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Current State #17 | Feb. 5, 2013

Current State — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:20:55 +0000

On today's Current State: the Niowave pole barn dispute, the new play "U.P.", Ingham County's fight against mortgage fraud, and local graphic artist Karl Gude's work from Newsweek magazine on exhibit at the Michigan Historical Museum.

Niowave pole barn draws neighbors' ire, attention to city planning process

Current State — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:20:26 +0000

Niowave, the high-tech, particle acceleration company here in Lansing, has been growing. Its success has been a benefit in many ways to the community – more jobs, greater tax revenue, more clout in the tech world for the city.

But the company’s growth has also led to some friction.

Early last year, Niowave built a large pole barn at its headquarters, which is a former school in Lansing’s Walnut Neighborhood.

New play 'U.P.' details highs and lows of life in the Upper Peninsula

Current State — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:20:06 +0000

The new play "U.P." from the Michigan State University Department of Theatre starts tonight.

Ingham County’s fight against mortgage fraud gets boost from settlement

Current State — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:19:01 +0000

There was some good news last week in Michigan involving the fight against mortgage fraud. On Thursday, officials announced the state will receive $2.5 million dollars -- that’s the settlement in a mortgage fraud lawsuit filed last year by State Attorney General Bill Schuette. The legal action involved about 1,000 victims of robo-signing statewide, with nearly 300 of them from Ingham County.

New exhibit shows off graphic artist's work at 'Newsweek' magazine

Current State — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:18:38 +0000