How MEDC helps Michigan communities become redevelopment ready
By KAREN WIEBER
Business owners are an important constituent and member of every Michigan community, as any local government official will likely tell you. A common thread among all business owners is the need to gain local approvals before renovating or opening a building or business.
Think like a law student to avoid costly conclusions
By WILLIAM J. HALLAN,
MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel
The most important word in law school is the word here. All first-year law students learn that good legal writing follows the I.R.A.C.
MRA members: Don’t forget to vote in MRA/RIC elections by Aug. 17
Elections for the Michigan Retailers Association and Retailers Insurance boards will occur at their annual meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 21. You should have received ballots in the mail in late July.
What’s next after retailers win major Supreme Court victory
By Amy Drumm, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
After 26 years and 37 states passing Main Street Fairness laws, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in June to allow states to require online,
The M Den’s Scott Hirth of Ann Arbor: In his own words
When two Ann Arbor teachers opened a sporting goods store in 1976 without any business experience, they never imagined it would turn into University of Michigan fans’ first stop for game-day attire.
MLive.com is our new partner for Buy Nearby campaign
By MEEGAN HOLLAND
Beloved Buy Nearby Guy has been greeting fans and marching in parades all over the state – and maybe you even saw him on the Buy Nearby Instagram and Facebook pages playing the piano during Marshall Music’s 70th anniversary party!
Michigan Grocers select 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award winners
The Grocers Division of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) is pleased to announce that Hollywood Markets and Aunt Millie’s Bakeries are the 2018 Al Kessel Outstanding Achievement Award winners.
Launched in 2013,
2018 Friends of Retail
Get ready to vote on Tuesday, August 7
One of the best and easiest ways to make your voice heard is to vote for candidates who have a record of supporting retail.
Jewelry summit features sales trainer Shane Decker on Sept. 30
Jewelry store owners, take note: For the price of dinner and a movie, you can get access to a day-long seminar with nationally known sales expert Shane Decker, who will discuss how to increase your sales,
