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Deadline Nears to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Benefits if Job Was Lost due to August Storms

Michigan Business Network
March 18, 2024 1:00 PM

Residents in 9 Michigan counties have until March 27, 2024, to apply if severe weather interrupted work

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) reminds residents in nine Michigan counties of an upcoming deadline to apply for disaster unemployment assistance if they lost work due to severe weather last summer.

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Gov. Whitmer Announces First Director of Office of Community Violence Intervention

Michigan Business Network
March 15, 2024 2:00 PM

New office established by the governor will focus on reducing crime, building on $1.5 billion of public safety investments since she took office   

LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Jennifer DeLaCruz as the director of the newly created Office of Community Violence Intervention Services. 

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LEO | 71 Students Honored in Michigan Career and Technical Institute’s Winter/Spring Graduation Ceremony

Michigan Business Network
March 15, 2024 12:00 PM

MCTI’s student-focused approach results in postsecondary success for individuals with disabilities

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Career and Technical Institute (MCTI) hosted its winter/spring graduation ceremony Thursday, celebrating 71 students who successfully completed in-demand training programs and earned credentials that will help them access competitive, integrated employment opportunities.

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Gov. Whitmer Announces 187 New Jobs w/ Two Business Expansions in Macomb, Oakland Counties

Michigan Business Network
March 14, 2024 6:00 PM

  • The Paslin company announces expansions at their Pontiac, Shelby Twp. and Warren facilities, creating 100 new jobs 
  • Quantum Fuel Systems announces first-ever Michigan facility in Wixom, creating 87 new jobs  
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ICYMI: Media Business | Samuel Dodge How Media Deals With Higher Education News

Media Business
March 14, 2024 1:00 PM

Tony Conley is a newer content contributor and show host for Michigan Business Network. To kick off his sixty-eighth episode, Tony has a three-segment conversation about news coming out of higher education in early 2024.

He welcomes Sam Dodge is the Higher Education Reporter for MLive/The Ann Arbor News,

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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | Brian Peters, MHA, State Budget Addressing State’s Workforce Challenges

Michigan Business Beat
March 14, 2024 9:00 AM

Chris Holman welcomes back Brian Peters, CEO, of MHA, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Lansing, MI.

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Peters Bipartisan Bill to Create One Deadline to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance Programs for Individuals

Michigan Business Network
March 14, 2024 8:00 AM

Heads to President to be Signed into Law 

WASHINGTON, DC – The House has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to create one application deadline for two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs that individuals use for federal disaster assistance. FEMA’s Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) and Individuals and Households Program (IHP) currently have different application deadlines following a disaster declaration, which can cause confusion for disaster survivors who may have trouble tracking when they need to apply for each program.
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ICYMI: LRCC | Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Applauds Lansing Mayor, Lansing City Council...

Michigan Business Network
March 13, 2024 6:00 PM

for Acceptance of Downtown Transformational Housing Developments 

(Lansing, MI) — The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) extends its appreciation to the Mayor and Lansing City Council for their action to approve transformational downtown housing developments. The $228 million housing developments includes $40 million of state appropriated investment to support economic growth in downtown Lansing.
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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | Brian Peters, MHA, State Budget Addressing State’s Workforce Challenges

Michigan Business Beat
March 13, 2024 5:00 PM

Chris Holman welcomes back Brian Peters, CEO, of MHA, the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Lansing, MI.

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Carolee Kvoriak Elected Chair of Citizens Research Council Board of Directors

Michigan Business Network
March 13, 2024 3:00 PM

Livonia, MI – The 108-year-old Citizens Research Council of Michigan is pleased to announce the election of Carolee Kvoriak as Chair of the Board of Directors at the March 13 board meeting. Ms. Kvoriak was elected to fill the balance of the term after Chase Cantrell resigned to become a candidate for the Mayor of Detroit.

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