Jackson, Michigan – January 14, 2021 – The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association Educational Foundation is administering a new grant program of up to $1,650 to assist those who have been financially impacted by the MDHHS Gathering and Face Mask Order that took effect on November 18, 2020.

Grants will be awarded up to $15,000 for an eligible business that is open or partially open and up to $20,000 for an eligible business that is fully closed.  The business will identify their total grant request within the application.  Grants may only be used for the following eligible expenses: payroll expenses, rent/mortgage payments, utility expenses and other costs related to reopening a business.  Grant funds may be used by the business for eligible expenses expended between November 18, 2020 and April 30, 2021. Grant funds may not be used for any expenses that were previously funded or will be funded by another state or federal grant program, including but not limited to, the Michigan Small Business Relief Program, the Michigan Small Business Restart Program or the Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative.

JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 5, 2021 – The Consumers Energy Foundation today announced over $480,000 in grants to help Michigan nonprofits provide critical help to communities across Michigan. The Foundation has now provided $5.4 million in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic since March.

John R. Waldron, President and CEO of County National Bank (“CNB”), announced the recent promotion of Amanda Carpenter to Branch Manager for the Somerset Center location of County National Bank.

CHELSEA, MI, (Dec. 21, 2020) – Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationally for patient safety, announced that St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea has received an “A” ranking on its Fall 2020 scorecard.  Amid its response to COVID-19, St. Joe's was awarded an “A” for its commitment to keeping patients safe and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States.

JACKSON, Mich. (Dec. 10, 2020) – Baker College recently announced the appointment of Dr. Bradley (Brad) Romans as Campus Director of Baker College of Jackson.  Dr. Romans, who has been with Baker for more than five years, including his current role as Director of Academic Affairs, replaces outgoing Jackson Campus President, Dr. Steven Simpson, who has moved on from Baker to pursue other opportunities.  The announcement was made by Baker College President, Dr. Bart Daig.

JACKSON, Mich., Dec. 9, 2020 – The Jackson YMCA and other nonprofits in Jackson County have stepped up in service to the community throughout the pandemic. Working collaboratively through the Jackson COVID-19 Action Network (JCAN), nonprofits have prepared and distributed free meals to thousands of individuals and families as well collected and delivered needed supplies to homes in need. In partnership, providers like the YMCA, Jackson School of the Arts and Jackson Public Schools have offered childcare and educational and recreational programming to help parents during this time of shutdowns and social distancing.

JACKSON (December 8th, 2020) – The Jackson School of the Arts (JSA) announces plans to move to a new location in downtown Jackson. At the city council meeting on Tuesday, JSA submitted a proposal to purchase the Vermuelen’s building located at 135 W. Cortland Street as their future home.
The City Council approved the proposal in a (6 to 0) vote.

 

JACKSON, MI – (November 24, 2020) Henry Ford Allegiance Health is advancing radiation treatment for cancer patients in south central Michigan and beyond with the Varian Ethos™ therapy system. Driven by artificial intelligence technology, the system provides a real-time view of a patient’s anatomy and allows the radiation dosage to be adapted in real time to continuous variations in the shape and positioning of the individual’s tumor and normal tissues. Ethos is an advanced software update to the state-of the-art Halcyon linear accelerator, which Henry Ford Allegiance Health was the first in Michigan to use in December 2019. The personalized targeting capability of Ethos helps improve overall outcomes and reduces radiation exposure to healthy tissue.

JACKSON, Mich., November 18, 2020 – CMS Energy announced today that Patti Poppe is leaving the company, effective December 1, 2020, to take the position as CEO at PG&E Corporation in California. Garrick Rochow, current executive vice president of operations, will succeed Poppe as CMS Energy and Consumers Energy president and chief executive officer and on CMS Energy’s Board of Directors. Poppe has served as president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since 2016.