Michigan Business Network

MBN visited Day 3 of 21st Annual Building Michigan Communities Conference at the Lansing Center, May 1, 2019. Ben Stehouwer, Vice President, Underwriting, Cinnaire delivered the 11 o'clock session.

LIHTC 301 will take an advanced look at the field of affordable housing and incite discussion around the ever changing market. This session will cover 704(b) issues, eligible basis issues, minimum gain, maximizing first year credits, year 15 and early exits, and the changes in Michigan's QAP regarding incoming averaging.

LIHTC is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is the federal government's primary program for encouraging the investment of private equity in the development of affordable rental housing for low-income households.

MBN visited Day 3 of 21st Annual Building Michigan Communities Conference at the Lansing Center, May 1, 2019. Ben Stehouwer, Vice President, Underwriting, Cinnaire delivered the 11 o'clock session.

LIHTC 301 will take an advanced look at the field of affordable housing and incite discussion around the ever changing market. This session will cover 704(b) issues, eligible basis issues, minimum gain, maximizing first year credits, year 15 and early exits, and the changes in Michigan's QAP regarding incoming averaging.

LIHTC is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is the federal government's primary program for encouraging the investment of private equity in the development of affordable rental housing for low-income households.

Jeffrey Mosher talks to Blake Middleton, Managing Director/Co-Founder one of MI 50 Companies to Watch Honoree, Metas Managed Label Services, Grand Rapids, MI.

Jeffrey Mosher talks to Radhika Kandikonda, CEO and Andy Chiranjeevi K., President the SBA 8(A) Graduate of the Year Awarees, KBTS Technologies Inc, Novi, MI

Chris Holman catches up with Senior Attorney Trevor J. Weston, regarding Elder Law.

“Elder Law. A rapidly emerging area of the law, elder law deals with the issues faced senior citizens. Now that people are living longer, there are more issues about their future care that have to be included in estate planning. One of the most important questions that is being raised is how to provide long-term housing, with possibly increasing levels of care, as senior citizens age.

Elder law matters that we routinely provide legal assistance on include:

Medicaid eligibility planning

Medicaid applications

Government benefits analysis

Planning for children with disabilities

Creating special needs trusts for persons with disabilities

Establishing Guardianships and Conservatorships through the probate court.

One of the most important factors in elder law is advanced planning. Often qualification for government programs have lengthy time prerequisites that must be met prior to receiving benefits. It is important to start considering these factors when you start working with an attorney to develop your estate plan.

Foster Swift has been named a Tier 1 firm in Elder Law in Lansing by

U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Mark Koerner, a Senior Attorney with Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC Attorneys. Mark is among more than 40 mid-Michigan business leaders and professionals competing in the 10th annual Dapper Dads challenge. Hosted by the Sparrow Foundation and the Women Working Wonders committee, Dapper Dads is an online competition in which the public votes for their favorite candidates, concluding with a charity fashion show.

Dapper Dads Challenge & Fashion Show! Thursday, June 6, 2019. Washington Avenue Downtown Lansing. Under the tent in front of Kositchek's.

Chris Holman speaks with Zachary W. Behler, Attorney, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Lansing, they have 5 branches across MI.

· What kind of inventions are eligible for patent protection?

· When should I think about filing a patent application?

· Is there anything I can do on my own before I call a patent attorney?

Alyssa Sliger, Marketing & Communications Specialist, LAFCU,

Lansing, MI, visits the MBN studio to share how LAFCU is inviting the public to participate in LAFCU Shred Day to help fight identity theft, Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to noon. The credit union is hosting a mobile shredding truck at LAFCU’s West Lansing Branch and headquarters, 106 N. Marketplace Blvd.“Secure destruction of personal information is an important part of protecting one’s financial identity,” said Kelli Ellsworth Etchison, LAFCU chief marketing officer. “Once a thief has a person’s financial, medical or tax information, they can fraudulently apply for credit, medical services or tax refunds.

“This is great timing if your spring cleaning involves disposing of personal documents.”

Each person can bring up to 10 Bankers Boxes of materials to be shred at no cost.

Recommended materials include any documents that have identifying information such as financial, medical and Social Security account numbers. This includes receipts, address labels, bills, insurance claims and tax forms.

Financial identity protection is a key LAFCU benefit for members. In addition to regular free Shred Days, LAFCU partners with CyberScout™ to offer identity management and monitoring services that include full identity-theft recovery assistance. More information is at www.LAFCU.com/CyberScout.

The 517 Day Celebration returns to Lansing Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. It is a free to attend two day festival that celebrates Lansing’s people, culture, and diversity. Festivities will include Lansing area based cuisine, venues, music, nonprofit organizations, and local businesses. “It’s a party of the people for the people,” said festival organizer, Metro Melik Brown. He joined Chris Holman in the MBN studio days ahead of this year's event, listen and find out more!

Jeffrey Mosher talks to Eric DeVries, President one of MI 50 Companies to Watch Honoree, E3M Solutions LLC, Wyoming, MI.