The Michigan State House Transportation Committee was in Traverse City yesterday (Mar 8). Because Michigan is unable to match federal transportation funds, the state is losing out on the federal dollars. As a result, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been forced to delay indefinitely a significant portion of road improvement projects.
7&4 News was [...]
The Record-Eagle is reporting that the Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) has received over a million dollars towards the development of non-urban transit agencies:
"Bay Area Transportation Authority will receive a sizable chunk of federal stimulus money designed to support Michigan's rural transit agencies. State transportation officials will dole out $12.4 million to non-urban transit agencies [...]
This morning (Mar 5), Points North on Interlochen Public Radio (91.5 FM) had as their guest Jim Lively, who serves as the Chair of the Grand Vision Transit Subcommittee, which is apart of the Grand Vision Transportation working group. Bill Palladino of Krios Consulting was also a guest on the program. Krios Consulting conducted a [...]
This past weekend (Feb 27-28) was the 2010 Home Expo. The Record-Eagle was there and filed this report:
"Hundreds of builders, buyers and home improvement experts gathered Saturday at East Middle School to talk shop. Most acknowledge the ongoing economic recession hurt the construction and real estate industry in recent months, but many point to signs [...]
January 21, 2010 – 12:17 pm
For Northern Michigan, broadband internet is about to get a shot in the arm.
From the Record-Eagle:
"The U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday [Jan 21] said Merit Network Inc. will receive a $33.3 million grant and $8.3 million in matching funds to build a fiber-optic broadband network through 32 counties in the Lower Peninsula.
"The grant will help [...]
December 30, 2009 – 1:57 pm
Historic low interest rates, a buyer's market, along with the $8,000 federal credit for new home-buyers has spurred housing sales in Northern Michigan.
9&10 News has this video report:
Nationwide, home sales are up 7.4 percent from November 2008 to November 2009.
Sales are up even more right here in Northern Michigan.
Real estate agents say home sales have [...]
December 22, 2009 – 12:19 pm
William Rustem is president and CEO of Public Sector Consultants. He served as Gov. William G. Milliken's chief staff advisor on environmental matters. Recently, he was the keynote speaker for The Grand Vision Summit.
This month, Rustem has written an Op-Ed praising The Grand Vision as "a shining beacon of hope for all of Michigan."
Leading the way [...]
December 8, 2009 – 3:35 pm
The Record-Eagle has this report on how lack of funding has delayed several Northern Michigan transportation projects including work on M-22, M-88, M-113 and U.S. 31.
"We do not have enough revenue and that is not going to change even if the economy improves," said Mike Nystrom, vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association [...]
