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2020 Embrace the Moment Gala for Michigan Council of Women in Technology

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The Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) virtually presented the 12 th annual Embrace the Moment – MCWT Digital Signature Gala on Saturday, October 17, 2020. This event empowers female leaders in Michigan who change the world through technology. What is the MCWT Foundation? Highlights.

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MiHC La Puerta Portal Opens the Door to Success for Hispanic Students in Detroit

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Perficient is pleased to announce, along with the Michigan Hispanic Collaborative (MiHC), the enhanced availability of the La Puerta portal. The Michigan Hispanic Collaborative’s goal to improve the economic strength of the Hispanic community in Michigan. ” In Michigan, only 15.7%

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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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Michigan Passes Self-Driving Regulations

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9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. As of now, only motor vehicle manufacturers can operate self-driving car networks in Michigan. On Friday of last week (Dec.

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Supermarkets Hoard Staples For Holidays, COVID Resurgence

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Associated Food Stores , a Salt Lake City, Utah-based cooperative that supplies supermarkets, said it has started to build what it’s calling “pandemic pallets” of sanitizing products so its warehouses will be fully stocked, Darin Peirce, vice president of Retail Operations, told WSJ. “We

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Hundreds Of Jobs Lost As Amazon Cuts Ties With Logistics Company

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The company is ceasing operations in five states after it failed to meet Amazon’s standards. About 120 workers will lose their jobs at a location in Michigan. Because Amazon no longer works with United Parcel Service ( UPS ) or FedEx , there was an opportunity for smaller outfits to work with the delivery giant.

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JPMorgan: GDP Could Drop 40 Percent, Unemployment Could Reach 20 Percent

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JPMorgan said forecasters had been “operating in a fog” as the pandemic wrought its destruction over the past few weeks. .” In general, economists have not been able to fully calculate the eventual effects of the pandemic and the shutdown.