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Every homeowner should read this before hiring a contractor
Ron Malone
and last updated 2021-05-12 21:28:40-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â As the temps start warming up more people will be looking for contractors to fix up their properties.
From major renovations to quick home improvements, thereâs a lot for homeowners to consider.
Thatâs why Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel came out with tips and information so you donât become the victim of a scam.
They re very important tips as FOX 17 gets more than 100 emails a week asking for help. Sometimes, people don t do all their homework or really know how to protect themselves.
Updated: 10:54 AM CDT April 30, 2021
ODESSA, Texas ECISD has added a new Bookworm Vending Machine to Pease Elementary.
The vending machine was funded by the Education Foundation to help enhance the Bookworms Literacy Program.
“We are so excited to bring the students at Pease a Bookworm Vending Machine and are so grateful to our partners at Atmos Energy for their donation,” stated Celeste Potter, Education Foundation Director. “This is a great compliment to our Bookworms Literacy Program that currently provides students in grades Pre-K through 1st grade with a new book each month. Research shows that books in the home has a positive payoff in improved test scores so any opportunity to get books in the hands of our students is a win.”
9 & 10 News
March 1, 2021
The report also looked at how much money people lost in some of these scams.
Online purchasing scams topped the list this year.
The BBB of Western Michigan says those scams rose to the top of the list with more people online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“You look at more people working from home, more people were online, not doing that face to face interaction as much which left a wide open door for scammers to come in and take advantage of that situation,” said Troy Baker BBB Educational Foundation Director.
Employment scams and check scams were also identified as some of the riskiest scams of the last year.
By WMMN
Feb 12, 2021
Troy Baker, Educational Foundation Director, Better Business Bureau of West Michigan, joined West Michigan s Morning News to talk about how to spot and protect yourself from puppy scams.