The Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center With regional partners, the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems is one of twelve organizations selected by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a regional food business center. These centers will help more agricultural and food businesses access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources. In September 2022, USDA announced $400 million available to finance this initiative. Over the next five years, the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center will receive $20 million to launch and coordinate this center with key partners in Illinois, Indiana,…
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When the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we do business, technology opportunities shifted from Silicon Valley to Main Street. Still, many black tech professionals—particularly those in the Midwest—didn't have the same opportunities as their peers. However, the Midwest Tech Project – based in Grand Rapids, MI – hopes to change all that. “Midwest has had to overcome a lot of adversity because it's in the heart of the rust belt,” co-founder Jonathan Jelks said exclusively. “As industry moved out, technology moved in – and it's a question of whether these big tech companies can see that.” “Careers in tech aren't…
Madison, Wisconsin has never been a place associated with hip hop. Usually midwestern cities like Chicago or Milwaukee get the most shine for their hip hop scenes. However, that narrative is starting to change thanks to two young entrepreneurs looking to make their mark on the music industry. Christian Anderson, better known as Trust'N, and his business partner Bryce Vander Sanden, founded the multi-million dollar holding company out of their college dorm room in La Crosse, Wisconsin almost 3 years ago. After finding success as an entrepreneur, Anderson decided to drop out of school, leaving Vander Sanden behind to finish…
Family death, illness leads to decisionsJohn Lovett Times Recording jlovett@swtimes.com | Fort Smith Times RecordMidwest Sporting Goods, a 77-year-old Fort Smith business, is in the process of closing.The store at 1310 Zero St. has no set timeline for closing, but is clearing inventory in preparation for a possible closing.The decision to close comes shortly after the death of the store's long-time co-owner David Whitson.Linda Whitson Sirmon, co-owner, said her brother died Sept. 17 and her sister, Jonsye Bailey, is ill. Sirmon said without her brother and sister to help run the store and no children interested in keeping it going,…
Dr. Wadhwa: That's very interesting. I agree that longer follow-up provides additional diagnostic yield. 30 days of continuous monitoring in a non-invasive Philips MCOT unit as an alternative to the use of an ILR may represent a more cost-effective diagnostic strategy.There has been a revolution around ILRs and direct-to-consumer cardiac monitors. What can the industry do to help care providers manage the data around these devices?Dr. Lakkireddy: ILRs have completely changed the way we treat arrhythmias. Continuous monitoring of ILR gives doctors a much better picture of the patient's lifestyle, which allows for real-time intervention in emergency situations, more informed…
LaTrischa Miles has lived with HIV for nearly three decades. For years, it meant she had to take up to 16 pills a day. Her HIV regimen used to complicate the care she received for other conditions, including diabetes.It is now under control, he said. Thanks to medical advances, “I take a pill a day for HIV.”But Miles, a treatment adherence manager at KC CARE Health Center in Kansas City, Missouri, admits her daily routine isn't “one size fits all” for others living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. “I take my meds in the morning and I'm done,”…
A very important think tank study has just been published and is a must for anyone interested in politics. “Factory Towns”, report from the organizations American Family Voices and Democrats of the 21st Centurylooks at where Democrats have lost ground since the 2012 elections in 10 Midwestern states. Control of the White House and Congress depends on the ability to win in these states and, as the report said, to win in these “factory towns” in particular. This report should change the way we think about how elections are won and lost in these states. The report suggests that aside…
Matt Patterson | OklahomanMIDWEST CITY — In the fall of 1963, the Beach Boys recorded “Be True to Your School,” which would become one of their biggest hits, and the song's meaning is something the Midwest City class of 1964 loves.That class — which numbered 499 graduates — will mark its 50th anniversary with a three-day celebration starting Friday. The reunion is a chance to catch up, but the class also hopes to give something back to the school that was the scene of the class members' teenage years.”We started with two concepts, one was the Beach Boys song, which…
Performers at Kiss Kiss Cabaret, Uptown Underground's flagship show. From Kiss Kiss Cabaret, Uptown Underground's flagship show. In Mara Wilson's memoir, Where am I now?, describes burlesque as follows: “pretty women and cute boys with all kinds of bodies could do whatever they wanted on stage, as long as they ended up in some state of undress.” I've always found this to be an incredibly apt description of burlesque as an art form. Perhaps this is where the fundamental joy of burlesque comes from: the complete freedom of the performers and the sense that anything is possible in its glittering…
Tom Davis, Associated Press | State Gazette-RegisterINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana casinos are moving ahead with preparations to begin legalized sports betting in early September, seeking to gain an advantage over competitors in Chicago and other nearby major markets where such wagering is not yet allowed.A new state law passed this spring allows betting to begin Sept. 1 on dozens of professional, collegiate and international sporting events.All of Indiana's 13 state-licensed casinos and three off-track betting rooms are preparing for on-site sports betting. Most say they expect to take bets by the time the NFL season begins on Sept. 5. They're also…