KINGSFORD — Little Sprouts Childcare & Early Education Center has opened in Kingsford to add to the much-needed daycare services available in the area. After working in and managing daycare centers for others, owner Brenda Henes decided to make the leap and start one of her own. “I ...
Billerud is proud to participate in Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, a day where companies open their doors so thousands of young girls get hands-on experience and insights into the engineering profession. Billerud is participating for the 11th consecutive year and welcoming future engineers at five locations in Sweden and four locations in the United States. IGEday is a collaboration between Billerud and Womengineer to increase interest in technology among young girls. “For Billerud to continue to be successful, it is important to attract, recruit and retain a diversified ...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has grants available that promote and support the cleanup and reuse of scrap tires in the state. Scrap tires pose a fire risk and a human health risk as mosquito breeding grounds. Scrap tires can be collected, processed, and used for various purposes, including paving products for roads, manufactured products, and energy production. Grants are available to fund up to 50% of the total eligible costs for projects that demonstrate new or increased uses for scrap tires in manufactured products and paving projects. To ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it still expects to cut rates twice this year even as it sees inflation staying stubbornly elevated. The Fed also now expects the economy to grow more slowly this year and next than ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Jim Dombrowski does not consider Jim’s Music & Teaching Center a chain store, despite owning and operating four locations in Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Marquette and Green Bay, Wis. Rather, he likes to retain that “local” music store feel in each of those ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in months on Friday as Wall Street's roller coaster suddenly shot back upward. That still wasn't enough to keep the U.S. market from a fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak since August. The S&P 500 jumped 2.1% a day ...
