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ACSI: Quality, Quantity Of U.S. Economic Output In A Freefall

ANN ARBOR—The third quarter report of the American Customer Satisfaction Index predicts a bleak future for the United States economy, as customer satisfaction dropped 1.2 percent, its largest quarterly percentage fall in almost 20 years. While such a change may seem numerically small, it’s highly significant due to the measurement precision of the ACSI. Because quality, as

By |2020-12-11T19:15:58-05:00December 11th, 2020|News|

Sensi Part Grow Facility Near Battle Creek Offering Discounts Until Dec. 31

BATTLE CREEK - Steve Bratic, the contractor at Sensi Park, a 100-acre, potentially five million square foot cannabis and hemp grow facility in Fort Custer outside of Battle Creek, said he and his partners are offering a 10 percent reduction towards leases the first two years and 5 percent reduction for a year that goes

By |2020-12-09T16:06:21-05:00December 9th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Hosts Quarterly Virtual Meeting Dec. 10

LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency is hosting a virtual meeting Thursday Dec. 10 that will be available to the public via zoom. The agenda is as follows: 1. Welcome 2. Executive Director Report 3. Licensing Report 4. Enforcement Report 5. Public Comment 6. Adjournment And any other business properly before the Agency. Next Meeting

By |2020-12-08T15:06:33-05:00December 8th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Nearly A Third Of Workers Don’t Want To Ever Return To The Office

NEW YORK - The vaccines are on their way. So far, they appear so effective that Dr. Anthony Fauci even thinks we may have packed stadiums return in the summer of 2021. That also means more employers will begin to reopen their offices—and we'll get to see to what degree WFH sticks around. To get

By |2020-12-06T13:49:02-05:00December 6th, 2020|News|

Marijuana Legalization Opponents Turn To Courts To Shoot Down State Ballot Initiatives

WASHINGTON DC - Private citizens and public officials, sometimes joined by governors, increasingly are filing lawsuits to kill statewide marijuana legalization ballot initiatives, including some that voters approved in November. The legal challenges appear to be long shots to thwart legalization efforts in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota. Even if the lawsuits are unsuccessful, it’s

By |2020-12-04T18:35:19-05:00December 4th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Michigan-Based C3 Industries Raises $45 Million – Expands Into Missouri, And Massachusetts

ANN ARBOR - C3 Industries, a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis company based in Ann Arbor, closed a $45 million funding round late last month that will help the company expand from Oregon and Michigan into Massachusetts and Missouri. The cannabis company co-founded by two University of Michigan graduates said the investment will also help with

By |2020-12-03T09:45:10-05:00December 3rd, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Detroit OKs Recreational Pot Ordinance That Allows For Consumption Lounges

DETROIT - Adult-use cannabis dispensaries are finally coming to Michigan’s biggest city. Detroit City Council unanimously approved an adult-use recreational marijuana ordinance on Tuesday. Not only does the new ordinance catch Detroit up with other communities in the state that have opted-in for recreational cannabis sales, but it surpasses them by allowing for designated consumption

By |2020-11-30T09:42:02-05:00November 28th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

Marijuana Regulatory Agency Announces Social Equity Program Application Now Online

LANSING - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s (MRA) social equity team on Wednesday announced it will now accept applications for the social equity program online. For more information on the social equity program and submitting the application online, please see the social equity page at www.michigan.gov/MRA. On December 2 the social equity team will host an

By |2020-11-30T09:41:44-05:00November 28th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News|

2020 Maintenance Innovation Challenge Picks 6 Finalists

DETROIT - The Maintenance Innovation Challenge is an important venue to present innovative technologies in front of a large cross-section of DOD decision-makers The MIC aims to elevate and expand the call for maintenance innovation to include not only new technology, hardware, and software but also unique partnerships, resourcing strategies, business practices, or processes that

By |2020-11-28T12:55:03-05:00November 28th, 2020|News|

AirBnB Class Action Lawsuit Update With Attorney Enrico Schaefer

ANN ARBOR - Traverse Legal Principal Enrico Schaefer updates the latest news on the class action lawsuit he has filed against AirBnb on behalf of hosts who allege they have been cheated out of deposit refunds triggered largely by reservation cancellations from the COVID-19 pandemic. https://youtu.be/1eRrjVJeNTw   The Players: Airbnb, Inc., Airbnb Payments, Inc, and Airbnb Payments

By |2020-11-13T17:34:11-05:00November 13th, 2020|Business, mitechtv, News|