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            <description>Latest business news from around Northern Michigan, the State of Michigan and the Nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Businesses score big with local soccer tournament]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Morelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 17:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The 2013 Cherry Capital Cup is coming to town this weekend and businesses all over Traverse City are looking forward to the large crowds it draws to the area.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Communities expand reach to increase summer traffic]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Edwards]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 19:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Northern Michigan communities are ramping up for the busy summer tourism season and are taking new approaches to succeed.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nursing home owes county nearly half a million dollars]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Morelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 19:15:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Maples, a county owned non-profit skilled nursing facility faced Benzie County Commissioners Thursday morning with proposals on how they plan to pay tax payer money back to the county.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The ''SUN'' looks to shine bright]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Burkhart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 17:26:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Traverse City Light and Power (TCL&amp;P) and Cherryland Electric Cooperative are teaming up to provide a new program that will allow customers to invest in solar energy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farm bill will make cuts to food stamps]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:54 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The House Agriculture Committee has begun work on a five-year farm bill that would make small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leelanau County debates economic strategies]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brody O'Connell]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 12:17:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[“Is economic development a responsibility of the Leelanau County Board, or is it something that the private sector needs to handle?” – Leelanau County Administrator Chet Janik.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Township scrambling to dredge money-making harbor]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Fox]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 15:34:38 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Right now, the Leland Harbor Master Russell Dzuba says he's having to turn boaters away and for all intents and purposes, the channel is closed because there's not enough water to navigate through.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Boyne City schools decide against outsourcing cleaning staff]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <description><![CDATA[Boyne City School officials decided not to outsource their cleaning staff for the upcoming school year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Getting the inside scoop at Moomers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Baker]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 08:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[7&amp;4's Holly Baker stopped in Moomers to get the scoop on the new flavors and a little taste of Moomers history.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New grant sets the stage for historic theatre renovation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 05:56:37 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A grant of $503,592 has been approved by the MEDC to support the restoration of the Vogue Theatre.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Report: County sending less to landfills]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brody O'Connell]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 08:16:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Grand Traverse County Resource Recovery Department continues to promote waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal options for residents of the County.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fungi festival caps off another year in Mesick]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Morelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 May 2013 18:36:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Mushroom lovers had a place to celebrate this weekend, the Mushroom Capital of the United States, right here in Northern Michigan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Upper Peninsula man to be offered contract to become new City Manager]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Fox]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 12 May 2013 14:18:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[After several hours of interviews, Mayor Michael Estes called for a vote and the commission voted to select Jered Ottenwess, who is currently the City Manager in Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Memorial Medical Center announces partnership with Spectrum Health]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Morelli]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 17:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The Ludington-based health system made the announcement at a meeting this morning.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Head-to-toe makeover for Holiday Inn West Bay]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Megan Moore]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 16:22:28 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Holiday Inn West Bay in Traverse City has been undergoing multi-million dollar renovations.The hotel is transforming into a Holiday Inn Resort, the first of its kind in the Midwest.]]></description>
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