Michigan Business Network

Tico Duckett joins Chris Holman on this segment of Michigan Business Beat. Tico is president/owner and operator of Duckett Brothers Distributing (DBD). They cover the genesis of Tico's business career.

He is a Michigan State University Alumni, and is best known as a star player on the MSU Spartan football team holding the all-time record for rushing yardage during his college career.

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U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Washington DC. joins Chris Holman on this segment of Michigan Business Beat.

Comments sourced from U.S. Senator Peters Office:

Lately Senator Peters is calling for Rural Broadband Investment, “Being

connected to high-speed broadband in the 21st century is as

critical to the prosperity of rural communities as being connected

to running water in the 20th century.” Peters adds, “The Administration’s infrastructure proposal utterly fails to recognize the urgency for robust connectivity nationwide, especially for communities caught on the wrong side of the digital divide.”

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), spoke on the Senate floor recently calling on the Trump Administration to make rural broadband investment a priority, following the release of the President’s infrastructure plan that fails to provide any dedicated funding for rural broadband. Below is video and text of his remarks as prepared for delivery.

Peters and Burr Introduce Bill to Protect Small Businesses from

Unfair Trade Practices U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Richard Burr (R-NC) today are introducing bipartisan legislation to help enforce trade laws for small and medium-sized businesses that are undercut by unfair trade practices. Under current law, the Commerce Department has the authority to self-initiate investigations into dumping and subsidies, but rarely utilizes this authority. The majority of their investigations begin only after companies or industry representatives lodge formal complaints. Small and medium-sized businesses, including agricultural producers, manufacturers, parts suppliers, and paper goods producers, often lack the resources needed to identify unfair practices and bring them to the attention of the Commerce Department.

Senator Peters’ had an exchange with President Trump on trade when they met last month. The President called Senator Peters’ legislation

“a fantastic idea”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv4J23BhyUc

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Joyce Suber, Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives joins MBN's Jeffrey Mosher to talk about The Lansing Entrepreneur YOU Conference which is to be held on Friday, March 9 from 8:30-3:30 pm at Lansing Community College.

This is the Lansing Entrepreneur YOU's third annual conference in Lansing in collaboration with Davenport University and Lansing Community College.

The Entrepreneur YOU conference is designed to educate women with a passion for owning their own business about the challenges and opportunities inherent to the endeavor — from planning through launch to growth. The conference provides a broad overview of topics such as marketing, finance, legal issues, business funding and more. In addition to sharpening skills, you will gain powerful contacts and learn new information to drive successful business results.

In addition, they also held a conference in Grand Rapids on Friday, March 2nd and will be hosting another one in Detroit on Wednesday, March 14.

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Chris Holman talks with Bill Ballenger, Owner, The Ballenger Report on this segment of Michigan Business Beat. Bills gives a periodic update on the latest gubernatorial race.

"Bill Ballenger was the founder of Inside Michigan Politics, a state-based biweekly subscription newsletter that he launched in 1987 and published for 27 years. He was also, for six years, a horse racing columnist for The Detroit Free Press. For a dozen years (1992-2004), he hosted a weekly hour-long, call-in program on political issues on WKAR, a public radio station on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan." - www.theballengerreport.com

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Chris Holman welcomes Dr. Charles L. Ballard, Department of Economics, MSU to the Michigan Business Beat. Dr. Ballard catches up the business world up about Michigan's recent MACRO economics. He covers the Federal Reserve's new director and how in the future the auto industry may not be the leading factor in Michigan's economics.

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John Mashni, Alex Ayer and Taylor Gast, Foster Swift Attorneys Attorneys John Mashni, Alex Ayar and Taylor Gast focus on the proactive steps organizations should take to minimize legal risks related to security breaches as well as legal responsibilities of when a security breach occurs. This was one of three sessions from October 4th's seminar: Cyber-Security: It's Not If, It's When.

John Mashni, Alex Ayer and Taylor Gast, Foster Swift Attorneys Attorneys John Mashni, Alex Ayar and Taylor Gast focus on the proactive steps organizations should take to minimize legal risks related to security breaches as well as legal responsibilities of when a security breach occurs. This was one of three sessions from October 4th's seminar: Cyber-Security: It's Not If, It's When.

John Mashni, Alex Ayer and Taylor Gast, Foster Swift Attorneys Attorneys John Mashni, Alex Ayar and Taylor Gast focus on the proactive steps organizations should take to minimize legal risks related to security breaches as well as legal responsibilities of when a security breach occurs. This was one of three sessions from October 4th's seminar: Cyber-Security: It's Not If, It's When.

John Mashni, Alex Ayer and Taylor Gast, Foster Swift Attorneys Attorneys John Mashni, Alex Ayar and Taylor Gast focus on the proactive steps organizations should take to minimize legal risks related to security breaches as well as legal responsibilities of when a security breach occurs. This was one of three sessions from October 4th's seminar: Cyber-Security: It's Not If, It's When.

John Mashni, Alex Ayer and Taylor Gast, Foster Swift Attorneys Attorneys John Mashni, Alex Ayar and Taylor Gast focus on the proactive steps organizations should take to minimize legal risks related to security breaches as well as legal responsibilities of when a security breach occurs. This was one of three sessions from October 4th's seminar: Cyber-Security: It's Not If, It's When.