Metro Detroit businesses pick up the pieces after days-long power outage
Small business owners in Metro Detroit are frustrated in the aftermath of the power outage that impacted services for several days.
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When she's not at work, you can find her spending time together with her rescue dog Jingles, binge-watching Netflix, reading as many books as possible and exploring new restaurants around Detroit.
Small business owners in Metro Detroit are frustrated in the aftermath of the power outage that impacted services for several days.
About 22,728 DTE customers still had no electricity Tuesday afternoon, as power outages linger from a severe windstorm that swept through Southern Michigan Friday evening.
Michigan utility customers who lost power for an extended period after Friday's storm could be eligible for automatic bill credits of $42 per day.
More than 80,000 Southeast Michigan residents are without power Sunday afternoon, more than a day after severe storms swept through the area, according to DTE Energy.
The Southeast Michigan communities of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights got hit hard by Friday night's severe storms.
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