Power plant leaves Manistee employment, tourism at loggerheads - 2004-03-13
Robert and Lynise Hensel, retirees who relocated here three years ago, prize this Lake Michigan town for the historic downtown, sandy beaches and neighboring hunting grounds and trout streams.

Hundreds of condominiums have sprung up along the lakeshore.
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians constructed a casino north of town that offers over 900 jobs, becoming Manistee County’s top boss.
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Project revives horse racing at State Fairgrounds - 2004-03-13
Several local developers is proposing to construct a horse racing and video gambling complex at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit that could be up and operating by the fall of 2005.

Submitted by Detroit Thoroughbred Raceway Inc., led by developer Andrew G. McLemore Jr. and including a group of other investors, the plan will probably face resistance from Detroit’s three interim casinos, the MGM Grand Detroit, Greektown Casino and MotorCity Casino.
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