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Mar 23 2024
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Jordan, other southwest metro cities worried Met Council decision could prompt “disorderly development” as metro grows
Leaders in several communities on the southwest fringes of the Twin Cities metro area are voicing opposition to a recent Metropolitan Council land-use decision they say promotes "disorderly development" and threatens cities' ability to plan for growth. At issue: the Met Council's move to edit Scott County's long-term development plan and allow a township near the city of Jordan to be
Star TribuneMar 23 2024
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Livonia park to get new play space this spring
LIVONIA, Mich. – Mies Park in Livonia is getting a new ADA-compliant play space this spring. The play space was purchased in part to a $200,000 grant from GameTime, a play equipment manufacturer, through the mParks 2023 Statewide Funding Initiative. “A new and ADA-compliant play area was long overdue for the residents around Mies Park,” said Ted Davis, superintendent of Livonia Parks and
WDIV 4 Click On DetroitMar 22 2024
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Enhance your lake living with Twin Bay Docks
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD)- What would lake living be without a dock? Twin Bay Docks is part of this weekend’s Cottage and Lakefront Living Show in Grand Rapids. Twin Bay Docks is truly a local product. Everything they use to manufacture their docks comes from Michigan. They have a patented Diamond pattern that is not only attractive but has a non-slippery surface and also does not get hot in
WOOD 8Mar 23 2024
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Drag racing fans celebrate the roar of the engines in Pomona
• None Jack Smith, 12, from Clinton, Indiana, takes part in a hula-hoop competition in the manufactures midway during a rain delay at the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) • None A race fan walks through the pits during a rain delay at the 64th annual
Inland Valley Daily BulletinMar 22 2024
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Michael Eugene Vogel - The Republic News
Michael Eugene “Mike” Vogel, 53, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, IN, due to a work accident. He was born September 9, 1970, in Greensburg, IN, the son of Joseph and Mary Anna (Collins) Vogel. Mike was a lifelong resident of Greensburg. He graduated from Greensburg High School in 1989 and spent his working years at many different
The Republic NewsMar 22 2024
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Stellantis recalls nearly 285K cars to replace side air bags
DETROIT – Stellantis is recalling nearly 285,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans because the side air bag inflators can explode with too much force during a crash and hurl metal fragments at drivers and passengers. The recall covers air bag inflators on both sides of Dodge Chargers and Chrysler 300 large cars from the 2018 through 2021 model years. The automaker says in documents posted Friday by U.
WDIV 4 Click On DetroitMar 22 2024
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National Standard in Niles closing after 117 years of business
NILES, Mich. (WNDU) - After 117 years in business, the National Standard is closing its doors and leaving 84 people unemployed. Friday morning, dozens of employees of the Niles manufacturer arrived at work, but only then left with their belongings. President and CEO of the Greater Niles Chamber Jeff Rea shared how disappointing it is to see the business close its doors. “They’ve called Niles
WNDU 16Mar 20 2024
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US solar factories need more government support to succeed, report says
March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. efforts to build a domestic supply chain for solar energy components is stalled and will require urgent government action to support the factories needed to compete with China, according to a report published on Wednesday.
The analysis by Guidehouse Insights, commissioned by the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition, said existing federal subsidies
ReutersMar 29 2024
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EPA announces new emissions standards; trucking groups react
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a final rule the agency said sets stronger standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty vehicles beginning in model year 2027. Major trucking organizations reacted, saying the industry has already done plenty to reduce pollution, and the new rules will be expensive, and overly burdensome, especially for small trucking
Truckers NewsMar 23 2024
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'We're human beings': Michigan mobile home residents fight rent hikes, worsening conditions
If Carla Kinsey's rent keeps rising, she worries she'll end up homeless. For more than a decade, she has lived in Avon on the Lake, a community of manufactured homes for older adults in Rochester Hills. When she moved there in 2010, Kinsey was looking to settle in what she called her “final home.” But now, her rent, including the cost of the land where her home sits, consumes more than half of
Detroit Free Press