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“There is tremendous ingenuity and exciting research taking place at Michigan Tech, and this new fund will open up more doors for our faculty and researchers," said Jim Baker, associate vice president for research administration at Michigan Technological University in Houghton.
“We are excited to provide this opportunity to residents in our community,” says Stanley O. Kennedy Jr., whose family has established a scholarship in his late wife's name at the Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville.
This year's recipients of Operation Action U.P. have been announced and will be recognized at the economic development organization's annual meeting in February.
Block by Block spoke with Lansing and Detroit organizations on how they’re addressing the need for single-family housing in their communities. Building Community Value, based in Detroit, and the Capital Area Housing Partnership, based in Lansing, share their perspectives of the needs and how their resources are serving as building blocks for a better housing ecosystem.
A $3.4 million state grant will help create a small business hub in the central U.P. The Lake Superior Community Partnership aims to provide more coordinated support to the entire small business community, existing and new.
Citizens Research Council, Michigan Municipal League, and Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation weigh in on state's housing needs, regional, minority-driven resources, and development within individual communities.
The 13 Moons Curriculum enriches the lives of children up to age 5 with an academic foundation focused on culturally relevant, healthy eating.
The East-Central Michigan Child Care Coalition is working on expanding childcare organizations, serve more parents, and lower costs to families.
Cherry Capital Foods closed in November, leaving Michigan farmers and produce buyers scrambling to figure out what's next.
Norway's city manager -- Dan Stoltman -- talks about his hopes for the Dickinson County community's future and his transition from Colorado to the U.P.
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