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Michigan Renewable Carbon Closes $22 Million in Financing for New Production Facility with Lead Lender National New Markets Fund and Chase

Monday, October 21st, 2013

Gwinn, MI (PRWEB) September 23, 2013 Michigan Renewable Carbon has secured $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation from Los Angeles-based National New Markets Fund, LCC (NNMF) and $2 million from Chase to convert part of the former Sawyer Air Force Base into a production facility for renewable…

3rd Quarter Investor Briefing – Thurs, Oct. 17

Tuesday, October 15th, 2013

The Lake Superior Community Partnership will be holding its Investor Briefing on Thursday, October 17 from 10-11 a.m. via webinar! Investor Briefings are held once a quarter by the LSCP. This is an opportunity for partners to see how their investment is benefiting economic development in Marquette County and to…

Solving a Cash Crisis: Part 2

Monday, October 14th, 2013

In my last column we talked about the first steps in solving an immediate cash crisis. In this column, we’ll finish that conversation and get to some solid strategies for building a strong financial future for…

New biomass unit helps lower Northern Michigan University’s energy costs

Sunday, October 13th, 2013

MARQUETTE, MICH. — Wood chips are helping Northern Michigan University keep energy costs down. The Upper Peninsula school trucks in four loads of the chips to help produce electricity in a new biomass unit on its Marquette campus,

Zimmer Announces Agreement for Lateral Interbody System

Sunday, October 13th, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Spine, Inc., a global leader in spine innovation, today announced that the Company has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement for the Lateral Locking Cage (LLC), a first of its kind, minimally invasive lateral interbody cage. Under the terms of this long-term…

MICHIGAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLEASED THAT JOB-KILLING FRACKING BAN FAILS TO MAKE 2014 BALLOT

Sunday, October 13th, 2013

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to report that its aggressive statewide education campaign to protect Michigan’s energy future worked as proponents seeking to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing in Michigan gathered only 27 percent of the minimum required signatures to put a hydraulic…

Solving a Cash Crisis: Part 1

Monday, September 30th, 2013

As we enter the last quarter of 2013, many of us in business are fortunate enough to be looking into 2014 and preparing for the future. Some of us may be faced with the burden of an immediate cash…

Sawyer firm gets a boost

Monday, September 30th, 2013

K.I. SAWYER – Michigan Renewable Carbon has secured $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit allocations and $2 million from Chase to convert a building at the former Sawyer Air Force Base into a production facility that processes biomass into carbon products. The New Markets Tax Credit program was established…

Pure Michigan Business Connect Opportunities

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

Pure Michigan Business Connect Matchmaking Opportunities – Fall 2013 2013 Consumers Energy Fall Supplier Summit: Gaylord, MI – October 21 Pure Michigan Business Connect will be hosting an invite-only supplier summit featuring Consumers Energy and partners Henkels and McCoy and Moran Iron Works on October 21st, 2013. If…

Marquette General Announces New Hospital Construction Plan

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

Marquette General Hospital and Duke LifePoint Healthcare have announced plans to construct a new 265-bed hospital to replace the regional medical center facility presently located on College Ave. in Marquette. “This is an amazing development for our patients and the entire Upper Peninsula region,” said Marquette General…