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      <title>How Young is Too Young to Legally Work in Michigan?</title>
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      <title>Outside of Metro Detroit, This Amazing Sandwich is Little Known</title>
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      <title>This Two-Story Target is the Only One of Its Kind in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:39:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Very few two-story locations exist, but more than the rare three-story builds. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/best-target-store-in-michigan-is-two-story/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Very few two-story locations exist, but more than the rare three-story builds. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/best-target-store-in-michigan-is-two-story/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>United Airlines is About to Fire Nearly 600 Employees for Not Getting COVID Vaccine</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 22:51:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This makes up less than 1% of the airlines workforce. <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-airlines-is-about-to-fire-nearly-600-employees-for-not-getting-covid-vaccine/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This makes up less than 1% of the airlines workforce. <a href="https://wgrd.com/united-airlines-is-about-to-fire-nearly-600-employees-for-not-getting-covid-vaccine/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Four West MI Companies Named Best Workplaces in the U.S.</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 22:12:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[10 companies from Michigan made the list put together by Inc. Magazine. <a href="https://wgrd.com/four-west-mi-companies-named-best-places-to-work-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[10 companies from Michigan made the list put together by Inc. Magazine. <a href="https://wgrd.com/four-west-mi-companies-named-best-places-to-work-in-the-u-s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>More Than 100 Music &amp; Entertainment Venues Received Grants from the State of MI</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[15 venues are located across West Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-than-100-music-entertainment-venues-received-grants-from-the-state-of-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[15 venues are located across West Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-than-100-music-entertainment-venues-received-grants-from-the-state-of-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>19 MI Businesses Fined for Not Following COVID-19 Protocols, 7 in West MI</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 01:42:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The penalties total $51,400 in fines. <a href="https://wgrd.com/19-mi-businesses-fined-for-not-following-covid-19-protocols-7-in-west-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The penalties total $51,400 in fines. <a href="https://wgrd.com/19-mi-businesses-fined-for-not-following-covid-19-protocols-7-in-west-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Parking in Downtown Grand Rapids Ends Monday</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Local businesses have the opportunity to request parking validations to use for staff and customers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-parking-in-downtown-grand-rapids-ends-monday/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>New Program in G.R. Will Employ 1,000 Young People this Summer</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 03:53:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2020 03:21:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Social zones can be on public or private property, on sidewalks, or streets. <a href="https://wgrd.com/social-zones-coming-to-grand-rapids-to-help-businesses/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2020 02:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
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