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The upcoming NFL draft in Detroit is a little over a month away. State officials and Detroit tourism advocates are touring around the state to build hype for the event they say will boost the city’s economy.
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Raising roosters is big business. Now a push to ease penalties for cockfighting is ruffling feathersCockfighting, the practice of fighting roosters, has been around for centuries. In the U.S. it’s a federal crime and illegal in all 50 states. But in Oklahoma, there’s an effort to lower the penalties for cockfighting that breeders say simply protects their right to raise roosters, while animal rights groups are calling foul.
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As Michiganders adjust to the “spring forward” daylight saving schedule that started on Sunday, some state lawmakers are working to put it to an end.
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The Alpena Downtown Development Authority is hosting its sixth annual Fresh Waters Downtown Mural Project, inviting artists to participate and share their work with the community.
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Despite the fact that more women are going into veterinary medicine than ever before, some female practitioners in rural areas still face discrimination and pay gaps — problems experts say the industry will need to overcome to fill a shortage of animal care in those communities.
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Workers at the Decorative Panels International plant were unaware the company was on the verge of closing and that mass layoffs were on the horizon.
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The Decorative Panels International company has suddenly closed a long-standing factory in Alpena County, causing more than 150 workers to lose their jobs.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a joint appearance Wednesday before business leaders.
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The U.S. EPA strengthened its soot air quality standard from 12 micrograms per liter to 9 micrograms. Members of the Great Lakes Business Network are happy with the rule.
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Low snowfall accumulation has resulted in less snowmobile tourism throughout the region where businesses rely on people hitting the trails.