DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. announced several initiatives to bolster the company’s cash position and support sales amid the coronavirus health crisis. Among the company’s moves: Borrowng the maximum $15.4 billion under two existing credit lines to offset the impact of coronavirus-related production shutdowns in North America and Europe Suspending the company’s dividend to shareholders Withdrawing financial
ROYAL OAK - Stevan Bratic of Bratic Enterprises talks about his 5 million sq. ft. grow center on Fort Custer and the lessons he learned while trying to build a similar center in Muskegon County. https://youtu.be/wtu4BLqR9HU
LANSING - Patrick Anderson, CEO of the Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group, which provides economic analysis for private companies, nonprofits and governments, predicts as many as 1.4 million of the state’s 4.7 million workers will be displaced in the next 45 days. “We have to deal with the huge number of Michigan residents who will be
ROYAL OAK - Cannabis Educator and Advocate Nikki Lawley talks about how using cannabis helped her relieve pain from a traumatic brain injury she received from a patient. To view this video, click on https://mimarijuanareport.com/2020/03/19/former-nurse-with-traumatic-brain-injury-used-cannabis-to-relieve-pain/
TRAVERSE CITY – Two Traverse City companies are working together to offer drive-through COVID-19 testing centers that would include the tent to house staff and the software that would facilitate testing and samples that would be sent to laboratories to determine if the person tested has coronavirus. Russell Schindler, CEO of SampleServe, has spent more
DETROIT - Businesses that need cash now to expand, buy equipment or get a bridge loan to stay afloat, third generation banker Bob Moore may be able to help. Moore can help all businesses types with purchase order and invoice financing, just to name a few of his financial tools. Moore said businesses of all
SEATTLE - Amazon has temporarily suspended the shipment of all items from independent merchants to its warehouses that are not medical supplies or “high-demand” products. This temporary suspension will go through 5 April as the e-commerce giant prioritises products relating to combating the growing coronavirus pandemic. “We are temporarily prioritising household staples, medical supplies and other high-demand
LANSING - The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency on Monday issued Emergency Rules in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that lets licensed provisioning center and adult-use retailer to provide home delivery services through online sales. However, the MRA must approve the delivery procedure used by the designated licensed facility or adult-use establishment. The bulletin that
MUNCIE, Indiana – About 1 in 6 workers, or about 17 percent of U.S. employees, could be negatively impacted if social distancing becomes the norm as the nation attempts to contain COVID-19, says a new Ball State University report. “Occupational Exposure to Social Distancing: A Preliminary Analysis Using O*NET Data,” an analysis by Ball State’s
ROYAL OAK - On MITech TV March 16, Coronavirus Expert Frederick Brown will discuss steps that need to be taken now to mitigate the pandemic. Victor Koppang from EMPDefense will describe his technology that provides lightening protection in stadiums. Nikki Lawley, Cannabis Advocate and Educator, talks about how traumatic brain injury stole her joy, but
