Webinar: Prospective employees and employers encouraged to learn about benefits of apprenticeships
A Feb. 17 webinar offered by the Minority Business Partnership illustrates the advantages of apprenticeships for both employers and employees.
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Midland County Court sees success in MiHOPE program following 20th graduation
Matthew Wygant, a Midland resident, is the 20th graduate of the Midland County Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (MiHOPE) program. MiHOPE is a state-funded program to give felons on the brink of being sent to prison a chance to turn their lives around.
Bay Future expands its reach as it focuses on helping Bay City businesses recover from COVID-19
The economic development group Bay Future Inc. is reaching out to help businesses in Bay County bounce back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What makes Midland special to you?
By sharing elements of our day-to-day lives, Catalyst Midland hopes to foster a sense of community in Midland. Follow our new Instagram page @CatalystMidlandOfficial for relaxed and candid stories about the foundation of our community — you.
Midland Public Schools addresses substitute teacher shortage
COVID-19 has created many challenges for the education system, including a shortage of substitute teachers. Midland schools are taking steps to solve that problem.
Community Foundation offers free online scholarship and FAFSA assistance for local students
The Bay Area Community Foundation extended its deadline to apply for scholarships and added more opportunities virtual help to area students.
Meat and cheese maker undergoes $2.2M expansion in Kawkawlin
Family-owned Troll Smokehouse is expanding its Kawkawlin facility to add equipment, expand its product lines, and create new jobs.
The Dow GLBI golf tournament is back, #TeamUp charitable program returns
The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational is ramping up preparations for the Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament this summer, including their #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region charitable program. Over $230,000 will be donated to nonprofits this year; all local 501(c)(3) nonprofits are welcome to apply.
Q&A with Mike Hayes, interim president and general manager of the Great Lakes Loons
Mike Hayes, a longtime community leader, is now at the helm of Midland’s minor league baseball team. He looks at what’s ahead for the Loons in the era of COVID-19 and he looks back at how the team has been a catalyst in the region 15 years after it was first announced that baseball was coming to Midland.
Bay City elementary students to get mittens from Saginaw social media firm
A Great Lakes Bay Region social media company opens a charitable arm and names Bay City Public Schools as its first beneficiary.
Midland County Court sees success in MiHOPE program following 20th graduation
Matthew Wygant, a Midland resident, is the 20th graduate of the Midland County Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (MiHOPE) program. MiHOPE is a state-funded program to give felons on the brink of being sent to prison a chance to turn their lives around.
Bay Future expands its reach as it focuses on helping Bay City businesses recover from COVID-19
The economic development group Bay Future Inc. is reaching out to help businesses in Bay County bounce back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What makes Midland special to you?
By sharing elements of our day-to-day lives, Catalyst Midland hopes to foster a sense of community in Midland. Follow our new Instagram page @CatalystMidlandOfficial for relaxed and candid stories about the foundation of our community — you.
Midland Public Schools addresses substitute teacher shortage
COVID-19 has created many challenges for the education system, including a shortage of substitute teachers. Midland schools are taking steps to solve that problem.
Community Foundation offers free online scholarship and FAFSA assistance for local students
The Bay Area Community Foundation extended its deadline to apply for scholarships and added more opportunities virtual help to area students.
Meat and cheese maker undergoes $2.2M expansion in Kawkawlin
Family-owned Troll Smokehouse is expanding its Kawkawlin facility to add equipment, expand its product lines, and create new jobs.
The Dow GLBI golf tournament is back, #TeamUp charitable program returns
The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational is ramping up preparations for the Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament this summer, including their #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region charitable program. Over $230,000 will be donated to nonprofits this year; all local 501(c)(3) nonprofits are welcome to apply.
Q&A with Mike Hayes, interim president and general manager of the Great Lakes Loons
Mike Hayes, a longtime community leader, is now at the helm of Midland’s minor league baseball team. He looks at what’s ahead for the Loons in the era of COVID-19 and he looks back at how the team has been a catalyst in the region 15 years after it was first announced that baseball was coming to Midland.
Bay City elementary students to get mittens from Saginaw social media firm
A Great Lakes Bay Region social media company opens a charitable arm and names Bay City Public Schools as its first beneficiary.
