GAY, Michigan, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Dredging is part of ongoing effort to save Buffalo Reef in Lake Superior * * * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided $3.7 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funds to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the removal of stamp sands in Grand Traverse Harbor near the town of Gay, Michigan. Dredging is underway and expected to continue through the en  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with Michigan State University; the MSU HealthTeam (the multi-specialty medical practice of MSU, with approximately 260 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physicians' assistants in more than 40 clinics); and MSU Health Care, Inc., a separate non-profit corpor  more

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: Airman 1st Class Allison Petersen, 388th Maintenance Squadron munitions support equipment maintenance technician, was awarded the coveted Top 3 Superior Performer award Aug. 9. The monthly award recognizes the hard work of Team Hill's Airmen on and off duty. Petersen is from Clinton Township, Michigan, and has been in the Air Force nearly a year. During that time, she has played a critica  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan growers anticipate harvesting 240,000 fewer acres of corn for grain and 560,000 fewer acres of soybeans this year than they did last year according to the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. This report is based on conditions as of August 1, 2019. Michigan corn producers expect a yield of 155 bushels   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 07-RC-243228) by Region 7 Director Terry Morgan: McLAREN MACOMB, Employer and LOCAL 40, RN STAFF COUNCIL, OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) AFL-CIO, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Petitioner seeks to represent a unit of all full-time and regular part-time non-professional employees employed at the Employer's main hospital campus located at 1000 Harringt  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: On August 13, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") charged Antonio M. Bravata, of Ferndale, Michigan, a recidivist securities law violator and convicted felon, with securities fraud conducted while serving a sentence for an earlier investment fraud. Bravata was previously charged by the SEC, and later by criminal authorities, for his participation in a $50 million securities fr  more

CADILLAC, Michigan, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Huron-Manistee National Forests - issued the following news release: Shannon Rische has reported to the Cadillac/Manistee Ranger District to serve as the Acting Ranger following the retirement of Ranger Jim Thompson. Rische will oversee the district's timber, fire, recreation, wildlife, and administrative operations while the Huron Manistee National Forests seek a permanent Ranger. Rische joined the   more