LANSING – Michigan grows stronger when leaders from all sectors work together to develop innovative solutions that move our state forward, Talent and Economic Development Department of Michigan Director Roger Curtis said today, kicking off the sixth Marshall Plan for Talent workshop with more than 150 business and education leaders in Lansing. “The Marshall Plan for […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The local economy continues to maintain solid growth, while some area business leaders express concern about an impending tariff war, said Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business. Long surveyed local business leaders and his findings below are based on data […]
Lansing -Governor Rick Snyder called the referral of a criminal complaint against Attorney General Bill Schuette to the FBI “clearly a serious matter.” The governor’s office went on to reiterate the importance of an impartial investigation, telling the Detroit Free Press, “It’s important that the FBI be allowed to do a thorough investigation without any undue […]
MICHIGAN — A coalition of local activists and organizations kicked off a ballot initiative seeking to incrementally raise Michigan’s renewable energy portfolio standard to 30 percent by 2030. The group, called Clean Energy, Healthy Michigan, will organize Michiganders to support the initiative on the ballot in November 2018. The initiative would protect Michigan’s clean air […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When people steer their way to the Michigan International Auto Show this weekend in Grand Rapids, they will have the opportunity to see a racing vehicle designed and built by students from Grand Valley State University. Students are part of an exhibition of student-made cars at the West Michigan Society of Automotive Engineers booth. […]
LANSING, Mich. – In an ongoing effort to reduce waste and increase Michigan’s recycling rate, Gov. Rick Snyder signed an Executive Directive requiring all State of Michigan facilities to provide on-site recycling opportunities. The Governor also announced the launch of Re:Source, an initiative that will promote the use of recycled materials in economic and business opportunities across […]
LANSING — The American Federation of Teachers – Michigan released the following statement regarding the passage of a package of bills that will gut the secure retirement promised to teachers. “These bills are nothing but political ideology of corporate donors like the DeVos family masked as a solution to a problem that, in reality, doesn’t […]
A new scholarship is available to Grand Valley State University students who choose to fulfill their student teaching requirement in a Detroit GVSU-authorized charter school. The scholarship is being offered through the university’s Charter Schools Office and College of Education. The Detroit Student Teacher Scholarship will be available for up to 20 students this fall, […]
Lansing – The Michigan State Housing Development Authority recently announced just over $1 million in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grants, which will allow home rehabilitation and repair projects to move forward across the state. “These grants make a lasting difference in communities,” said Earl Poleski, executive director of MSHDA. “When the physical condition of housing […]
LANSING, Mich. –The financial emergency in the Muskegon Heights School District has been resolved and a Receivership Transition Advisory Board has been appointed to ensure a smooth transition to local control and continued financial stability for the school district, Gov. Rick Snyder said. “I was pleased to receive and accept Steve Schiller’s recommendation that the […]