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Coronavirus / Pandemic Response / Supply Chain

NCMS rolls out new tool for automated supply chain management in pandemic response

ANN ARBOR—The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences has announced the publication of a new Technology Brief focused on automating the production and distribution of critical supplies in the event of …

Coronavirus / Higher Education / University Research

LTU professor gets grant to analyze disease outbreaks through wastewater

SOUTHFIELD–Between the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing serious illness or death, and the rise of home testing, it’s become difficult to determine the true number of COVID-19 cases in …

Coronavirus / Medical Supplies / Plastics / Plastics Engineering

High-speed disposable gown production begins at Petoskey Plastics

PETOSKEY–Petoskey Plastics announced the installation of a new manufacturing line designed to make disposable gowns for the healthcare industry.  The company has invested approximately $2 million in engineering and first …

Coronavirus / Nonprofits

$35M relief fund application goes live to help small Michigan nonprofits

LANSING–The Michigan Nonprofit Association and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity announced the $35 million MI Nonprofit Relief Fund application is now live at MINonprofitRelief.org. The application phase …

Air Purification / Coronavirus

In tests, Grand Haven firm’s air purification gear kills 99.9 percent of COVID virus

GRAND HAVEN–UV Angel, the Grand Haven-based disinfection technology company, announced the results from an advanced aerosolized SARS CoV2 study demonstrating that UV Angel Clean Air units were effective in destroying …

Coronavirus

Meijer to provide free home Covid PCR tests

GRAND RAPIDS—Meijer, the Grand Rapids-based retail chain, announced it will be the first retailer to offer at-home COVID-19 PCR tests free of charge to customers at its 254 pharmacies throughout …

Coronavirus / Health Insurance

Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Blue Care Network to cover COVID booster shots

DETROIT—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network will pay for administration of the third “booster” dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine being recommended by the Biden Administration …

Coronavirus / Infusion Therapy / Medical Research

GR infusion firm recruiting patients for COVID-19 research study

GRAND RAPIDS—Infusion Associates, a Grand Rapids-based provider of medically prescribed outpatient infusion therapy, has begun recruiting patients across Michigan for an international COVID-19 study sponsored by the National Institute of …

Coronavirus

Ingham County offers $11 million in COVID-19 relief grants to businesses

LANSING—The Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grant Program, created by Ingham County in April 2021 using  $11 million from the county’s first American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds, will provide working …

Auto Industry / Coronavirus

Average age of cars and light trucks on the road reaches 12.1 years

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New research from IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) shows that the average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the U.S. has risen to 12.1 years this year, …

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