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LISD TECH Center program receives $10,000 grant from the Monsanto Foundation | Lenawee Now

Students and instructors stand together presenting their grant.

The LISD TECH Center has been selected to receive a $10,000 grant for a Variable Rate Technology Farming Project through America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. LISD Agri-Tech program instructor Casey Muck and Teaching Assistant Matt Hensley accepted the grant on Wednesday, September 30th at the LISD Center for a Sustainable Future.

The Monsanto Grant will provide the opportunity for LISD TECH Center Agri-Tech students to participate in a Variable Rate Technology project. “Our Agri-Tech students are extremely excited to implement a Variable Rate Technology project here at the Center for a Sustainable Future,” Muck said.

 

Group dropping suit to block demolition of Irish Hills Towers | The Daily Telegram

“The Irish Hills Historical Society is dropping its legal challenge to Cambridge Township’s efforts to tear down the Irish Hills Towers in exchange for a final effort to save them.”

A new plan will be constructed and reconsidered by October 16, 2015 with the help of a historic building contractor. Want to read more? Read what people are saying about the latest decision in the article here.

 

 

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Owner of Biggie’s Pizza buying Morning Fresh Bakeries in Adrian | The Daily Telegram

Image of Morning Fresh Bakeries' storefrontAfter 50 years of making doughnuts, Jerry Gallatin is ready to pass on his business. The owner of Biggie’s Pizza, Allen Heldt, sees Gallatin as a mentor and is excited about his chance to take over the businesses located in Adrian.

If you’re worried about change, rest assured— Heldt admires what Gallatin built and aims “to continue what they’ve made.”

 

The Right Way to Think About Business Growth | SCORE Mentors

Avoid making the common pitfalls that rapid or premature growth can create for small businesses by reading tips from SCORE Mentors.

For many business owners – especially those just starting out – it’s all about growing as quickly as possible. Most entrepreneurs never question their belief that growth is good, bigger is better, and that the healthy vital signs for a business include continuous growth.

 

 


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Lenawee Now earns top marketing award for Community Book

Community-Guide-CoverFor the second year in a row, Lenawee Now received a top state marketing award presented by the Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA). The community book will be distributed locally to business partners and hotels, as well as regionally at tourist centers. A digital version also can be found at Lenawee Now’s website at www.lenaweenow.org/communitybook.