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Local entrepreneurs purchase Essexville shopping center, look to revitalize area

An Akron couple opened a boutique in the old Medical Mall 2 on Center Road with an eye toward reviving the Essexville business district.

Entrepreneur competition expands with networking lunch leading up to the big event

The Muse Insight for Entrepreneurship Program is designed to pull together economic development resources in Bay, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw counties.

Built in the style of an Italian Villa, this home features a number of extravagant amenities, including a 13-seat private theater, a wine cellar and tasting room, and a party veranda.
From duplexes to historic homes, starters to estates: Checking in on Bay City real estate

Whether you want a fixer-upper or a move-in-ready villa, Bay County real estate options offers something for everyone.

Live music is planned for Bay City's historic Midland Street Business District on weekends over the next few months.
Celebrate Halloween on Midland Street with craft beers, hard ciders, and sliders

The Ciders, Sliders, Suds, and Spiders Crawl takes place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 24, at 13 participating businesses on Midland Street.

Blue and silver pinwheels at area businesses serve as a reminder that April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. (Photo courtesy of the CAN Council)
Great Lakes Bay Region and Huron County children’s advocacy groups combine forces

The CAN Council Great Lakes Bay Region is working with the Huron County Child Abuse/Neglect Council to serve families in the Thumb.  

Bay City officials are exploring ways to help businesses safely re-open when the stay-at-home order ends.
Uptown Bay City development wins top honors at Michigan Municipal League Conference

The Michigan Municipal League awarded Bay City and the Uptown Bay City the organization’s most prestigious honor, the Community Excellence Award.

Midland nursery and outdoor center plans 5,000 sq. ft. expansion

Maple Hill Nursery has a new outdoor furniture line made out of recycled milk jugs, we take a look at this sustainable effort.

Scholarship money at stake in annual STEM-based competition

High school students from Bay, Midland, Saginaw, and Tuscola counties have until the end of the month to apply for an annual competition that could net them thousands of dollars in scholarships.

Students from the Fourth District encouraged to join Congressional App Challenge

Congressman John Moolenaar is encouraging all students to put their imaginations and coding skills to use in Michigan’s 4th District for the 2019 Congressional App Challenge.

Striped Canopy is a furniture and home décor consignment store, featuring a furniture painting workshop in the back.
Shop owner celebrates one-year business anniversary with purchase of the Goddeyne building

Striped Canopy Consignments & Home Décor store and the Traveling Light Yoga studio will celebrate their one-year anniversaries with an open house and cheese-and-wine anniversary reception on Nov. 9.  

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