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SAGINAW, MI — A fire didn’t stop Abele’s Greenhouse from opening on the first day of spring, Popeyes chicken is coming to Midland, and more mid-Michigan business news you might have missed:Popeyes Louisiana fried chicken restaurant coming to MidlandPopeyes, a fast food chain specializing in fried chicken, is preparing to open its first Midland location. Midland Mall auction postponed until March 28The auction of the Midland Mall has been postponed. The 358,827-square-foot Midland Mall was built in 1991 and is located on nearly 33 acres at 6800 Eastman Ave. in Midland. Bay City’s Michigan Sugar names new president and CEO as Flegenheimer retiresBay City’s Michigan Sugar Co. has a new president and CEO. Neil C. Juhnke will replace retiring President and CEO Mark S. Flegenheimer, who led Michigan Sugar for the past two and a half decades.

Thanks to her efforts, a local cheerleader’s dreams are coming true, and her team now has something new to cheer about.

There's a giant greenhouse in Belleville.

Linda Greenhouse examines the first year of what could become known as the Trump court.

“My client had four hours of community service remaining and the judge offered it to him and then reset the matter,” said Greenhouse. “He said if my client returned and showed proof he had been vaccinated he would receive credit for his community service hours. He was very clear that this was just an alternative.”

Banotai Greenhouse is a family owned business that has been around since the 1950s. Their greenhouses span 8 acres, which Pinter said is around six full football fields worth of covered space.

WALLED LAKE, Mich. – Girl Scout troops in Metro Detroit were reportedly prohibited from selling cookies outside of a marijuana dispensary in Walled Lake, but local organization leaders say that the troops were given false information. Last weekend, Oakland County Girl Scouts were welcomed outside of the Greenhouse of Walled Lake cannabis store by owner Jerry Millen, who authorized the girls to sell cookies outside of his dispensary. Following their successful sales, several more Girl Scout troops asked Millen if they could also sell cookies outside of Greenhouse, which Millen approved. Ad“Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan (GSSEM) does not have a policy prohibiting troops from selling cookies at or near any legally operating business. The national Girl Scouts organization, Girl Scouts of the USA, does discourage troops from selling at locations where the girls cannot legally enter, however, there is no policy prohibiting selling at such businesses,” the statement reads.

Published: November 25, 2020, 12:53 am Updated: November 25, 2020, 6:49 amDETROIT – Bright colorful lights -- sometimes purple or orange -- could be seen across the Detroit River in Canada. Local 4′s Tim Pamplin investigated to find the cause of the lights. Watch the full story in the video above.

BELLEVILLE, Mich. – Robson’s Greenhouse in Belleville is usually extremely busy on Easter weekend. Gretchen Whitmer’s extended stay-at-home order deems greenhouses and garden centers non-essential -- impacting the industry’s busiest time of the year. Robson’s Greenhouse, a family-run business established in 1929, is only open from mid-May until June. “If we cannot get this stuff out it turns to garbage," says Kevin Robson, owner of Robson’s Greenhouse. He hopes others can enjoy his products during this time, as he says flowers are the “best mental health remedy.”