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Walsh College is a private college in Troy, Michigan. Founded in 1922 by Mervyn B. Walsh, an accountant with the Thomas Edison Light Company, Walsh College is an upper division undergraduate and graduate institution that provides a transformative business and technology education that combines theory, application, and professional experience to prepare graduates for successful careers.
Based on property value, Troy is the second largest city in Michigan, second only to Detroit. The Top of Troy is the city's tallest building (now renamed the National City Center). Troy is home to the upscale Somerset Collection mall, featuring a skywalk and over 180 stores, and the Oakland Mall.
Michigan Sugar operates four beet sugar factories, located in Bay City, Caro, Croswell, and Sebewaing, and operates three shipping and distribution centers in Michigan and the adjacent state of Ohio. The firm has a permanent employment headcount of 700 employees, to which are added 1,500 additional seasonal employees during the times of year ...
Location of Monroe County in Michigan. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Michigan. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
M-55 passing over US 131 as it joins the Cadillac bypass. M-55 had its beginning by July 1, 1919 when it was designated from Cadillac to Merritt. [6] In 1926, M-55 was extended eastward to Houghton Lake over a section of the former M-14 that was not used for the then-new US 27.
Durant-Dort Factory One. General Motors traces its roots to the Durant-Dort Carriage Company of Flint named after William C. Durant and Josiah Dallas Dort, and purchased the original Durant-Dort factory (built in 1880 as a woolen mill) on Water Street in May 2013 (and the Durant-Dort office, a National Historic Landmark across the street, as well). [2]
In 2009, Consumers Energy launched comprehensive electric and natural gas energy efficiency programs that included rebates and incentives for homes and businesses. [20] [21] Consumers Energy's trademark slogan is "Count on Us", and it is the primary subsidiary of CMS Energy. [22]
After the French established territories in Michigan, Jesuit missionaries and traders traveled down Lake Michigan and its tributaries. [7]In 1806, white trader Joseph La Framboise and his Métis wife, Madeline La Framboise, traveled by canoe from Mackinac Island and established the first trading post in West Michigan in present-day Grand Rapids on the banks of the Grand River, near what is now ...