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Michigan State, IBM team on education efforts

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A new business analytics graduate program is soon coming to Michigan State University's Broad College of Business.

According to excerpts from the article:

The program, a collaboration between the university and IBM, was announced Thursday as part of a daylong symposium devoted to the growing economic impact of analytics, the process of gleaning useful information from a large amount of data.

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MSU Board Approves Contract for F-RIB

WLNS Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Further progress has been announced on MSU's FRIB project.

According to excerpts from the article:

The MSU Board of Trustees gave approval to sign contracts with the Department of Energy for developments to the Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams or F-RIB Project.

The Department of Energy will continue to work on the $600 million project.

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East Lansing earns $6.3M grant to upgrade train station

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, July 25, 2012

U.S. Sen. Carl Levin’s office announced that the East Lansing train station will receive a $6.3 million upgrade with a federal grant.

According to excerpts from the article:

The funding will be awarded to the Capital Area Transportation Authority, which plans a train station and additional facilities for bus transit, vehicle parking and improved traffic, Levin and U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said in a news release.

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Moe�s Southwest Grill receives steady traffic

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Moe’s Southwest Grill opened recently at 551 E. Grand River Ave., in East Lansing.

According to excerpts from the article:

Moe’s — an established Mexican restaurant chain popular in the southern United States — opened its doors Thursday in the former location of OZ Gallery and Hand-Blown Glass, which moved its store to Lansing in November 2010. Currently there are about 25 employees working, and Austin said he plans to hire more when the students return.

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University Reformed Church to double in size

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The University Reformed Church has been growing and growing. The large congregation will soon move into a building double the size of its current location that will offer triple the parking in the former administration building for the East Lansing School District.

According to excerpts from the article:

A $2.2-million purchase agreement between the school district and the church was approved by the school board Monday, May 7.

The sale will mean the administration will have to find a new home by July 2013, and the Michigan State University Community Music School will have to move by November this year when its lease expires.

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Michigan State Creates Spartan Innovations to Launch Spin-Offs

Xconomy Detroit Wednesday, May 02, 2012

The new MSU subsidiary Spartan Innovations will help the university’s faculty and students form spin-off companies based on technology developed at MSU, while also building the local culture of entrepreneurship.

According to excerpts from the article:

Hasemann says Spartan Innovations will provide five key resources: university-wide entrepreneurship education that engages the community, stipends to support student startup business participation, CEO mentors-in-residence to help manage startups and take MSU technology to market, access to a network of external angel and early-stage investors, and gap funding from the MSU Foundation to support the earliest stages of MSU technology development.

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Construction on cancer center scheduled to start before fall

The State News Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Work on cancer treatment center is set to begin before this fall.

According to excerpts from the article:

A certificate of need for Compass Health Care’s Compass Cancer Center, 1525 W. Lake Lansing Road, was approved earlier this April by the Michigan Department of Community Health, a move that should allow construction to start before this fall.

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MSUFCU expands to new locations in, around E.L.

The State News Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union has opened a new East Lansing branch.

According to excerpts from that article:

The branch opened March 5 after moving from its previous location at 600 Crescent Road at the request of another tenant at the location, said April Clobes, MSUFCU’s executive vice president.

“It’s a great location for us, and a more visible and more convenient location,” Clobes said.

Since opening in March, Clobes said the branch has seen an increase of visitors, and more people have opened accounts compared to this time last year.

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East Lansing City Center II project work begins

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Construction on the long-awaited East Lansing City Center II project is finally underway.

According to excerpts from the article:

The developer of the proposed $105 million City Center II development project in downtown East Lansing is moving ahead with demolition preparations even as City Council members pore over the latest plans for the project.

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Food trucks could move into E.L. with council approval

The State News Wednesday, April 04, 2012

The East Lansing city council will consider a policy to allow food trucks to operate downtown.

According to excerpts from the article:

The policy revision builds on guidelines approved last year allowing food cart vendors to operate at three different locations in the city.

The revision would set aside space at two metered parking spaces near the Albert Avenue and Division Street intersection for two food trucks.

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Developer: Financing secured for City Center II in East Lansing

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The developer of the East Lansing City Center II construction project says he has secured the financing to move forward on the $105 million mixed-use complex.

According to excerpts from the article:

Plans for City Center II, roughly 5.5 acres near the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Abbot Road and stretching to Valley Court Park, include a 110-room Hotel Indigo, owned by British hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group; a performing arts theater associated with Michigan State University; for-rent apartments and townhomes and various retail and dining options.

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Art Museums Giving It the Old College Try

New York Times Wednesday, March 21, 2012

East Lansing's forthcoming art museum is one of several popping up at universities across the country.

According to excerpts from the article:

WHEN it opens this fall, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University will be the latest in a series of new university art museums that have opened around the country.

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East Lansing celebrates nation's oldest LGBT nondiscrimination law

Pride Source Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The City of East Lansing is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the nation's first-of-its kind nondiscrimination law that protected people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

According to excerpts from the article:

On March 7, 1972, at the urging of the Gay Liberation Movement student group at Michigan State University, the city adopted a law prohibiting the firing or discrimination of a person based on "sex or homosexuality." City Council passed that first law, which applied only to city hiring practices, by a 4 to 1 vote.

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Wells Hall Starbucks proves successful

State News Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The new Starbucks on MSU's campus is a success, according to patrons and workers.

According to excerpts from the article:

From the company’s drinks and food items, nearly 850 to 900 faculty, staff and student customers have found their caffeine fix each day at the central campus location, said Michelle Pell, the Starbucks operational coordinator at MSU.

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Six Lounge Hookah & Smoke Shop celebrates official grand opening

The State News Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A new smoke shop and lounge has opened in Downtown East Lansing.

According to excerpts from the article:

The lounge, located at 400 Albert Ave., opened for business Jan. 23, but held its grand opening this weekend, which featured a disc jockey with dance music and a light show.

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