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Five Things you need to know about Michigan: Extreme Economy Edition

March 4, 2009 – 10:50 am

Face Plant by by Rudy Malmquist
We try to be as positive as possible, but I do hope that everyone (and yes, I'm looking at you elected officials) is preparing to need to do extraordinary things to keep our state and the people in it afloat.
1. Jack Lessenberry spoke with Ismael Ahmed, director of the Michigan [...]

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Rollercoaster Wednesday

January 7, 2009 – 10:45 am

MSU College of Human Medicine by Eridony
Going up
The New York Times reports that in the midst of the darkest economic times Michigan has seen in decades, the University of Michigan is spending billions to grow with nearly three million square feet new buildings for science, medicine, health, art, business, sports, food service and student housing [...]

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Off the Mat Monday: Bailout busting, rare isotopes, keeping working and Jason Hanson

December 15, 2008 – 8:27 am

A2 City Reflections by Behind
My Blue Eyes ~~ Stevie Exxxx
Before we go into some positive economic stories from Michigan, here's The Big Fat Auto Bailout Collapse from The Daily Beast and Mitch Albom saying Hey, you senators: Thanks for nothing:
There ought to be a law — against the hypocrisy our government has demonstrated. The speed [...]

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Proton Beam Group, Attacked by a lamp post

May 27, 2008 – 4:58 pm

There's pretty much zero chance that I'm NOT going to post a link to an article titled "Proton beam group forms". More here.
The photo is Attacked by a lamp post (150) by caterpillars. It's part of her Detroit show. Yow.

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Arresting Site for May 2008: Michigan Innovators

May 6, 2008 – 10:14 am

Hands at Work by detroitsky
Tim Pulice's Pulice Report blog has announced the Arresting Site of the Month for May 2008. The inaugural selection is Michigan Innovators and Tim writes:
I first ran across this terrific online destination last summer, which dovetails perfectly with the spirit of this blog, wherein I look to spotlight Michiganders who display [...]

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Michigan Books: Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher

January 24, 2008 – 9:34 am

Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher (Samadhi Press) is the story of former Michigan legislator John Otterbacher of Grand Rapids surmounting the challenges of 8 heart surgeries in 8 months. From the Sailing Grace web site (where you can also see a lot of cool photos from the trip):
This true story, narrated with present-tense immediacy, begins [...]

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Service Tax repeal appears certain

December 1, 2007 – 12:49 pm

Capitol, Landing MI by Irina Vasiliu
Below you'll find a news release from Governor Granholm regarding an agreement to add a 21.9% surcharge to the new Michigan Business Tax to replace the 6% Michigan Service Tax.
The Detroit Free Press and Detroit News have details on the agreement as well.

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The Eleven Seconds to Midnight Gang rides again

November 30, 2007 – 9:08 am

Carousel by jnhkrawczyk
"We've got a shift starting in 36 hours that we've got to charge 6% more on ... and I don't know how to do it."
-John Evans, president of Evans Distribution
Welcome to Michigan, where we somehow seem to be stuck in the Reality TV version of Groundhog Day: Your Government inAction. With just hours [...]

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6% of x? Untangling Michigan's Service Tax

October 11, 2007 – 9:08 am

Half Staff by Apocaplops
UPDATE Oct 25: Carol of ArborLaw.com writes:
I actually have the entire list of services descriptions covered by the law, on my blog at Arborlaw.com. When the law came out, I cross-referenced the NAICS codes (which are incorporated into the new law specifically by reference) with the section numbers from the bill and [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Michigan Innovators

October 11, 2007 – 8:18 am

Moon Patrol by powerbooktrance
Each post at Michigan Innovators is a video podcast interview with innovators who can or have had an impact on Michigan's economy. Two professors at the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University, Diana Wong and Bud Gibson, started the site with hopes that it would become a "highly visible repository [...]