With the state’s budget crisis severely limiting resources, Sen. Cameron Brown has announced the closure of his district office in downtown Adrian. Nancy Jenkins will continue to serve the people of Lenawee and Hillsdale counties full time as Brown’s district representative.
Help is available for Michigan families adversely impacted by the state’s troubled economy. That’s the message Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) Director Ismael Ahmed delivered when he visited Grand Traverse County on Tuesday (September 22nd).
The recession has claimed a victim with the closing of a Centreville eatery. The Verdict, located at 104 West Main Street, across from the Historic St. Joseph County Courthouse, closed its doors on Friday, August 7th.
Jobless workers who are applying for unemployment benefits can now file their claims 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday by using an automated telephone system at the state’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA).
The current recession has resulted in an increased demand for services through the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging (COA). That was the indication from Executive Director Lynn Coursey during the July meeting of the COA board of directors.
Multiple subjects were addressed by the Board of Directors of the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging (COA) during the group’s July meeting last week (Wednesday, July 15th).
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Southwest Michigan’s local economic development organizations will host a diversification summit for Michigan manufacturers seeking to diversify into growing manufacturing sectors.
LANSING – In this week’s radio address, Governor Jennifer Granholm said Michigan’s auto industry is helping lead a green industrial revolution, and she cited examples from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. The governor’s comments come on the same day the new General Motors company was announced.
“I’m excited about it. It could be the push that we need to get Michigan back on its feet again and get those job orders out and try to help our economy.”
“We’ve made the cut.” These are the words of Roy Mrosewske (muh-ZEHS-kee), general manager of Cole Motor Company in Three Rivers, after Chrysler LLC told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 789 of its dealers – or about 25 percent of them – across the country as part of its restructuring process.
Gov. Granholm on Tuesday (May 5th) issued an executive order cutting the state budget by $300 million in order to balance a $1.3 billion budget deficit for the current fiscal year which ends in September. State Rep. Matt Lori, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, said the cuts were a step in the right [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), co-chair of the Congressional Auto Caucus, made the following statement Thursday (April 30th) following Chrysler’s announcement that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
As the Three Rivers Health Authority makes its case for a proposed two-mill tax levy, it’s interesting to note a story in the Tuesday (April 21st) edition of the Kalamazoo Gazette regarding the negative impact the troubled economy is having on the Stryker Corporation, another aspect of the health care scene and one of Southwest [...]
Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March advanced by six-tenths of a percentage point to 12.6 percent, according to data released Wednesday (April 15th) by the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG). Total employment fell by 41,000 over the month while unemployment increased by 25,000. The Michigan labor force edged down by [...]
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) will discuss President Barack Obama’s auto plan Tuesday morning (March 31st) on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” Upton, co-chair of the Congressional Auto Caucus, will take viewers’ questions during the live, half-hour segment from 8:30 to 9 a.m.
The lagging economy is prompting the closing of a retail business in Three Rivers. Kirlin’s Hallmark store in the River Crossings shopping center on US-131 will be closing its doors next month. Signage posted at the store says: “Due to economic conditions, our store is closing. Our last day of business will be Saturday, April [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Reps. Don Manzullo (R-IL) and Fred Upton (R-MI) on Thursday (January 15th) introduced legislation to stimulate the economy and create jobs by giving Americans tax incentives to purchase cars and trucks. The Get America Moving Again Act of 2009 (HR 550) would bolster American manufacturing and spur vehicle sales and production [...]
Brian Long, the Director of Supply Chain Management Research for Grand Valley State University, says the recession hit home in Southwest Michigan last month. That’s the word from WMUK, the public radio station at Western Michigan University, in a feature story that reports on Long’s November survey of businesses in Southwest Michigan for the National [...]
Washington, DC – Michigan Congressmen John D. Dingell (D-MI15) and Fred Upton (R-MI06) say Congress should prevent Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson from gaining access to the second $350 billion of Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds until Paulson demonstrates “a firm commitment to assist working Americans and save American jobs.” Dingell said about the letter: [...]
