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Since 2018, NOHFC has devoted more than $27 million to 37 tile drainage projects
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Participants are being sought for an upcoming employment event being held in Kincardine in April. “The Job Fair and Career Expo is all about connecting people to opportunity,” said Evan Vatri, Kincardine’s community economic development co-ordinator, in a news release. “It’s a chance to explore careers, meet employers, and find
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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Across Michigan, religious institutions, local governments, schools and nonprofits are turning to a federal program called Elective Pay to help pay for solar panels and other clean-energy projects.
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Policy stances from the Trump administration have seemingly proved a turnoff to travelers from other countries, especially Canadians.
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'We're at the front edge of a wave. I don’t want to be doom-and-gloom but it will get worse before it gets better.'
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By Karlee VanAntwerp
Critics of the proliferation of data centers are calling for a one-year moratorium on the approval of new projects.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Maritime Strategy, a 10-year plan with the goal to boost the state’s maritime industry, create jobs, and protect the Great Lakes. Read the full […]
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By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
A recent study examines how solar projects could be planned in ways that benefit rural communities without significantly increasing electricity costs.
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Canada’s dairy industry has about a $500 million deficit in trade with the U.S. -- 2 ½ times more is imported from the U.S. than Canadian dairy exports to the U.S. -- Dairy Farmers of Ontario regional chair Mark Hamel
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By Clara Lincolnhol
Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.
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St. Thomas has landed a $2-billion manufacturing investment that will create 300 jobs and supply the region’s growing electric vehicle supply base. Vianode, a Norwegian industry that makes artificial graphite, critical in the production of electric vehicles (EV) and batteries, has already begun work on a plant slated to open