I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
General Growth Properties (GGP), the second largest mall owner in the United States, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking protection from creditors.
Ending months of speculation, the Chicago-based mall owner, which listed total assets of $29.56 billion and total debts of $27.29 billion, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors along with 158 of its more than 200 U.S. malls, while it seeks to restructure some of its debt.
Since November, General Growth has warned that it may have to seek protection from its creditors when it was unable to refinance maturing mortgages.
GGP owns several major malls in Michigan, including: Rivertown Crossings in Grandville; Crossroads Mall in Portage; Westwood Mall in Jackson; Lakeview Square Mall in Battle Creek; Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights; Grand Traverse Mall in Traverse City; and the Novi Town Center in Novi.
It remains to be seen what happens to any or all of those properties. There is speculation that another company might buy some of GGP’s properties.
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