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Michigan Gov Whitmer Extends SNAP Use To Local Restaurants, Shops

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The program authorizes the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) to offer a spirits cash buyback to liquor licensees whose businesses have been affected by executive orders relating to the pandemic. In order to participate in the SNAP program, bars and restaurants have to register with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

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Giving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes

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It’s all “nice, local, Michigan-made food products,” Founder Cory Wright told PYMNTS in an interview. The big draw, Wright said, is that someone has to have some type of allegiance to Michigan. Overall, Wright said, the company’s mission is simple: to make it as easy as possible for people to give the gift of Michigan.

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Ingo’s Edwards Plays The Inside Straight On Online Gambling

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And that opened up an entirely new playing field for online gaming establishments now free to operate in any state that would allow them. But now gaming and sports betting is moving online and regulators are just now trying to figure out how to manage it.”. Or Michigan, which starts online gambling Friday, Jan.

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It’s Pedal To The Metal For Online Car Sales

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Established dealers reacted by aggressively expanding website selling that’s been in place for years, with one Michigan auto dealer telling The Wall Street Journal in late June, “I truly believe we sold more cars last month because we’re finally utilizing technology more efficiently.”. We believe this shift is here to stay.” .

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Visa pilots card-not-present security app with Michigan State University FCU

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The pilot leverages Keyno’s CVVkey technology that uses a dynamic card verification value 2 (CVV2) code to provide a higher level of security against fraud for online and mobile payments.

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DTE Energy and Perficient Win Creative Awards for Interactive Virtual Home

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Our experience design gurus brought a couple of these cherries home last week when an interactive microsite we created for Michigan-based utility provider DTE Energy received platinum recognitions at both the Hermes Creative Awards and the DotComm Awards. Earning outside recognition for the work we do is the cherry on top.

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Grovara CEO Talks International, Online B2B Commerce

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Looking beyond the company-specific impact of the announcement, Groverman said, B2B on a global stage is especially well served through an online marketplace model. In an example of how technology can streamline export activity, Groverman said “we have a friend who sells chocolate-covered cherries from Michigan.

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