http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/Local Small Business, Market Updates, Auto Industry, Economy, Finance News & MoreenSun, 08 Nov 2009 04:16:14 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noLocal Small Business, Market Updates, Auto Industry, Economy, Finance News & Moretricitieshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/dqqBniT_PSw/banks_altering_overdraft_polic.htmlFinanceRegion - FlintMelissa Burden | Flint JournalSun, 08 Nov 2009 04:16:14 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3879768 ]]>GENESEE COUNTY — Has that $3 Starbucks latte ever cost you $35 or more?If you’re fed up with overdraft fees for small purchases you make with the swipe of your debit card, change is coming.Some banks, feeling pressure from recession-pinched...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/banks_altering_overdraft_polic.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/wEuULHdOSzA/ethanol_swine_flu_fears_hit_sa.html41019910290248004Deborah Brown | The Saginaw NewsSat, 07 Nov 2009 22:06:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3897916 ]]>View full sizeChris Fryer | The Saginaw NewsNick E. Thiel, 24, of Brady Township, stands with his feeder pigs inside the barn behind his home on Hemlock Road where he owns and operates Circle B Farms raising hogs, beef cattle,...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/ethanol_swine_flu_fears_hit_sa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/Eo8A6mei3qY/president_obama_signs_unemployment_benef.html29921020671455412731411Sven GustafsonFri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3898612 ]]>The move, which was expected, could help 100,000 Michigan residents whose benefits will be exhausted by the end of the year.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/president_obama_signs_unemployment_benef.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/zsC95oZ6Mbk/vassar_foundry_may_win_repriev.html61335311456468550Deborah Brown | The Saginaw NewsFri, 06 Nov 2009 09:56:19 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3896312 ]]>VASSAR — Grede Foundries Inc. may have an interested buyer for its Vassar facility, which is slated to close.“There are presently 171 regular, full-time employees, including nine temporary workers at Vassar, about the same as last month, but up from...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/vassar_foundry_may_win_repriev.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/lyxv3Tu7TWQ/higher_us_unemployment_rate_of_102_for_o.html114568106145544742417172219935165691411Sven GustafsonFri, 06 Nov 2009 07:55:38 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3895365 ]]>The Great Lake State, of course, had the nation's highest unemployment rate for September at 15.3 percent. And economists say a national recovery must occur to lift Michigan's economic boat. Yet there was little sign of that happening from the Labor Department report.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/higher_us_unemployment_rate_of_102_for_o.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/iwHVRI5O9Xs/evergreen_solar_jobs_in_midland_michigan.html1728261202455418162062114569056145545044925952615852149001Sven GustafsonThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:25 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3891295 ]]>Evergreen Solar's decision to offshore assembly work to China from a publicly subsidized new factory in Massachusetts won't affect its commitment to its new facility in Midland, a company spokesman said Thursday.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/evergreen_solar_jobs_in_midland_michigan.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/0R_kphCuJuY/borders_group_to_close_8_michigan_walden.html803051145614554612131Sven GustafsonThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:09:38 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3889231 ]]>The list of stores the book retailer anticipates closing includes locations in Adrian, Alpena, Ann Arbor, Birch Run, Dearborn, Ft. Gratiot, Portage and Saginaw. Some Borders Express and Borders Outlet stores are among the expected casualties.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/borders_group_to_close_8_michigan_walden.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/wy1vwlWPGOs/evergreen_solar_to_move_mass_work_to_chi.html1678716206211456145545044925952615852Sven GustafsonThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:52 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3889023 ]]>The move comes little more than a year after the company opened its factory in Devens, Mass. with help from $58.6 million in aid from that state. Evergreen in 2008 won $5.7 million in combined state and city tax incentives to open a $55 million plant in Midland, where it said it would employ 101 workers within five years. http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/evergreen_solar_to_move_mass_work_to_chi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/NhAjoX8erQk/house_approves_unemployment_benefit_exte.html29921020672313231514117100Sven GustafsonThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:36:09 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3888627 ]]>The legislation will give eligible jobless Michigan residents an extra 20 weeks of benefits. The bill also contains an extension to next spring of an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, and it contains a $6,500 credit for new homebuyers if they have lived in a home for at least five years.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/house_approves_unemployment_benefit_exte.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/ihOqP852QBM/saginaw_chamber_recognized_as.htmlRegion - Saginaw5359248004Deborah Brown | The Saginaw NewsThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:28:57 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3888616 ]]>For the second consecutive year, the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce has received the 2009 Outstanding Chamber of Commerce Award from the Michigan Association of Chamber Professionals. "The Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce received this award based on its accomplishments,"...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/saginaw_chamber_recognized_as.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/CFUYeIauoIM/parkside_dental_associates_in.htmlRegion - Flint2096715815129491580896220217183487915816Melissa Burden | Flint JournalThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:35:49 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3888273 ]]>BURTON, Michigan — Dentist Dr. David Bonadeo and Parkside Dental Associates through Nov. 30 are collecting canned food and cold weather gear to benefit local charities that comes with a sweet deal for your teeth.In return for your donation at...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/parkside_dental_associates_in.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/M8xJQ1mDqSg/nukes_and_michigan_a_golden_opportunity.html611733671145616145548822370096611735Sven GustafsonThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:33:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3888191 ]]>I've heard a number of energy executives bemoan the inability to source certain key components for generating or transmitting electricity from Michigan suppliers. Some have also said a lack of a U.S. supply base forces them to source some nuclear-energy components from overseas manufacturers. http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/nukes_and_michigan_a_golden_opportunity.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/iNq7WNbFvSY/bay_county_based_dow_corning_a.html5541859722355421Kathryn Lynch-Morin | The Bay City TimesThu, 05 Nov 2009 08:27:55 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3886804 ]]> Bay County based Dow Corning Corp. announced Thursday it has acquired two chemical grade silicon manufacturing assets from Globe Specialty Metals, in an acquisition valued at about $175 million....http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/bay_county_based_dow_corning_a.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/UNaeCzXF8o0/advanced_ranges_to_offer_publi.htmlEventsRegion - Flint20967Melissa Burden | Flint JournalThu, 05 Nov 2009 07:09:19 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3886197 ]]>BURTON, Michigan —  Women who want to learn how to protect themselves in parking lots during the holiday shopping season and at other times can learn more during four classes offered at Advanced Ranges, an indoor shooting range.Courses are scheduled...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/advanced_ranges_to_offer_publi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/FUMhrJj9ekY/senate_approves_measure_to_extend_unempl.html299260179914554231514117100Sven GustafsonThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:32:05 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3886207 ]]>Once the legislation is finalized and the U.S. Department of Labor issues new rules for the extension, state officials will conduct a sweep of the jobless database to determine who has exhausted their benefits, Isotalo said. Those eligible for the extension will receive a letter informing them how to re-certify for extended benefits.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/senate_approves_measure_to_extend_unempl.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/rg_Z2VqJ22c/saginaw_county_chamber_to_hono.html59080Sue White | The Saginaw NewsThu, 05 Nov 2009 07:02:24 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3885889 ]]>Bob Van Deventer acknowledges he headed for the Internet for information when Sister Marietta Fritz from Saginaw’s Emmaus House was nominated for the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Community Leadership Awards. Gary and Mary Kay Yackel, retired from the...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/saginaw_county_chamber_to_hono.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/J6ktDjuTj80/santa_to_arrive_at_genesee_val.htmlEventsRegion - FlintRetail96220Melissa Burden | Flint JournalWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:50:44 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf//5048.3880219 ]]>FLINT TWP. — Santa and his sleigh will arrive at Genesee Valley shopping center at 6 p.m. Friday.The Flint Township Fire Department will escort Santa to the mall’s Outdoor Village. And the Flint Southwestern Academy marching band then will lead...http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/santa_to_arrive_at_genesee_val.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/FSAe2IRDfPY/update_senate_votes_to_move_ahead_on_une.html2992102067231514117100Sven GustafsonThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:30:26 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3880616 ]]>The Detroit News reports that Gov. Jennifer Granholm's office in Washington said the state's Unemployment Insurance Agency won't begin payments to displaced workers whose benefits have been exhausted until mid-December. That's even if the measure is approved this week by the Senate and House and signed by President Obama.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/update_senate_votes_to_move_ahead_on_une.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/nDUfwuggR_A/state_welfare_workers_tell_michigan_hous.html187461022860827814554390420436Sven GustafsonWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:56:34 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3880180 ]]>State welfare workers from the Department of Human Services told a House committee Wednesday they are threatened by angry clients and struggle with lax security as demand surges amid rising job losses.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/state_welfare_workers_tell_michigan_hous.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tricities/~3/hVwceP2PQgk/us_recession_may_be_over_but_is_it_too_e.html598349145541910034144165691411Sven GustafsonWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:08:12 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3879995 ]]>What's interesting about the data for our purposes is how they suggest that the time between the bottom of the stock market to the peak in unemployment averages 8.7 months but ranges anywhere from 5-21 months. The market bottomed out earlier this year, but it's too early to say when unemployment will plateau.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/us_recession_may_be_over_but_is_it_too_e.htmlnonadult