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Manpower survey reports increase in hiring

June 11, 2014

MILWAUKEE – The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, released today by ManpowerGroup, reflects continued hiring confidence among U.S. employers for Quarter 3 2014, as U.S. employers report a seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook of +14%. This is the strongest Net Employment Outlook since quarter 2 2008, when the Outlook was also +14%. The third quarter Outlook is up from +13%…

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Pedicab company offers unique perspective of Ludington

June 6, 2014
Pedicab company offers unique perspective of Ludington

By Rob Alway. Editor-in-Chief.  LUDINGTON — There is a new cab company in Ludington, but this one doesn’t use any gas. Recently, the Sunset Spokes Pedicab Company opened up, providing service in and around downtown Ludington. The company was started by Brandy Henderson and her father, John Henderson, along with business partner Derek Kowatch. The pedicab is similar to a…

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Entrepreneur to speak at Jamesport

June 5, 2014

LUDINGTON — West Shore Community College, along with SCORE and the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce will host an entrepreneurial speaking event next Monday. Jake Joraanstad is the 24 year old co-founder of a successful smart-phone app development company headquartered in Fargo, ND.  Start-Up Community Pillars will be held at Jamesport Brewing Company’s Red’s Room at 410 S. James…

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Downtown salon holding girls’ night out fundraiser

May 7, 2014
Downtown salon holding girls’ night out fundraiser

By Kate Krieger. MCP Correspondent. LUDINGTON – It was Noelle Andrulis-Welch’s mission to continue a great tradition when she purchased her downtown Ludington salon, Salon 22, three years ago. The salon’s previous owner was very involved with the American Cancer Society’s wig bank, offering free wigs, donated by the organization to cancer patients who had lost or were losing their…

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VanLoon leads statewide medical organization

May 6, 2014
VanLoon leads statewide medical organization

LUDINGTON — Connie VanLoon, certified medical staff coordinator at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, is the new president of the Michigan Association Medical Staff Services (MAMSS). Her two-year term officially began May 1, and she will be formally installed as president May 8 at the association’s 35th anniversary conference and dinner in Dearborn. MAMSS is the Michigan branch of the National…

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