Middle St. is in urgent need of rescue.
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Paid sick leave and family leave are moving forward in Michigan. Here's what's next.
Estelle Slootmaker
Thursday, August 29, 2024
For more than a decade, Michigan advocacy groups and some legislators have been working to expand paid leave from work for Michiganders – and this year, their efforts are paying off in two major ways.
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GoingPro grants boost workforce development across West Michigan
The Lakeshore
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Benteler Automotive is one of 94 regional employers that have been awarded $4.8 million in the Going PRO Talent Fund grants. These awards will support skill development and workforce capabilities across multiple industries.
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Michigan expands tuition-free access to community colleges, boosting higher education equality
Misty Barron
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The Michigan Reconnect Scholarship program is now open to students as young as 21. The goal of the scholarship is to increase the percentage of Michigan adults with postsecondary education to 60% by 2030.
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What's it like riding the U.P.'s electrified trails?
Greg Tasker
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The U.P. is home to the country's first-of-its-kind electrified trail network, allowing off-road vehicle enthusiasts the opportunity to explore 125 miles of the countryside without having to worry about charging. What's it like to ride this trail on an electric ORV? Is this the future of ORVs?
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Healthy Communities
Behavioral Health Homes: A transformative approach in Michigan
Brianna Nargiso
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Behavioral health homes provide holistic care that addresses both the physical and mental health needs of individuals, ensuring a coordinated and patient-centered approach.
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Economic Development
Northern Strike returns to the Tip of the Mitt
Dianna Stampfler
Thursday, August 15, 2024
One of the U.S. Department of Defense’s largest joint training readiness programs, Northern Strike, takes place on land, in the sky, in the water and in cyberspace through August 17. The staging here for that extensive military exercise is none other than
The Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center
in Grayling.
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Lessons from the trail: How a scenic trail system fosters vibrant communities and economic growth
Laura Fitzgerald
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Over the last ten years, it’s estimated that over $180 million has been invested in 60 different public and private projects along the trail. These projects include restaurants, entertainment venues, housing, hotels, and retail stores.
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Fishing tournaments reel in dollars, tourism, and community engagement for the region
Sarah Spohn
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Smallmouth and largemouth bass aren’t the only things national fishing tournaments are reeling into the Great Lakes Bay Region. Bay City, Midland, and Saginaw also saw hundreds of people and nearly a million dollars come into the area from direct spending of participants and tourists from these annual events.
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How one rural Michigan brewery created community
Jason M. Karel
Thursday, August 15, 2024
When Jeremy Grossenbacher decided to open his own craft brewery in his hometown of Coopersville, he knew he wanted to create something more than a place to grab a cold brew. He wanted to create community.
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A century of craftsmanship: Family firm celebrates 100 years of building homes
The Lakeshore
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Vander Meulen Builders, a fourth-generation family-owned construction firm, is celebrating a century of building custom homes for the Lakeshore community.
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Look Out: Autonomous vehicle production at Edison Manufacturing
Riley Connell
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Autonomous vehicles have entered the manufacturing scene with one Port Huron-based company leading the way for their production, in Michigan and beyond.
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Developers win grant to activate vacant space into workforce housing in downtown Petoskey
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Thursday, December 5, 2024
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Thursday, November 21, 2024
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