New reports from Credit Suisse predict that up to 25 percent of U.S. shopping malls will close in the next five years, and more than 8,600 stores will close this year alone. Locally, Genesee County has lost — or will be losing — MC Sports in Grand Blanc, Kmart in Fenton and Gander Mountain in […]

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month and the Alzheimer’s Association® is asking you to get involved and raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Everyone who has a brain is at risk to develop Alzheimer’s, a disease that is often misunderstood. Alzheimer’s is fatal and kills more than breast and prostate cancer combined. It […]

By Ben Clevenger, Client Services, Michigan Planners While most people agree that life insurance is a necessary purchase, selecting a policy is something that they’ll “get around to buying.” More often than not, other shopping decisions and expenses take precedent. Although purchasing life insurance may be on the back burner, you are encouraged to begin […]

Last week, I had the opportunity to go up to Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference. It was great to hear and participate in provocative conversations on a variety of issues that are important to Michigan and its cities. This year’s conference offered a chance to start changing the narrative about the Flint area. […]

MEDC Community Development (CD) has a new website “dedicated to community development and placemaking in Michigan.” The CD team gathered content and related documents from our programs for communities, developers, and individuals interested in topics ranging from redevelopment to brownfield tools to crowdfunding, and organized it all in one new digital home: miplace.org. “Our goals […]