Midland High grad discovers niche market in athletic apparel

A professor at Michigan State University knew when she met Jake Howison, a 2005 Midland High School graduate, in her Marketing 410 class three years ago that he had success already outlined in his mind. “Jake was a smart guy who grasped concepts very quickly,” said Gaia Rubera, assistant professor, Marketing Department, Eli Broad College [...]

Volunteers install new president; board, coordinators, chairmen named

Vanessa Rickett, of Midland, was recently installed as president of the MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland Volunteers at the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon and Installation of Officers Ceremony. She will begin her duties as president on July 1, 2011. Rickett has served as a Medical Center volunteer since November 2003 as a member of the Medical Center’s [...]

Expansion ahead of schedule, spring exterior changes on the horizon

The grand opening of the new 280,000-square-foot patient tower and lobby at MidMichigan Medical Center–Midland is expected this coming December. The project is ahead of schedule and under budget after almost three years of construction since ground breaking in April 2008. The addition will continue to open in stages, after new operating rooms and surgical [...]

Northwood University receives grant from Midland Area Community Foundation

Northwood University recently received a grant from the Midland Area Community Foundation for the improvement to the University’s Midland Campus facilities. The grant will be used in support of a restroom facility at the Gerstacker Athletic Complex. Since 1973, area residents have been working with the Midland Area Community Foundation to make their philanthropic giving [...]

St. Mary’s of Michigan Seton Cancer Institute receives national achievement award from Commission on Cancer

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has granted its Outstanding Achievement Award to St. Mary’s of Michigan Seton Cancer Institute as a result of surveys performed during 2010.  St. Mary’s of Michigan is one of a select group of 90 currently accredited cancer programs across the United States. Established in [...]

CMCH named one of the nations Top 100 Hospitals

Central Michigan Community Hospital was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare, in the category of small community hospitals. “To be named one of the 100 Top Hospitals® is clearly a coveted achievement,” said George Dunn, [...]

Midland ranked Top 10 in nation by Business Facilities Magazine

Midland Tomorrow reports that that the significant growth of technology manufacturing in the Midland, Michigan area has been recognized by a major national site selection publication. Business Facilities magazine has ranked the Midland area third place in their Top 10 Metro Areas in the nation for Economic Growth Potential in an area with under 200,000 [...]

Local fitness instructors organize fundraisers benefiting CMCH

Two central Michigan area fitness instructors organized two fitness fundraising events benefiting the patients of Central Michigan Community Hospital. The first event included a sampling of heart healthy exercises and benefited CMCH’s Heart & Vascular Center. The second, a Zumbathon® and Thirty-One™ purse and tote party, raised funds to purchase Halo® SleepSack® blankets for CMCH’s [...]

CVB introduces “Explore Frankenmuth” touring app for smartphones

The Frankenmuth Convention and Visitors Bureau has launched a free Smartphone App to give visitors more access to “things to do” in Frankenmuth. The “Explore Frankenmuth” app offers five self-guided tours, including the Art & Historical Tour, Family Fun in Frankenmuth, Fun for Foodies, Hidden Facts & Treasures and Recreational Fun. The app can be [...]

First MRI safe pacemaker implanted in Great Lakes Bay Region

St. Mary’s of Michigan, Michigan CardioVascular Institute (MCVI) and Covenant HealthCare are the first in the Great Lakes Bay Region to offer the Revo MRI™ SureScan® pacing system, the first MRI safe pacing system designed, tested and FDA approved for use in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment. MCVI physicians, Shiraz Shariff, M.D. and Asim [...]

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