LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks announced the launching of a new program that provides smaller investment fund managers an opportunity to grow by managing state pension fund dollars. The Michigan Small Emerging Manager Program will expand access to capital ...
LANSING – The Council on Future Mobility and Electrification (CFME) released its first annual report analyzing the economic opportunity created by new mobility technologies and the challenges Michigan must address for the state to remain a global leader in the mobility and electrification ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today introduced their bipartisan bill to strengthen our Buy American laws. The Make It in America Act will make it harder for federal agencies to use waivers to get around Buy American requirements, requiring the federal ...
LANSING — The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) has issued an emergency suspension of the liquor licenses and permits for the Wooden Nickel in Marquette. This licensee’s multiple violations of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Emergency Order on Gatherings ...
EAST LANSING — Farmers and private non-industrial forest owners wanting to enroll in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program must submit applications by March 5 to be eligible for the current selection period. The Conservation Stewardship Program is for farmers ...
LANSING — Today, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell appointed 14 members to the Migrant Labor Housing Advisory Board. The appointees represent five agriculture seats, five migrant labor seats, and four seats from other migrant agricultural worker ...
WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is accepting applications to support economic development and create jobs in rural America. The USDA is making this funding available under the Rural Business Development Grant program for eligible entities to ...
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined today with Republican and Democratic legislators to announce the launch of the $30 million Michigan Reconnect program, the largest effort in state history to ensure that more than 4.1 million Michiganders who are 25 or older and do not have a college ...
LANSING — The Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development approved the proposed drafts of the 2021 Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices (GAAMPs) at its Jan. 20, 2020 meeting. The GAAMPs are reviewed each year by committees comprised of various experts and ...
LANSING — Business taxpayers and tax professionals have many options for submitting their 1099-NEC forms to the state, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. For the 2020 tax year, the Internal Revenue Service debuted the 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation of $600 or more ...
HANCOCK – At it’s regular Board of Health meeting on Monday, Jan. 25, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) voted in a one-time annual license fee discount for food service establishments that have consistently complied with Michigan’s Epidemic Orders. The 25%t discount ...
LANSING — Small and aspiring food makers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula could have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of industry experts for a chance to win customized business support services. Applications for the U.P. Food Processing Businesses Virtual Pitch Competition are ...
LANSING — Today, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II announced that the state of Michigan will partner with One Fair Wage to distribute more than $250,000 in much-needed relief for restaurant owners and essential workers, as well as community members in need. Funding for the program, ...
LANSING - The Michigan Strategic Fund today approved two grant programs - the Michigan Small Business Survival Grants and the Michigan Stages Survival Grants - totaling $58.5 million in relief to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses and live event venues impacted by the COVID-19 ...
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) continues to reopen in a sequential fashion. This past Monday, Jan. 11, the PPP reopened for small businesses and other newly eligible entities that did not receive a PPP loan during the first round of the program this summer. The Small Business ...
LANSING – Businesses that require social gatherings for customers and have experienced disrupted operations due to COVID-19 epidemic orders now have even more time to make monthly or quarterly sales, use and withholding tax payments, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury. ...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of Jan. 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, initially only ...
LANSING — Today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced the citations issued during December to establishments in violation of the public health order put in place to control the spread of COVID-19 and protect public health by establishing restrictions on ...
LANSING — The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) has issued emergency suspensions of the liquor licenses and permits for five more businesses across southern Michigan. The licensees’ multiple violations of the current Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Emergency ...
LANSING — Ingham County Judge Wanda Stokes has issued a temporary restraining order against Café Rosetta of Calumet for continuing to operate without a valid food service establishment license. Judge Stokes’s order comes after Café Rosetta disregarded an epidemic order from the Michigan ...