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Wexford-Missaukee CTC Hosts First Career Expo
Recently, the Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center hosted a Career Expo that connected its students with area business and industry looking for workers with the skills they need. Almost 600 students in the various CTC programs took turns meeting with the employers and asking questions developed by CTC staff.
Consumers Energy Awards $4.3 Million in Energy-Efficiency Incentives to Michigan Businesses and Schools
Consumers Energy awarded $4.3 million in incentives to Michigan businesses and schools to help them become more energy efficient in the first quarter of 2013.
HICA Extension Moves To House Floor
A smaller financial hole is better than a larger one. That was message this morning from House Appropriations Chairman Joe Haveman (R-Holland) as his committee advanced a bill that would extend the sunset date for the Health Insurance Claims Assessment (HICA), known as the 1 percent "claims tax." 

The Appropriations Committee voted 18-3 for the bill, SB 0335, which would move the sunset date for HICA from Jan. 1, 2014 to Jan. 1, 2018.
GM to Invest Nearly $45M in New Logistics Center at Grand River Plant, Create 200 Jobs
General Motors Co. plans to spend $44.5 million to open a new logistics center at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant, an expansion that will create 200 jobs, the Detroit automaker said today.

The logistics center will be 400,000 square feet and used for parts sequencing purposes. GM said the center is intended to cut costs and transportation between facilities. Regional plant manager Tony Francavilla said construction should be completed by September 2014.
Ralco Industries To Build New HQ In Auburn Hills
Ralco Industries Inc. has submitted plans to construct a new 125,000-square-foot world headquarters and manufacturing facility on 18.8 acres located along the north side of Taylor Road in Auburn Hills.

Said Steven Cohen, director of community development for the city of Auburn Hills: “Ralco could have built this new facility anywhere in the Midwest, but they want to be here. That’s great news not only for the city of Auburn Hills but also the state of Michigan.”
   

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