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$1.5 million investment in adult education offers education and career support to Michiganders
Six grant recipients will help Michiganders complete their high school degree or equivalency, provide placement in career training programs
LANSING, Mich. The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has announced the recipients of approximately $1.5 million in state funding to support adults over the age of 23 with obtaining a high school diploma and placement in career training programs.
The six recipients of the Michigan Adult Education 23+ Grants are Belding Adult Education ($50,000); Graduation Alliance ($791,000); Orchard View Adult Education ($216,500); Plainwell Community Schools ($92,500); Romulus Adult Education ($50,000); and Sparta Area Schools Adult Education ($300,000).
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DeKALB – DeKalb City Council will take up a consideration at Monday’s meeting for contractor bids for the painting and repairing of the south water tower, 2851 Corporate Drive.
City Manager Bill Nicklas is recommending the award of the city painting contract to Chicago-based painting company Era Valdivia, who has made a bid of $1 million, according to the March 8 City Council agenda.
Era Valdivia’s bid exceeds the fiscal year 2021 budget allocation of $850,000 by $214,270, but the Fund 620 budget could absorb the difference and maintain a positive fund balance for FY2021, according to the agenda.
The city released a request for bids for the second time on Dec. 11, a previous one was released on May 29, but several DeKalb residents raised concerns at a July 13 City Council meeting regarding the previous bidder, Seven Brothers. Residents were concerned with the Michigan Department of Labor investigations into the firm’s prevailing wage practices, as well
Whitmer administration coming under fire over how Michigan COVID restrictions are determined
How does the state decide COVID-19 restrictions?
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(WXYZ) â Starting Friday, 750 people can now attend games and events at Comerica Park, Little Caesars Arena, Ford Field. Restaurants and bars can operate at 50% capacity, not more than 100 people and have to close at 11pm. Private residential gatherings can now be 15 people. That was not allowed for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year s, the Super Bowl. How do they decide these numbers?
7 Action News asked for an interview with a state official. We were told no one was available. State Health Director Elizabeth Hertel was before a State Senate Committee and asked by Senator Ed McBroom about how the numbers have moved around for the last year with no clear explanation asking Hertel, âAnd I think my citizens on top of that want to know if thereâs another spike if the numbers go bad again, h
Whitmer administration very likely to extend ban on in-person office work beyond April 14
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The Zeeland headquarters of Gentex Corp. remains empty as employees for the automotive and aerospace industry supplier continue working from home because of the Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration s prohibition on in-person office work if it can be done from home.
State workplace safety regulators are planning to extend emergency rules that have effectively banned most office work if it can be done remotely beyond April 14, even as business groups lobby Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s administration to loosen restrictions put in place during the fall surge in COVID-19 cases.
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