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St. Clair County, Michigan,  celebrates over $1 billion in economic impact, 526 jobs and nearly 300 housing starts in 2019
February 12, 2020 - The Economic Development Alliance celebrated the region's economic results and impact from 2019 with a crowd of stakeholders, economic partners and community leaders at its 2020 economic growth luncheon on Tuesday, February 11th at CityFlats.  In 2019, the local economy benefited from 526 news jobs, 282 housing starts and investments over...

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Lake Huron Medical Center Achieves Highest Five-Star Rating from CMS
February 3, 2020 - Federal Agency Rates Hospital Among Top Nine Percent in Nation  Lake Huron Medical Center Achieves Highest Five-Star Rating from CMS Federal Agency Rates Hospital Among Top Nine Percent in Nation PORT HURON, MI – Lake Huron Medical Center earned the highest five-star overall hospital rating by the Centers for...

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SC4 nursing program recognized for excellence in two recent rankings
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BLUE WATER AREA SUPPORT FUELS LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS TO WORLD STAGE
January 17, 2020 - St. Clair entrepreneur Dan Cass, shares his entrepreneurial journey, perseverance and how help from the local community has helped them keep reaching new milestones, including winning a product "Mark of Excellence" at the 2020 CES Technology show in Las Vegas.     Watch EBWTV interview:  https://ebw.tv/danedcassintelashelfjan20/

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Eckhart Hosting Job Fair Due to Customer Growth
November 21, 2019 -

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2,000 Tour St. Clair Inn Hotel
October 28, 2019 - Over 2,000 participants toured the St. Clair Inn at the official ribbon cutting on Saturday, October 26, 2019.   The historic hotel has undergone a four-year and nearly $40 million dollar renovation.   Watch live interviews and the ribbon cutting with EBWTV:  https://ebw.tv/publictoursstclairinnoct19/ Book a hotel...

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The Intern Who Became a Mill Manager
September 24, 2019 - Tim Wight remembers how excited he was to start work as an engineering intern at our Port Huron Mill in Michigan in 1991. Today, as the mill’s general manager, his passion for the work hasn’t changed. “Ultimately, interns today are looking for the same...

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$100,000 Site Readiness Grant Awarded to City of Port Huron 
September 3, 2019 - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has approved a Site Readiness Grant submitted by the Economic Development Alliance to prepare up to 25 vacant acres in the Port Huron Industrial Park to be closer to “shovel ready” status.  The City of Port Huron has committed up to $100,000 to...

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P.J. Wallbank Springs, Inc. named one of America’s Fastest Growing Companies
August 26, 2019 -

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R & E Automated Systems to Add Facility in Port Huron Industrial Park
August 7, 2019 - Watch Video Announcement by EBWTV:  https://ebw.tv/features-randeinvestmentannouncement/ Today, the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) in cooperation with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced the approval of a $750,000 performance-based grant for R & E Automated Systems.  The company, headquartered in Romeo, Michigan, provides automation, prototyping and...

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