Support for the Michigan auto industry became a key issue this week in the U.S. Senate race, as Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and former Michigan secretary of state Terri Lynn Land contend to represent the home of the Motor City in Congress. On Sept. 25, Peters held a listening session with a group of United...
Month: October 2014
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Snyder and Schauer to debate at Wayne State University
After much disagreement, both incumbent Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) and Democrat Mark Schauer have agreed to a single televised town hall before the general election. The town hall, which Snyder’s campaign calls a joint appearance while Schauer’s calls it a debate, will take place Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at Wayne State University in Detroit...
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Zeiger sends personal notes to voters
With less than five weeks until the November election, voters are inundated with negative TV ads, junk campaign emails, and mailers that only get looked at on their way to the recycling bin. Hillsdale alumnus Hans Zeiger is breaking through the clutter by personally reaching out to voters to secure his re-election bid. Starting in...
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Governor appoints local nurse to state board
Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Amy Zoll, director of obstetrics and women’s health at Hillsdale Community Health Center and Hillsdale alumna, to serve as one of the four new members on the Michigan Board of Nursing Aug. 13. Zoll and the other newly appointed members will meet with the rest of the board monthly to discuss...
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Bob Evans expands Hillsdale facility
Bob Evans Farms committed to expanding its Hillsdale plant this summer and is working to select a construction company, according to Margaret Standing, former senior director of corporate communications at Bob Evans Farms, Inc. The $4 million investment in the Hillsdale plant, one of the company’s packaged food production facilities, is intended to increase production...