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Governor Whitmer appoints Susan Corbin as permanent director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

LANSING — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that she appointed acting Director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) Susan Corbin to serve as permanent Director of the department. The Governor also thanked State Budget Director Dave Massaron for his service to the State of Michigan and congratulated him on his new role as Chief Financial Officer of Wayne State University, which he will transition to after completing the fiscal year 2022 budget. "Michiganders across the state have benefited from Susan’s leadership as Acting Director of LEO since ...

Lucas Calhoun hired as the operations lead at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge

COPPER HARBOR — The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge (KML) would like to officially announce the hiring of Lucas Calhoun. Lucas will be responsible for ensuring that all the departments at the Lodge are working together, instilling the values of the organization, ensuring our services and products are up to par with our target market, making sure things are working smoothly on a day-to-day basis, and achieving and improving the financial results of the operations. He is excited about the progress and direction of the Lodge the past several years, and believes in marrying history with the ...

Local youth develop employment Skills while Building Community Connections

HOUGHTON — This summer in Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties, Superior Alliance for Independent Living, Disability Network of the Upper Peninsula (SAIL), the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) - Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS), and the Department of ...

Historical Society of Michigan absorbs Michigan Historical Review Into HSM Publications

LANSING — The Historical Society of Michigan (HSM) is the new publisher of the “Michigan Historical Review” after the Department of History at Central Michigan University (CMU) transferred that role on Aug 1. The “Michigan Historical Review” is the state’s only academic publication devoted to the history of Michigan. The 47-year-old “Michigan Historical Review,” which was started in 1974 as “The Great Lakes Review” and was published by the Clarke Historical Library at CMU for many years, has both individual subscribers and numerous library/institutional subscribers ...

Proposals being sought

MARQUETTE - Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is now accepting proposals through Oct. 15 for the annual Bond Falls Mitigation and Enhancement Fund (MEF) grant. The goal of the MEF grant is to create tangible, measurable improvements to aquatic and terrestrial environments within the Ontonagon River watershed. This watershed includes UPPCO’s Bond Falls and Victoria Hydroelectric Projects. UPPCO contributes annually to the MEF, which is managed by the Bond Falls Implementation Team (BFIT). BFIT is comprised of representatives from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), ...

Gov. Whitmer announces more than $2.5 million available to help Michigan businesses address talent shortages

LANSING — Gov. Whitmer joins the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to announce a competitive Request for Proposals to develop and launch the Michigan Industry Cluster Approach 3.0 (MICA 3.0) initiative. There is $2.5 million available to fund grant awards to support the development of a new, or the revitalization of an existing employer-led collaborative. “These grants will expand opportunity for Michiganders statewide as we continue our economic jumpstart and help small businesses emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever,” said Governor Gretchen ...