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🌱 How a $567M coffee expansion could reshape Muskegon County’s economy

Muskegon, Michigan Patch AM: a 5 min read

What's up Muskegon! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $567M coffee expansion could reshape Muskegon County’s economy
  • Meet the volunteers rescuing Muskegon County’s fading military records
  • Rx Kids just opened to Muskegon families—here’s what else changed

Also on today's calendar: Free Horror Movie Night - The Picture of Dorian... and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 62.
  • Friday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chobani's La Colombe facility in Muskegon breaks ground on $567 million expansion project (fox17online.com) — Muskegon-area residents are seeing a huge economic boost as Chobani’s La Colombe facility in Norton Shores begins a $567 million expansion, one of the largest projects in Muskegon County history. The plant will grow fivefold, double its workforce, upgrade local wastewater infrastructure, and massively increase coffee production and milk purchases from Michigan dairy farmers.
   

2. The group saving Muskegon County's military records for free (wzzm13.com) — Inside the Muskegon County Clerk’s office, local volunteers are racing to digitize fragile military discharge records for veterans who lived in Muskegon County, some dating back to the Civil War. Their painstaking work preserves service details and medals so families can finally discover and honor relatives’ military histories as America’s 250th birthday approaches.
   

3. Focus West Michigan 6-2-26 Rx Kids expands to Muskegon (wgvunews.org) — Families in Muskegon and Muskegon Heights can now sign up for the Rx Kids program, while West Nile virus has been detected elsewhere in West Michigan. The roundup also notes Chobani’s Norton Shores expansion, Grand River restoration work, a major data center project, and a strike at an auto parts plant.
   

4. Why are black bears showing up in West Michigan? (wzzm13.com) — A recent black bear sighting near a Muskegon manufacturing plant is part of a broader trend of bears wandering farther south into West Michigan, according to the DNR. Officials say growing bear populations and connected forest corridors are driving the change, and they urge residents to secure trash, remove bird feeders, and avoid approaching bears if one appears nearby.
   

5. Here Are The 10 Best Beaches In Michigan: USA TODAY Ranking (patch.com) — Muskegon’s own Pere Marquette Beach lands in the top five of USA TODAY’s new ranking of Michigan’s best beaches, praised for its 2.5 miles of pristine shoreline and sunsets. The list compares popular spots statewide, but gives special recognition to Muskegon’s golden-sand stretch along Lake Michigan.
   

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Ok Muskegon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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