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MyPros making an impact

A crowdfunding initiative by young professionals is helping local businesses and the community.

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SwiftWalll used in Delta Airlines airport project.
Reinventing the Wall for Modern Construction Needs

Midland-based company growing to meet demand.

Besides lunch and dinner, there' s lots to do at the Lee Bar & Grill.
Lee Bar & Grill open for business

With a family-friendly atmosphere, new restaurant is ready to serve up food, drinks, and entertainment.  

Fresh, handmade pizza straight from the oven at Pizza Sam's.
Gus Wojda keeps Pizza Sam’s cooking, open now for 63 years

Pizza Sam’s has been family-run since 1960. While they’ve experimented with different menu items over the years, their family values and commitment to the community haven’t changed. Neither has their crust or sauce recipe.  

Akilah Senior is the owner of Prim Sage Boutique.
Prim Sage Boutique provides an upscale shopping experience

Prim Sage Boutique in downtown Midland, offers local shoppers an upscale boutique experience. The store, which opened last November, specializes in business casual attire, selling women's fancy blouses, dresses and a small section of menswear. 

Midland Business Alliances encourages spending locally this holiday season

Supporting local is a year-round effort for many shoppers and business owners. This holiday season, the Midland Business Alliance aims to increase that effort, by offering special discounts and deals.

The espresso machine was a recent upgrade.
Local entrepreneurs “bounce back better”

Boomerang Coffee owners Brett and Maegan Nowak share their experiences as entrepreneurs in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Jonagold's are mix of Golden Delicious and Jonathan apples.
Moore Orchards open this fall

A small team has been working hard in a local orchard getting ready to sell a variety of apples, donuts, and cider at their Apple Haus, just south of Midland  

Issue Media Group relaunches Upper Peninsula publication

Issue Media Group is excited to announce the relaunch of its online, community-informed, digital publication in the Upper Peninsula. UPword will focus on innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and community development, while featuring U.P.-based talent.

Sears has been raising bees for over a decade.
Peek into the honeycomb: A day in the life of a beekeeper

Will Sears of the Midland Bee Company has raised bees for over a decade now. He’s come to appreciate how well they work together and just how sweet Michigan honey is.

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