WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – MIRA has provided more than 6,000 families in the Metro Detroit and Lansing, Michigan, areas and the Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, areas with free turkeys for their Thanksgiving dinners. MIRA is the leading trade association for the food, beverage and petroleum industries in Michigan and Ohio. This is the 32nd consecutive…
DetailsMichigan’s thousands of lottery retailers soon could see a new competitor on their ticket-selling turf: iLottery. The Snyder administration plans to launch a new Internet lottery system that would allow people in Michigan to play digital versions of games like those currently offered at stores — but with smartphones and computers. The proposal could change…
DetailsChris Gautz/Crains A major fight is brewing in Lansing over the way the state handles liquor licenses, as well as a variety of alcohol regulations that supporters say will make it easier on small businesses and allow the growing craft beer industry to expand in Michigan. Some of the changes included in Senate Bill 216,…
DetailsMI: Group seeks to stay the course in Michigan alcohol regulation MI: Group seeks to stay the course in Michigan alcohol regulationThe Oakland Press March 4, 2013 Less stringent regulations on the alcohol industry could be coming, thanks to a state bill recently introduced in the Senate — and some aren’t happy. With the 80th…
DetailsDETROIT, MI — State Sen. Bert Johnson in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday paid tribute to a Detroit store owner who was killed in a robbery last year. Johnson called Faraj “Fred” Dally a cornerstone of the community where he owned the Medicine Chest liquor store for over 30 years. He said Dally…
DetailsQuestion: when does 10 cents equal more than $100 million? Answer: when the 10 cents in question refers to Michigan’s bottle and can deposit law. The Lansing State Journal recently ran a story about the Michigan Legislature looking to crack down on smugglers who are cashing in on the state’s 10 cent bottle and can…
DetailsJohn Gallagher The new Whole Foods store opening Wednesday in Midtown Detroit won’t be the only new grocery to arrive on the scene this year. A new full-sized Meijer store will open in late July in the new Gateway shopping center near 8 Mile and Woodward. The opening will mark the first Meijer store within…
DetailsMichigan Lottery pursues online sales; retailers surprised, concerned By Chris Gautz By this time next year, Michigan residents will have the ability to gamble online or on their smartphones through the Michigan Lottery, despite the Legislature denying funding for the new endeavor and local retailers raising concerns. The lottery department is still determining whether players…
DetailsMichigan Lottery plans to offer online ticket sales in late 2014 November 26, 2013 | By Ann Zaniewski Michigan residents will be able to buy tickets for some of their favorite lottery games on their smartphones and computers beginning late next year, state lottery officials said Monday, despite concerns raised by a trade group and…
DetailsBy Mitch Hotts, The Macomb Daily The Clinton Township party store owner who was shot and killed in a late-night robbery was a cancer survivor, family members said today. Basim “Basil” Sulaka, 51, of Sterling Heights, died after he was attacked Friday night by three masked gunmen at the Moon Lite Party Store on Harper…
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