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These are the 6 ‘coziest’ small towns in Michigan to visit this winter, study says
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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MLive
Technology and Innovation
World’s longest timber-towered suspension bridge opens in Michigan: How to walk it
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Click On Detroit
Kids and Education
Study finds school reform has left rural communities behind
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Michigan Education Association
Healthy Communities
Mobile 3D breast cancer screening center coming to Thumb region, Northern Michigan
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Technology and Innovation
Cybersecurity firm finds home in rural Michigan
Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Arts and Culture
Embracing history: Manistee tells its whole story
Greg Tasker
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Economic Development
World's longest timber-towered suspension bridge to open in Boyne Falls in October
Thursday, October 13, 2022
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The Petoskey News-Review
Sustainability
Fish sorting research project in Traverse City goes to court of appeals in Petoskey
Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Economic Development
How investing in branding is helping rural communities come out on top
Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Arts and Culture
Radical grantmakers lift up rural artists and culture bearers
Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Technology and Innovation
Connected Nation launches digital literacy program in collaboration with AT&T
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Entrepreneurship
Agritourism is flourishing in rural Michigan
Dee Goerge
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Economic Development
‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: EV battery maker investing $2.36B in Big Rapids hub
Thursday, October 6, 2022
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8 WOODTV.com
Entrepreneurship
Petoskey Brewing opens second location near Michigan’s famous Tunnel of Trees
Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Ann Arbor News
Economic Development
Welcome center near Mackinac Bridge to close for $400k upgrade
Thursday, October 6, 2022
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MLive
Sustainability
How to Lead a “Rural Renaissance” for Renewable Energy
Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Entrepreneurship
A community gathering spot reopens in Beaverton
Greg Tasker
Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Michigan's Upper Peninsula named USA Today's Best Fall Foliage Destination
Thursday, September 29, 2022
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New report: Current state policies are failing Michigan's rural schools and communities
Thursday, September 29, 2022
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MSU Today
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$1.2B northern Michigan mine eligible for tax-exempt funding
Thursday, September 29, 2022
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