The new bulletin provides an overview of the challenges of a changing climate and options for mitigating these problems. Much of Michigan has experienced an unusually warm winter of 2023. An early spring is on the horizon, with record-breaking warm weather likely for Michigan in late February. A changing climate continues to affect agriculture, including Christmas tree production. Climate refers to weather patterns observed over longer periods of time, such as years and decades, while day-to-day or season-to-season variations in temperature or precipitation are defined as weather. Based on observed changes and model projections of future climate, we understand that…
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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Amazon's profitable cloud business will invest about $7.8 billion through the end of 2029 to expand its central Ohio data center operations, state leaders announced Monday, further advancing efforts of the state to establish itself as the tech hub of the Midwest. The new Amazon Web Services, or AWS, investments were announced by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gen. Jon Husted, who heads the governor's technology office. The financial spending “further strengthens Ohio as the heart of our nation's technology and innovation,” the governor said in a statement. AWS opened its first data centers in the…
Indiana casinos are moving ahead with preparations to begin legalized sports betting in early September, trying 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 working on launching online betting apps,…
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., Jan. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Velatura Public Benefit Corporation (Velatura) today announced the formation of Velatura HIE Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that will provide inclusion opportunities and health information exchanges (HIEs) in the whole country. Missouri-based Midwest Health Connection (MHC), one of the largest HIEs in the United States, joined as an inaugural member. On December 31, 2020, MHC entered into a partnership agreement to become a subsidiary of Velatura HIE Corporation and the first HIE to take advantage of the first-class services offered by Velatura. The new unified HIE service organization is one of the…
The greening of America's red state, underway in the Sun Belt-bsp-bb-link>, is now accelerating in the Midwest. Ohio and Indiana — two Republican-led U.S. states long dependent on coal power — are on the brink of a solar boom so staggering that their respective builds between now and 2027 may have to match them of Nevada and followed only by those of California and Texas. Developers are expected to install 15 gigawatts worth of new solar panels in the two states, enough to power about 12 million households. This is even as Ohio has moved to slow, if not block,…
The national debate on LGBTQ issues in schools has come to the Midwest. In the wake of the passage of the so-called “don't say gaylaw, more than a dozen other states – including Missouri, IowaTennessee and Ohio – they have proposed similar legislation with the aim of limiting how teachers discuss issues of gender identity or sexual orientation. Based on my own experience, that of my colleague Steven Gill, and our original research, teachers in the Midwest have experiences similar to these elsewhere throughout the country. We've both faced disabling, even terrifying, obstacles in our journeys as queer educators, and…
Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. Cottage cheese is popular in the Midwest, while Southerners serve cottage cheese. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider ; Talia Lakritz/Business Insider I grew up in the Midwest and visited Tennessee and Georgia for the first time.I was amazed by the linguistic and cultural differences between the two regions.I also saw variations in local foods, and new chain restaurants and grocery stores. After growing up in the Midwest and moving to the East Coast 10 years ago, I recently visited two Southern states for the first time.Last summer, I flew…
Mrs. Brasky's kindergarten class in 1976 was the beginning of a beautiful friendship for Dave Gooden and Cameron Henkel. The boys' upbringing in northern Minnesota gave them a competitive edge—as teammates in the heart of hockey country, they learned the definition of hard work firsthand. In the mid-1990s, the duo jumped on the technology bandwagon early with a big opportunity: something called the Internet. Turns out they had done their research. In 1997, Gooden and Henkel got their first big break selling refurbished computer equipment on a commercial website, generating $1 million in revenue over the course of a year.…
Jeff Harrell | South Bend TribuneOf course Midwest Kosher & Deli has lox.”We do,” says store manager Aryeh Kramer while sitting at a table inside South Bend's only kosher delicatessen on a bright, sunny Wednesday afternoon, as he politely answers a question about this smoked salmon breakfast delicacy that would just as easily could have been set by Captain Obvious.”Right now, we have a lot of pastrami, corned beef, things like that,” he says, “as well as the regular cold sandwiches.”And when Midwest Kosher installs its new kitchen, its menu will expand.”We're putting a new kitchen in the deli so…
Washington Post News Service | State Gazette-RegisterDish Network Corp. unveiled a new version of its Sling TV online service that includes 21st Century Fox channels — including regional sports networks — but omits networks like ESPN and ABC.The offer marks the latest move in the pay-TV industry's game of musical chairs, as developers seek a place in leaner packages that don't include everyone.New Sling TV it costs $20 a month and features the FX cable channel, Fox's broadcast stations in 17 markets and Fox's regional sports networks, including Fox Sports Midwest. The St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues broadcast…