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State officials are releasing details of their plans to fix a recent oil leak at Kent County's Millennium Park, new job and career outlooks from the state of Michigan are detailing where to expect the most growth in the coming years, and more.

The Kent County Health Department is advising people who may have had contact with pigs at this year’s Kent County Youth Fair to monitor for flu-like symptoms due to a detection of swine flu

New funding has been set aside to protect more Kent County farmland from future development

Grand Rapids first office-to-residential housing is welcoming tenants this week, the governor has created a new council mean to help Michigan's kids read better, and more.

A $650 million expansion at Coopersville’s fairlife is adding more than 100 new jobs and increasing milk demand from local dairy farmers

Grand Rapids city, police, and fire officials met Monday to debrief the opening weekend of the new Acrisure Amphitheater, Michigan will receive as much as $240 million as part of a legal settlement with Monsanto to clean up PCB contamination in the state, and more.

The year-round market is the second largest in the state with visitor spending topping $400 million annually generating $49 million in tax revenue

Michigan's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is supporting Michigan fairgrounds with $525,000 in grants, Michigan's clean energy standards would go away under bills passed in the Michigan House of Representatives, and more.

Michigan’s county fair operators are preparing for summer crowds. County fairs are a nearly one-and-a-half billion-dollar economic engine for the state, and it’s issuing grants supporting fairground improvements.

The State of Michigan is giving six counties $2 million in grants to fund farmland preservation, Democratic Michigan Senate leadership says its new health care proposal would lower insurance costs for residents, and more.