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Midland, Michigan – The Midland Business Alliance (MBA) Advisory Committee on Infrastructure is holding a community event on Monday, May 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dow Diamond’s third-floor TriStar Club. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with general seating, and presentations will begin promptly at 1 p.m. The “High Water Mark” event is focused on efforts to reduce mid-Michigan flooding and to build resiliency and water quality.

Midland, Michigan - The Midland Business Alliance Board of Directors approved support of the Coleman Community Schools bond issue and County-Wide School Enhancement Millage Renewal, which will be presented to area voters on May 2.

Midland, Michigan - The Midland Business Alliance (MBA) is excited to announce that Midland Blooms will be back again for 2023 with planting day on Saturday, May 20.

In last month's Policy Sneak Peek, we provided an outline of Governor Whitmer's "Lowering MI Taxes" proposal. Part of that proposal was a $180 one-time check to all Michigan's tax filers. That would have spent down the dollars remaining in the FY '22 budget, thus avoiding the trigger for an income tax cut, from 4.25% to 4.05%. 

Lansing has been a flurry of activity this past week. The repeal of the state's landmark Right to Work law, and reinstatement of prevailing wage, has kept lawmakers and the media quite busy. Following a few more procedural steps, the bills are expected to head to Governor Whitmer's desk. 

To address a significant deficit in attainable (i.e. workforce or missing middle) housing across our community, the Midland Business Alliance (MBA), along with key community partners, is launching Housing Forward – a community collaborative to identify and solve for barriers to the rehabilitation and development of attainable housing. Midland County has a significant deficit of “missing middle”

To address a significant deficit in attainable (i.e. workforce or missing middle) housing across our community, the Midland Business Alliance (MBA), along with key community partners, is launching Housing Forward – a community collaborative to identify and solve for barriers to the rehabilitation and development of attainable housing.

After passing in the U.S. House and Senate, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 was signed by President Joe Biden on December 29. The Midland Business Alliance (MBA) Advisory Committee on Infrastructure announced that a total of $3.75 million was included in this legislation for three local flood reduction and resiliency projects, thanks to the committee’s work with local partners...

The Midland County Internet Connectivity Committee (MCIC) announces the deployment of a new broadband speed test app to help verify and challenge broadband availability areas in Midland County. The app has been developed in conjunction with the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) National Broadband Map which indicates where internet services are offered to fixed locations as well as...

The Midland Business Alliance (MBA) Advisory Committee on Infrastructure has been working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the County of Midland on a large hydraulic/hydrologic study of the Tittabawassee River Watershed. Last fall and winter, the Spicer Group surveyed approximately 60 miles of rivers in Midland County and then processed and provided this extensive data to the USACE in the spring.