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Cinnaire Receives $6 Million in AHP Awards from FHLBank Chicago

Michigan Business Network
December 12, 2024 7:00 AM

Cinnaire has been awarded $6 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidies by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) to support three transformational housing projects in Illinois and Wisconsin. These awards will help finance the renovation, adaptive reuse, and new construction of 233 affordable housing units, advancing Cinnaire’s mission to provide equitable housing solutions to underserved communities.

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Now Underway, Please Take a Few Minutes - Q4 2024 Michigan Future Business Index Survey!

Michigan Business Network
December 12, 2024 6:45 AM

Michigan small businesses, let your voices be heard!

https://www.research.net/r/Q42024MFBIMBN  

Can I get a few minutes of your time today?

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Peters Meets with Intended Homeland Security Secretary Nominee Kristi Noem to Discuss Michigan and National Security Priorities

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 6:00 PM

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Governor Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s intended nominee to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:    

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MiLEAP Releases Regional Child Care Coalition Report, Highlights Opportunities to Improve Child Care Access

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 5:00 PM

Coalitions Bring Together Economic Development Organizations and Early Childhood Leaders to Strengthen Local Investment and Strategy Around Child Care Access 

LANSING, Mich.  As part of Michigan’s ongoing efforts to build and sustain local opportunities to respond to child care needs, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) today released a report from Regional Child Care Coalitions, groups of community leaders, child care providers, and economic development organizations that are collaborating to tackle child care challenges at the local level.

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U.S. DHHS Regional Director Michael Cabonargi, Health Care Advocates Join Protect Our Care Michigan to Discuss ACA Open Enrollment Period, What’s At Stake...

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 4:00 PM

if GOP Raises Costs by Letting Premium Tax Credits Expire
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U.S. Nonfarm Payroll Employment Increases, Unemployment Rate Remains Stagnant in November

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 3:00 PM

WHAT: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases monthly employment situation reports that outline the current unemployment rate and specific household and establishment survey data. In November 2024, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 227,000 and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.2%.

  Other key insights from the report include:

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electrical training ALLIANCE Renews Commitment to Ann Arbor Area for National Training Institute

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 2:00 PM

Ann Arbor, MI (December 11, 2024) — The electrical training ALLIANCE has reaffirmed its commitment to the Ann Arbor area by signing a five-year agreement to host its annual National Training Institute (NTI). This decision ensures that the Ann Arbor area will continue to serve as the premier destination for the electrical industry's flagship workforce training event through 2029.

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LEO | Employers Will See Unemployment Tax Savings in 2025

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 1:00 PM

Amount of employee wages that are taxed will fall to $9,000

Most Michigan businesses will pay less in unemployment insurance taxes in 2025, the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced today.

Effective Jan. 1, registered employers who are current with their filings to UIA will be taxed on a smaller portion of the wages they pay to employees, called a taxable wage base.

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Business Community Disappointed in Lame Duck Legislature’s Unemployment Tax Increase on Job Providers

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 12:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. – The state’s six largest business organizations, the Michigan Manufacturers Association, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Detroit Regional Chamber, Grand Rapids Chamber, Small Business Association of Michigan and Business Leaders For Michigan, released the following statement expressing disappointment to the Michigan Legislature’s passage of legislation (Senate Bill 40) yesterday to drastically increase UI benefits – and costs to employers, who fund 100% of the cost of the UI system:

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MiLEAP Issues Final Call for Michiganders Ages 21-24 to Apply to Earn a Tuition-Free Degree, Skills Certificate Through Michigan Reconnect

Michigan Business Network
December 11, 2024 11:00 AM

Adults Ages 21-24 Must Submit Applications by Dec. 31, 2024, to Join 30,000 Others Accepted Through the Temporary Program Expansion 

LANSING, Mich.  Ahead of the December 31 deadline, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) is issuing a final call for Michiganders ages 21 to 24 to apply for Michigan Reconnect, the largest effort in state history designed to help adult learners without a college degree earn a tuition-free degree or skills certificate at their local community or Tribal college.

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