Michigan retailers report strong sales in January
LANSING, Mich. – Retailers in Michigan reported a steep increase in sales this past month compared to numbers reported in January 2019, according to the Michigan Retail Index.
The January Retail Index survey came in at 72.5,
Pure Michigan funding debate, tobacco law updates introduced
In this issue:
- Senate subcommittee pushes Pure Michigan funding
- Bipartisan package to update tobacco/vaping laws introduced
- Legislators mulling bank and grocery store-based Secretary of State locations
- FDA begins enforcement on certain flavored vaping products
- State scraps switching pharmacy Medicaid reimbursement to fee-for-service plan
- Regulatory round-up
- 2019-2020 bill tracker
Senate subcommittee pushes Pure Michigan funding
Following an overview of the proposed Labor and Economic Opportunity budget,
In their own words: Hastings Ace Hardware’s Jerry and Lyndy Bolthouse
When you think of a family- and community-focused business, Hastings Ace Hardware would vie for top honors. Parents of current owner, Jerry Bolthouse, can prove it. Gerald and Anna Bolthouse had 13 children,