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MEDC Offers Help In Acquiring Critical Supplies
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Pure Michigan Business Connect program is now offering a free, online procurement platform to assist suppliers of critical health and human services acr...
Jack Hall Mar 19, 2020

Small Businesses Get Extra Time To Make Tax Payments
Small businesses that have experienced disrupted operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic now have additional time to make their sales, use and withholding tax monthly payment, according to the Michiga...
Jack Hall Mar 19, 2020

National Guard Called Up To Help With Supplies
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the call up of the Michigan Army National Guard to assist the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with assembling and loading critical personal protective ...
Jack Hall Mar 19, 2020

International Bay Baseball Players Cope With Virus
These are rough times for all of us, dealing with the fear and the uncertainty of the coronavirus. But imagine being a teenager from thousands of miles away, stuck in a foreign country, away from your...
Jack Hall Mar 19, 2020

DNR Closes Shooting Ranges; Campgrounds Still Open
In accordance with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' recommendations designed to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Michi...
Jack Hall Mar 19, 2020

Michigan Delegation Supports Governor's Disaster Declaration
Congressman Jack Bergman, along with twelve other Members of Michigan's Congressional delegation signed a letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator, Jovita Carranza in support o...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2020

Governor Signs Order Allowing Public Bodies To Meet Electronically
Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-15 to order a temporarily change to the Open Meetings Act to allow public bodies to conduct their meetings electronically, while also facil...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2020

U.S. Senate Passes Coronavirus Response Legislation
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today announced the U.S. Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which will help Michigan families during the national coronavirus crisis. The bi...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2020

Governor Signs Order Extending Tax Foreclosure Deadline
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-14, extending the deadline for Michigan residents to pay back taxes and avoid foreclosure on their property during the ongoing coronavirus (...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2020

BREAKING: Island Resort & Closing At Noon Saturday
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Island Resort & Casino will officially close at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 21, through Monday, April 6, 2020. General Manager Tony Mancil...
Jack Hall Mar 18, 2020

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