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Construction workers to go back to work May 7

Governor plans to loosen restrictions on the construction industry.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer plans to sign an order allowing residential and commercial construction companies to go back to work by May 7, according to an article in Bridge Magazine.

Whitmer said Monday that the construction industry would be among the first to reopen under a “MI Safe Start” plan announced on Monday.

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The governor is also reportedly looking at loosening restrictions on other industries, such as industrial manufacturing.

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