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Good News You Need for July 31

Posted at 9:49 AM, Jul 31, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-31 09:49:05-04

1. A new food truck park is now open in Norton Shores in a pretty unique setting. The Plane Watch Food Park, which is located right by the Muskegon County Airport.

There are several different food options available, like elephant ears or Surf N Turf Burgers. The park also features games like ring toss, corn hole, and giant chess, all while observing the planes as they fly by.

the park is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day of the week.

2. An employment agency in Kentwood is hosting two job fairs this weekend.

They're looking to fill more than 150 jobs mostly in the manufacturing industry.

The job fairs are today an Saturday at BPV Environmental in Cutlerville.

Resource MFB, who's owned by EmployBridge, is hosting both events. They offer training and certification to those searching for a career in manufacturing.

3. Dick's Sporting Goods is extending their Premium-Pay for workers through the end of the year. That's 15 percent above their typical salary.

The company also announced it would follow a growing trend, and close all stores on Thanksgiving.

Just a few months ago as countless stores closed due to the pandemic, Dick's announced it would furlough a significant number of its roughly 40,000 employees.

4. Dunkin' has partnered with Post to create Dunkin Cereal.

It comes in two flavors, caramel macchiato, and mocha latte. One has crunchy cereal pieces and caramel-swirled marshmallows, the other has hints of chocolate and latte-swirled marshmallows.

Each cereal contains caffeine, but only about one-tenth of a cup of coffee.

Dunkin' says they'll be rolled out nationwide next month.

5. A New Jersey woman found herself down a couple of slices of pizza after a squirrel decided to help himself.

Sarah Malcom says she ordered pizza from GrubHub for contact-less delivery.

The delivery person made the drop at her Montclair home, but a hungry squirrel moved in and helped himself before she could get there.

A security camera on her porch caught the furry thief in action.

Once she got outside and scared the little guy off, she found a hold in the side of the box, and two slices missing.