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Gas prices slide in Michigan, statewide average now below national level
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January 07, 2013, 9:38AM
See which Michigan metro areas have the highest and lowest prices. Full story »
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Chelsea Alehouse Brewery opens in downtown Chelsea
By AnnArbor.com - @mlive-business-a2
/January 07, 2013, 1:02PM
The Chelsea Alehouse Brewery opened Thursday in Chelsea's Clocktower complex, Chelsea Patch reported. Chris Martinson stands in front of a glass wall that separates the brewing and drinking areas at Chelsea Alehouse Brewery. Janet Miller | AnnArbor.com file photo Chelsea Alehouse is the city's first microbrewery, and its opening comes after years of research and planning. Owner Chris Martinson... Full story »
Henry Ford Hospital and retired Detroit science teacher involved in research of using stems cells to treat heart attacks
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January 07, 2013, 12:56PM
Retired Detroit science teacher Lenora Ashford is participating in research that involves using stem cells to repair damaged heart cells after a cardiac arrest. Full story »
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Blue Cross overhaul back on legislative burner
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January 07, 2013, 11:40AM
The state's largest health insurer is back encouraging action on legislation enabling its restructuring after Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed it. Full story »
Fiat 500e: Chrysler's first all-electric car achieves 116 MPGe
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January 07, 2013, 11:25AM
The 500e -- the Auburn Hills-based automaker's first all-electric vehicle -- achieved a combined 116 miles per gallon equivalent with 122 MPGe city and 108 MPGe highway. Full story »
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Why businesses can’t afford not to have ‘paid’ interns (column)
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January 07, 2013, 11:00AM
What a well-designed internship program can do for your business. Full story »
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Gas price average plummets 14 cents in a week in West Michigan
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January 07, 2013, 9:40AM
Statewide, prices are averaging $3.24. Full story »
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Audi debuting new convertible, high-performance sports car at Detroit auto show
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January 07, 2013, 9:00AM
Following a diesel-filled lineup in Los Angeles, Audi is coming to Detroit with speed, and the top down. Audi of America has confirmed that the 2014 Audi RS 5 Cabriolet and re-freshened 2014 Audi R8 lineup will debut later this month at the 2013 North American international Auto Show in Detroit. Full story »
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Q&A with Kirk Profit: Michigan Legislature's challenge is to move beyond a 'job provider' agenda
By AnnArbor.com - @mlive-business-a2
/January 07, 2013, 5:58AM
Following a marathon lame duck session where a flurry of bills were passed by the Michigan Legislature, state lawmakers are preparing for the start of a new legislative session. Gov. Rick Snyder and the Republican-led Legislature have done a tremendous amount of work over the last two years catering to the business community — reforming the state tax code... Full story »
MEDC launches new Michigan Advanced Technician Training Program to train next generation of manufacturers
By AnnArbor.com - @mlive-business-a2
/January 07, 2013, 5:57AM
Workers at the Milan Automotive Components Holdings LLC plant in Milan (now Inergy) take "mules" off the line where bumper covers are made. The MEDC hopes its new program will encourage a new generation to embrace manufacturing as a career. Robert Chase | Ann Arbor News The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has been focused on closing the "skills gap"... Full story »
Top 5 in West Michigan Business: Why Amway interns have 50 percent chance of getting job offer before end of internship
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January 06, 2013, 2:00PM
The most popular Grand Rapids business stories on MLive during the past week. Full story »
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Flint-based biodiesel company, soybean farmers may benefit from fiscal cliff deal
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January 06, 2013, 11:30AM
Tucked into the federal law steering the national economy away from the "fiscal cliff" is a renewal of a tax credit that could benefit those who make biodiesel, a Genesee County company that builds biodiesel machines and Michigan soybean farmers. Full story »
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Blue Cross Blue Shield begins new year by lobbying state lawmakers
By AnnArbor.com - @mlive-news-a2
/January 06, 2013, 10:57AM
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan officials hoped to start the new year with an operational overhaul that included ending its tax-exempt status, changing how it's regulated and transforming itself from a charitable trust to a customer-owned nonprofit. Instead, they're beginning 2013 doing what they did in the final months of 2012: Lobbying state lawmakers and the governor to... Full story »
Bob Ellis, retiring Air Zoo chief, wasn't afraid to 'break all the rules'
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January 06, 2013, 10:00AM
Ellis, whose retirement at the end of the month will end his 35-year career with the Air Zoo, has helped transform that small collection of planes into a more than 120,000-square-foot facility that is just as much a theme park as it is a museum. Full story »
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Rick Haglund: Right to work is latest panacea meant to transform Michigan's economy
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January 06, 2013, 7:00AM
Other panaceas: High technology. Biotechnology. Information technology. Full story »
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