Economic Development

Turntable at Radio Wasteland Records

Radio Wasteland Records celebrates fifth anniversary

Radio Wasteland Records is celebrating the fifth anniversary of their business, which has embraced the vinyl resurgence. On Saturday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m., the store is hosting turntable giveaways, vinyl drops, and refreshments for in-store shoppers.

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The A.H. Nickless Innovation Award was created to honor Arthur Nickless's memory. Pictured here are his three daughters.
Eleven Midland County school teams advance in STEM competition

Up to $77,500 is up for grabs through the A.H. Nickless Innovation Award competition, which aims to challenge students to develop innovative solutions to the world’s problems. Most teams advancing in this regional competition are from local schools.

Costco opened on Nov. 12, 2020 at 4816 Bay City Road in Midland.
The Bay City Road Corridor: Looking back and thinking ahead

Bay City Road has evolved over the decades on Midland’s east side. With the retail giant Costco moving in one year ago, we examine how this corridor may spur additional development and continue to change over the next decade. The Midland Business Alliance also speaks to how they attract and support business growth.

The Menu Manager is celebrating its move and grand reopening at 309 Dartmouth Dr. in Midland, where the Loch used to be located.
The Menu Manager reopens, offering event space, catering, and take & bake meals

The Menu Manager is celebrating its grand reopening and return to Midland. The dinner design studio offers catering, event rental space, take & bake meals, and more.

Creation Coffee's first brick-and-mortar coffee shop is located at 5023 Eastman Ave. in Midland, Michigan.
Midland’s Creation Coffee to expand to Mt. Pleasant

Following the success of its first store in Midland, Creation Coffee plans to open two new locations including one in Mt. Pleasant.  

Bliss Bridal Boutique is a family-run business located in downtown Midland, next to Little Forks Outfitters.
Downtown Midland says “I do” to its first bridal salon

Downtown Midland’s newest business, Bliss Bridal Boutique, is celebrating its grand opening on Thursday, Oct. 7. The cake-cutting ceremony takes place at 11:30 a.m.

By 2030, global water requirements are projected to be 40% greater than the current supply.
Midland startup to commercialize industrial water filtration technology

Accelerated Filtration, an industrial water filtration startup, will be making its home in Midland. They’re working to commercialize their AFX filter, which removes fine particles from water without chemicals.

Michigan is the most diversified production agriculture state in the country.
Q&A with Terry Henne, WSGW Farm Service Radio

Production agriculture is a big part of the Great Lakes Bay Region’s economy. Terry Henne, head of Farm Service Radio for WSGW in Saginaw, shares his thoughts on the role agriculture plays in our economy, the trends he’s seen, and his concerns going forward. He’s celebrating 50 years in radio at WSGW.

FILL is located at 1908 S. Saginaw Road, next to The Gourmet Cupcake Shoppe. They're open nearly every day.
FILL store encourages sustainable approach to community shoppers

A unique, new sustainability store, FILL is now open in Midland. The business offers refillable containers and glass bottles in an effort to curb plastics used for household cleaning and personal care products.

From left to right: Jenee Velasquez, Kathy Fuce-Hobohm, Lee Ann Keller, Rebecca Cox, Cathy Bott, Diane Postler-Slattery, Sue MacKellar, Sharon Miller
Catalyst Community: The Power of the Pod

In the latest in a series of columns on different segments of our community, Catalyst Midland focuses on how several women have developed a network of support to help them succeed in their leadership roles across the community.

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