Category Archives: economy

Lapeer City gives the nod to extended TIFA plan, property acquisition for industrial park among the objectives

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Sounds like there’s a new industrial park in Lapeer’s future. Amendments to the Tax Increment Financing Plan 1 and Development Plan 1 for the city of Lapeer were first up for public hearing last night at the Lapeer city commission. … Continue reading →

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Getting behind regional economic possibilities

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Caught a quick read of Phil Power’s column today in The Bridge (here) on the idea of the Great Lakes Global Gateway and the politics and lack of leadership that have stood in the way of such a development. Although … Continue reading →

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Tax foreclosures rise

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Lapeer County Treasurer Dana Miller advised county commissioners yesterday of the latest information on tax foreclosures. April 2 was the last day to make good on delinquent 2009 taxes. When all was said and done, the number of foreclosure properties … Continue reading →

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Right To Work Town Hall draws expressive crowd in Lapeer

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

“Quite a lively bunch,” was Lapeer County Road Commissioner Joe Suma’s polite description of the crowd that turned out for State Rep. Kevin Daley’s (R-Lum) town hall meeting on the topic of Right To Work in Lapeer Monday night. Daley … Continue reading →

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County’s dwindling dollars translated to jobs

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Lapeer County Commissioner and head of the personnel committee Lenny Schneider made preliminary information available on March 8 that demonstrates the impact of county revenues that have been shrinking for the last few years. Chief financial officer Craig Horton had … Continue reading →

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Lapeer County officials press solutions to Soil & Sed dilemma

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Lapeer County officials wrestled again March 8 with their approach to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality relative to the county’s Soil & Sedimentation Control department. The state is bearing down on the county to staff up and enforce more … Continue reading →

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Daley hosts Right To Work Townhall March 12

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

The Protect Our Jobs campaign launched this week in Michigan, seeking a constitutional amendment that would “enshrine” workers’ rights to collectively bargain. It would upend a number of pieces of legislation that were passed since Governor Rick Snyder took the … Continue reading →

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sky’s the limit

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Local officials are mulling over the proposed I-69 International Trade Corridor, a regional economic development corporation reaching from Shiawassee to Huron County, in today’s CP. Begs the question again about what really creates jobs, what really helps to develop the … Continue reading →

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for which it stands

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

I guess you’d better blog while you still can, eh? One would like to think that between the upcoming election year and the demonstrations of people across the country clearly indicating a level of, ahem, dissatisfaction, we’d see a little … Continue reading →

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small business saturday

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Black Friday or Buy Nothing Day. This was a no-brainer for me. Not only did I have to work, but mixing it up with a crowd of, shall we say, very focused shoppers holds no appeal for me whatsoever. So, … Continue reading →

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