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Dow Receives Large Grant for Job retention
The State of Michigan has allocated a $120 million grant to Dow Chemical to retain roughly 5,000 jobs in the region. During its meeting on Tuesday, the Michigan Strategic Fund awarded the grant to Dow to support improvements to the company’s industrial park in Midland as well as its Auburn Operations facility. Dow says it’s working to expand its ability to manufacture materials that go into the creation of electric vehicle batteries. The State has also approved a 15-year State Essential Services Assessment property tax break and a 10-year extension to a Renaissance Zone tax incentive.
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Michigan gives Dow $120 million for upgrading facilities
Dow is one of Michigan’s oldest companies, having been around since 1897. It's also among the largest. Now, the state’s Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) is giving Dow $120 million in an effort to keep jobs with the company in the state. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that...
Five years later, check-forger caught
CARO — Police say that almost five years ago, Kendrick R. Abernathy forged two checks – payable to himself – for a total of $5,699. The checks, from Cass City Oil and Gas Co. to Abernathy, were forged by Abernathy on Sept. 1 and Sept. 6, of 2019. The Cass City Police Department, however, caught up to Abernathy, now 35, of Saginaw.
Offer Accepted for Bay City’s State Theater
A Boyne City man may soon be the new owner of the State Theater in Bay City. James White’s bid of $630,000, placed on July 12 with two other offers, was accepted by a trustee of a bankruptcy court. That court will now determine if White’s offer is solvent.
Cherry retailers are booming as growers struggle to hold on
Glen Arbor-based retailer Cherry Republic has built a successful business around a fruit that company President Bob Sutherland calls a “ruby red morsel of joy.”. For Cherry Republic, the tart cherry is much more than a crop, it’s a key piece of the Up North lifestyle that the company sells through its chain of six stores throughout Michigan, including locations in Holland, Traverse City, Charlevoix, Ann Arbor, and Frankenmuth. The stores offer more than 200 products ranging from chocolate-covered dried cherries and cherry candy to cherry summer sausage and cherry-based barbeque sauce. The company, which has 140 full-time employees, also distributes to around 700 stores nationwide.
Woman misses chance to avoid jail
CARO — One could say Rachel L. Parrish received a break when a judge delayed her sentence for one year, keeping her out of jail. But Parrish, 32, of Caro, didn’t take advantage of the situation. Last week a judge ruled Parrish “did not successfully complete her delay of sentence,” and tossed her in jail for 180 days – with credit for 74 days served.
Akron, the Las Vegas Bowl, and the Great American West
“Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country.” That’s what Horace Greeley (or someone else, as many dispute) said about the American West centuries ago. The American West has long been a source of wonder for many Americans. Naturally, this mystique carried into college football. The desire for young men in the Midwest to “go west” is woven into the fabric of college football. For nearly 70 years, the Big Ten sent its champion to the Rose Bowl to play in American sports’ most fabled tradition. This upcoming season, they’ll embrace four programs located on the West Coast into the fold.
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