It’s that time of year: Work is winding down, annual projects and reports are coming to a close, and there is a more relaxed and casual atmosphere around the office as the holidays approach. With the holiday season comes the traditional office holiday gathering – that special time at the tail end of each year […]
Innovation is a fleeting concept that stumps many companies. Why? Because it takes great effort, time and research. Most ideas never go beyond being written down in brainstorm sessions. In fact, the odds of a new product idea coming to fruition are less than 4 percent. Steven L. Blue, president and CEO of Miller Ingenuity, […]
A recent study on students and food insecurity found that students often face the choice of sacrificing food and housing in order to stay in school. Consider this: A student with the most financial need is often left with an average student loan debt amount of around $150,000. That number is just for tuition. Imagine […]
Have you ever considered just how much time you’ve spent at the grocery store this year? Whether you are lost in a fog and find yourself aimlessly wandering the aisles while Air Supply plays on the store’s satellite music system or the time you spend running back for the item you actually went to the […]
Meridian Township officials gathered at Elevations Okemos on Nov. 14 to celebrate the Redevelopment Ready Communities Certification event with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). By being redevelopment ready certified, Meridian Township and developers can now compete for state funded grants and loans for which they otherwise wouldn’t be eligible. In order to achieve certification, […]
Lansing City Clerk begins Phase 2 of Medical Marijuana Provisioning Center licensing In compliance with the City of Lansing Medical Marijuana Ordinance, Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope stated the process will started with a thirty-day written comment period on Nov. 15. “There are lots of lessons that we have learned from doing this the first […]
