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cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — Relief totaling approximately $52.5 million for nearly 6,000 small businesses across Michigan has been awarded to date through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Michigan Small Business Survival Grant program, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday. “The Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program provides crucial support to Michigan’s small businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Whitmer said in a statement. “These g...

9 & 10 News February 11, 2021 Governor Whitmer’s budget calls for a huge increase in support for education throughout Michigan. The plan would aid college students with the the Futures for Frontliners program, which is meant as a thank you to frontline workers for their efforts during the pandemic by eliminating tuition at community colleges. Under this plan, frontline workers who lost their jobs between November 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021 in industries disproportionately affected by COVID-1...

Whitmer Governor Whitmer Creates the Student Recovery Advisory Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      LANSING, Mich. -- Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2021-02, to create the Student Recovery Advisory Council of Michigan. As Michigan continues to work around the clock to eliminate COVID-19, the Student Recovery Council will provide guidance and recommendations to ensure Michigan students have the tools and resources they need to get back on track.     “The COVI...

New council to focus on helping Michigan students recover from COVID-19 education disruptions Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 04, 2021 Students wear their masks during class at All Saints Central Middle and High School in Bay City on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com Facebook Share With Michigan schools encouraged to resume in-person learning by March 1 and winter sports reauthorized, school is starting to look more familiar. But with students havi...

Received an outpouring of local support from senior leadership in Michigan Will continue to work with EGLE to finalize the Back Forty groundwater model in support of a revised application seeking a reissuance of the Wetlands Permit Will undertake optimization studies to assess Project opportunities Evaluating financing alternatives with support from key stakeholders TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX: AQA, OTCQB: AQARF) (“ Aquila” or the “ Company”) is pleased to pro...

Center for Regional Food Systems Michigan Department of Education - January 21, 2021 138 Michigan schools, school districts, and early childhood centers serving over 406,000 children have been awarded grants from the 10 Cents a Meal program to improve daily nutrition and eating habits for children. LANSING �...

State clears way to allow private company to move toward leasing Independence and Liberty bridges Updated Dec 31, 2020; Facebook Share BAY CITY, MI - New legislation recently set the stage for other municipalities to follow in Bay City’s footsteps by entering into public-private partnerships for infrastructure improvements. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer put the final stamp of approval on a set of bills that allow municipalities throughout the state to engage with private companies to improve aging ...

Whitmer bill signings include tightened sex offender registration protocols, boosts in medical staffing Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 Facebook Share LANSING, MI - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s major signing Tuesday was the partial approval of a COVID-19 relief supplemental equaling $106 million. Later on Dec. 29, though, she inked a series of other bills. The governor ratified more than 80 bits of legislation to immediate effect, notably the tightening of registration protocols for se...

State lawmakers approve measures to boost medical, education staffing amid COVID-19 surge Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 16, 2020 Inside a new COVID care unit at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Mercy Health Muskegon is opening the unit at the previously closed Hackley Campus on Thursday, November 19, in response to the increased number of coronavirus pandemic cases in Muskegon County. The new unit will treat stable, COVID-positive patients who require extended stays ...