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Midland
Tomorrow recently assisted The Dow Chemical Company in
securing tax abatements from the City of Midland for four new
projects. The abatements enable Dow to invest $30 million in
the community and create and retain a total of 53 jobs.
Kenn
Mitchell Signs has relocated to a new location in Eastwick
Industrial Park on Schuette Drive in Midland. Their new,
larger facility allows them to serve their clients more
efficiently and effectively.
As part
of the City of Midland’s Project for Public Spaces,
Midland Tomorrow is hosting blogs for each PPS team on our
website. A blog, short for “weblog,” is a space on the
Internet where team members can post their comments,
questions, and progress reports about PPS sites in an
interactive online discussion. The blogs are viewable here.
Congratulations to Christine Greve, the director
of the Region 5 Michigan Small Business and Technology
Development Center at Delta College, who will receive national
recognition in September as Michigan's 2005 State Star
Performer. The honor acknowledges her dedication both to the
growth and development of the region's small businesses and to
the Small Business and Technology Development Center.
The
2006 Federal Legislative Luncheon, hosted by the
Midland Area Chamber of Commerce with assistance from Midland
Tomorrow, will be held August 30 as part of the Chamber's
third quarter membership luncheon. Representative Dave Camp
and Senator Debbie Stabenow are confirmed speakers. Contact
the Chamber for more information.
The U.S.
Department of the Treasury has set up a Web
site designed for small business owners that provides
an overview of the Treasury’s Electronic Federal Tax
Payment System (EFTPS), which can be used to pay all
federal taxes online. The site is intended for those who are
considering using EFTPS and want to learn more or currently
using EFTPS and want to maximize its benefits.
The
Midland Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Development
Authority present the second of three Summer Seminars
on July 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., entitled "Employment
Law Primer: Gaining a Strategic Advantage." For more
information, contact
the Chamber.
Application deadlines and other information about
medical and behavioral research grants from the
National Institutes of Health are available on the Office
of Extramural Research page on the NIH Web site.
Upcoming
technology-related seminars and events at
TheGlance.com
