A six-hour “open house” on Saturday (June 20th) provided an opportunity to meet members of the MILLFARM Cooperative and sample local foods and crafts.
WASHINGTON, DC – All 17 Members of the Michigan Congressional Delegation – 15 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and two United States Senators – sent the following letter to Ron Bloom and Steven Rattner, members of President Obama’s Auto Task Force, asking them to consider a modification to the existing Auto Supplier Support [...]
Development of a plan for recruitment of businesses to downtown Three Rivers is likely to receive attention by the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in the near future.
With an eye toward streamlining the handling of rebate applications, the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has authorized DDA Director Christy Trammell to process them – using parameters already in place – without having to take them to the DDA board for approva.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), co-chair of the Congressional Auto Caucus, applauded Thursday’s (June 18th) Senate approval of legislation that included the “cash for clunkers” provision to spur new vehicle sales and save jobs.
Budget-related actions were in the spotlight Wednesday afternoon (June 17th) during the June meeting of the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging (COA). The COA board approved the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2010, which will begin on October 1st.
Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May jumped upward by one and two-tenths percentage points to 14.1 percent, according to data released Wednesday (June 17th) by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG). Total employment fell by 54,000 over the month while unemployment rose by 55,000, leaving the state’s labor force essentially [...]
The Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education has adopted a general fund budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year that calls for expenditures of just under $23.7 million ($23,657,301), anticipated revenues of nearly $23.5 million ($23,465,546), and a revenue shortfall of slightly less than $192,000 ($191,755).
A “Food Fair and Flea Market” open house will take place at the MILLFARM Cooperative on M-66 near Colon on Saturday (June 20th) from noon to 6 p.m.
The third edition of KVCC’s academy to train personnel for the hospitality industry is scheduled to begin on Aug. 3 in Anna Whitten Hall at the college’s Arcadia Commons Campus.
Coachmen Industries is planning a $3.5 million expansion at its plant north of Middlebury, development expected to create more than 200 jobs. Elkhart County officials have endorsed the plans by approving tax breaks to foster the expansion. For more on this story from two sources, click on the following links: • Coachmen tax deal approved [...]
LANSING – Lt. Governor John D. Cherry Jr. said Friday’s (June 12th) groundbreaking for a project to widen I-94 in Kalamazoo County illustrates the real and positive impact that the federal Recovery Act is having on Michigan. Cherry made his remarks in delivering this week’s radio address on behalf of Governor Granholm.
The legislative Strategic Task Force on Agriculture will stop in Coldwater on June 22 to gather grassroots ideas on how best to strengthen Michigan’s agriculture industry.
Community Action will be hiring approximately 14 new positions through an Application Day hosted by MichiganWorks! The Application Day will be Friday, June 19, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Citing a need to prepare journalism students for the constantly evolving field, Western Michigan University’s student-run newspaper will focus more on its Web entity and reduce its print publication to twice a week.
Budget constraints have prompted a decision to close the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency office in Sturgis. For more on this story from Rick Cordes and the Three Rivers Commercial-News, click here.
Matt Chambers is among the appointments and reappointments to the Council for Labor and Economic Growth announced this week by Governor Jennifer Granholm.
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), co-chair of the Congressional Auto Caucus, applauded Tuesday’s (June 9th) House approval of “cash for clunkers” legislation to spur new vehicle sales.
MILWAUKEE (June 9, 2009) – U.S. employers plan to keep their staffing levels relatively stable during Quarter 3 2009, according to the seasonally adjusted results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, conducted quarterly by Manpower Inc. Based on additional data, the Outlook for Quarter 2 2009 was revised to -2 percent, the same as [...]
I had the good fortune last Tuesday (June 2nd) to participate in a “Community Conversation” hosted by the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce.
