State officials to gather on Mackinac Island for annual conference

Source: Detroit News Online

Lansing— The Detroit Regional Chamber's annual policy conference kicks off on Mackinac Island Tuesday offering a mix of business and politics. The focus of the business part of the three-day get-together is carving out Michigan's niche in the global mark ...
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Finding a job a scary proposition for class of '12

Source: Detroit News Online

It's a time when hope collides with economic reality, when the relief of that last class and the thrill of holding that diploma give way to the next big step — finding a job. For the class of 2012, the optimism of ...
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Rail modernization, incentives spur Cargill's corn mill expansion

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

For the big picture on Cargill's Memphis corn mill on Presidents Island, there was probably no better vantage point last week than dockside on McKellar Lake. An empty tanker barge waited to be filled with 250,0 ...
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Asheville engage: A rock star and social media

Source: The Asheville Citizen-Times

ASHEVILLE Â Rocker Jack White played one of the biggest concerts of the year here on May 19, but fans were buzzing just as much about what White did offstage as on. Via social media outlets Facebook and Twitter, fans and business owners noted that Whit ...
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Constellium announces deal

Source: Parkersburg Sentinel

PARKERSBURG - Jackson County's largest employer will be a key parts supplier in a $2 billion deal with a European airplane company, officials said. Constellium Rolled Products in Ravenswood will help make jet frames for Airbus ...
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New media deployed in battle to preserve history

Source: France 24

AFP - It started with an inflatable pig. Jeffrey Shaw has always been fascinated by interactivity, having in the 1960s created art he hoped would narrow the gap between viewer and image. His pig starred on the cover of Pink Floyd's 1977 concept album ...
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Slash, Tom Jones top CD reviews

Source: Canoe

On the guest list this week: Guitar heroes, punks, Brit-rockers, bluesmen and even some artsy Icelanders. Join the party. 3 stars out of 5 This is what you call sticking to your guns. Slash doesn't try to fix what ain't broke on his half-dozenth pos ...
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Asheville Art Museum honors military families

Source: The Asheville Citizen-Times

The family of 9 year-old Eryka Phillips, who was killed Thursday in Asheville, will receive friends...- 10:11 pm A 0.8 acre slice of land downtown has a historic church up in arms over a development proposal- 10:08 pm When attorneys foun ...
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New plans could disrupt current care, collaborations

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

As a pediatric surgeon practicing in Richmond for the past eight years, I have a unique perspective on hospital-based pediatric care in this region. I interact on a routine basis with pediatricians, as well as pediatric sub-s ...
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