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Minimum wage could be on Michigan’s ballot this year, MT community weighs in

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The Raise the Wage Michigan Ballot Committee’s proposal would increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027, which could impact Meridian Township workers and business owners alike.

Michigan’s current minimum wage is $9.87 an hour. This would increase in one dollar increments over five years. After reaching $15 an hour in 2027, the initiative requires automatic adjustments for inflation each year.

The initiative also seeks to end the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, for people with disabilities and people younger than 20-years old. The sub-minimum wage would be phased out by January 2028.

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Abandoned shoes get new ‘souls’

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SHOE REPAIRS: A new law allows shoe repair stores to donate unclaimed footwear to charities if customers failed to pick them up within six months. A Delta Township lawmaker is the chief sponsor. The only three “no” votes in the Legislature came from representatives from Three Rivers, Lake City and Milford. We hear from a Traverse City shoe repair shop, the trade association Shoe Service Institute of America and the Lansing-based nonprofit Footsteps of Michigan. By Jada Penn. FOR TRAVERSE CITY, LEELANAU, CORP! GRAND RAPIDS BUSINESS, THREE RIVERS, STURGIS, LANSING CITY PULSE, DETROIT, CRAWFORD COUNTY, CADILLAC and ALL POINTS.

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Students at the Great Lakes Boat Building School build a wooden boat, an iconic mode of transportation around Les Cheneaux Islands

Cedarville: The little town that upholds Michigan’s marine industry

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CEDARVILLE BOATS: A one-of-a-kind boat building school helps Cedarville’s economy stay afloat and preserves a heritage important to the Great Lakes region. Experts estimate that a planned expansion of the Great Lakes Boat Building School could bring an additional $2.5 million to the small town of Cedarville.We talk to the school’s president and the head of a community foundation. By Kayla Nelsen. FOR SAULT STE. MARIE, ST. IGNACE, MARQUETTE, IRON MOUNTAIN, BAY MILLS, CORP! CHEBOYGAN and ALL POINTS.

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Store In Lansing Mall not like others

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EAST LANSING, Mich– The Freetail Store in the Lansing Mall is attempting to change the narrative of what a traditional shopping experience is, one day at a time

“This is a concept I don’t think has ever been tried,” owner and founder Michael Karl said. Karl founded The Freetail Store in December of 2020. The store seeks to give those who couldn’t normally afford a traditional shopping experience the ability to shop with dignity and integrity. Accordingly, the store gives away everything it receives for free. Community donations of clothes, toys, diapers and other non-perishable items are turned over daily to the store in order to be distributed to those who need it.

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Delta Crossings brings stores, people, traffic

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The second phase of the Delta Crossings project is almost completed. Construction began in November 2019. The project brought T.J. Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Sierra, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Texas Roadhouse and BJ’s Wholesale Club to the community in the past few months. At Home, a home décor store, and Olive Garden are set to join the community in the early fall. The next phase includes a 369-unit multifamily residential area.

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Market value: Holt Farmers’ Market grows businesses

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Katrina Jeffreys in front of her company, Fur Real Dog Snacks’booth at the Holt Farmers’ Market. Her dog Nyxi is pictured behind her. Picture this: you wake up on a Saturday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. You are absolutely famished, yet decidedly walk past the fridge and go outside. You find yourself at the brightly muraled entrance of the Holt Farmers’ Market. You walk in and are greeted with neighborly smiles and homegrown charm.