WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Dr. Chad Waddington, a native of southern Michigan, grew up in small-town America surrounded by farm fields. He blossomed into a track star while attending Hanover-Horton High School. His running abilities lead him to attend college at Indiana Wesleyan University, where he put his passion for research to use. "I became very interested in physics after reading some of Stephen Hawking's books in high   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: From March 2019 to June 2019, gross job gains in opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Michigan totaled 211,732, while gross job losses in closing and contracting private-sector establishments numbered 219,402, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Charlene Peiffer   more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Defense Logistics Agency employees and guests took time to observe Black History Month, focusing on people and events in West Michigan's past that contributed to that history. A Feb. 27 program at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center noted the many contributions of African-Americans. William Jerome, DLA Installation Management's site director at Battle Creek, provided opening   more

CADILLAC, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Huron-Manistee National Forests - issued the following news release: Forest Service Fire Staff Officer Chris Peterson will retire this week after a 34-year career fighting wildfires. In 1986, Peterson became a firefighter for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and later joined the Forest Service as an Engine Captain. He has since served as Fire Management Officer, the Acting Deputy Regional  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The preliminary farm value of Michigan field crops produced in 2019 was $2.58 billion, down 13 percent from 2018. Lower prices across most commodities resulted in lower total value of production in 2019, according to Marlo Johnson, Director of the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Some Michigan highlights fr  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The value of all trout sold and distributed in Michigan was $5,294,000 in 2019, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Region. This is up 28.4 percent from last year. Information by sales category was only published for 6 to 12 inches to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Losses of trout intended  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration: Christopher T. Hanson of Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2024. Christopher Hanson is an energy policy professional with more than two decades of experience in nuclear energy, fuel cycle, securit  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Feb. 25 by Vice President Mike Pence at the Michigan Farm Bureau Lansing Legislative Seminar: THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, Michigan! AUDIENCE: Hello! THE VICE PRESIDENT: It is wonderful to be with all of you. Thank you for such a warm and generous welcome. But before you get too comfortable, I'll tell you what -- and maybe it's because we've both served as governors -- but I have to tell you: As we look around t  more