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Getting A Grip
October 9, 2024 6:00 AM

Brian Smith, founder of the world-renowned UGG Australia brand, will share his journey and roadmap to success with stories of achievements, failures, lucky breaks, and near disasters. Brian's guiding principle: You can't give birth to adults. Every company is conceived as an idea and birthed into reality, and the baby business grows through its infancy, toddler years, early youth, and tumultuous teens, to eventually arrive at maturity.

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PNC Economist Ershang Liang: US Trade Deficit Narrowed in August

Michigan Business Network
October 8, 2024 4:45 PM

From Retreats in Goods Deficit and a Broader Services Surplus

  • The U.S. goods and services trade deficit narrowed in August 2024.
  • The goods deficit fell due to a jump in goods exports and a decline in goods imports.
  • The rise in the services surplus came from a slightly bigger gap in services exports over imports.
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Getting A Grip
October 4, 2024 4:00 PM

Brian Smith, founder of the world-renowned UGG Australia brand, will share his journey and roadmap to success with stories of achievements, failures, lucky breaks, and near disasters. Brian's guiding principle: You can't give birth to adults. Every company is conceived as an idea and birthed into reality, and the baby business grows through its infancy, toddler years, early youth, and tumultuous teens, to eventually arrive at maturity.

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Peters Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Efficiency of Legislative Process Signed into Law

Michigan Business Network
October 4, 2024 12:00 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has been signed into law. The CBO Data Access Act will provide the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) with timely access to information they need to complete estimates on the budgetary impacts of legislation before it can be voted on in the Senate.

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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | Erin Wallace, MALA - Addressing the Direct Care Workforce Crisis

Michigan Business Beat
October 4, 2024 8:00 AM

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Erin Wallace, Director of Quality Assurance, and Education, Michigan Assisted Living Association, Livonia, MI, but recording from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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ICYMI: Peters Convenes Hearing to Examine Potential Conflicts of Interest in Federal Contracting

Michigan Business Network
October 3, 2024 3:45 PM

that Put National Security at Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Last week, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing to examine the national security risks posed by federal contractors with conflicts of interest.

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PNC Senior Economist Jay Hawkins: U.S. Service Sector Expands

Michigan Business Network
October 3, 2024 3:00 PM

at a Faster Pace in September

  • The ISM Manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 47.2 in September, marking the sixth consecutive month of contraction.
  • The New Orders Index inched up 1.5 points but remains in contraction territory; the Production Index jumped 5 points to just below the break-even level of 50.0.
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Community Foundation Announces New $100,000 Annual Grant and 2024 Recipients

Michigan Business Network
October 3, 2024 2:45 PM

LANSING, MICH. — The Capital Region Community Foundation is delighted to announce the new Al and Jan Granger “Beacon of Hope Grant,” a $100,000 award to one nonprofit selected each year. The grant will be awarded annually, in perpetuity, thanks to an endowment fund established by the Grangers at the Community Foundation in celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary.

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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | Erin Wallace, MALA - Addressing the Direct Care Workforce Crisis

Michigan Business Beat
October 3, 2024 2:30 PM

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Erin Wallace, Director of Quality Assurance, and Education, Michigan Assisted Living Association, Livonia, MI, but recording from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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PNC Senior Economist Jay Hawkins: The U.S. Manufacturing Sector Contracts Again in September

Michigan Business Network
October 1, 2024 2:00 PM

but Relief Is on The Way

  • The ISM Manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 47.2 in September, marking the sixth consecutive month of contraction.
  • The New Orders Index inched up 1.5 points but remains in contraction territory; the Production Index jumped 5 points to just below the break-even level of 50.0.
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