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Consumer confidence records best eight months in past decade
[ 31 Jul 2015 ]
ANN ARBOR—Consumer confidence slipped a bit in July 2015, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Nonetheless, the data provide no indication of a break in the prevailing positive trend. Indeed, the Sentiment Index has averaged 94.5 since…
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More secondary schools serve healthier lunches
[ 29 Jul 2015 ]
ANN ARBOR—Secondary students found healthier foods on more lunch menus in 2013 than in 2011, resulting in fewer nutrition disparities for small schools or those with racially diverse student bodies. The findings by University of Michigan researchers show significant improvements…