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Michigan Storm: New Areas Expected to Get 8 Inches of Snow

Much of lower Michigan remains under either a Winter Storm Warning or Winter Weather Advisory Thursday (Feb. 17) into Friday (Feb. 18), and now, meteorologists are predicting this week’s storm…

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Much of lower Michigan remains under either a Winter Storm Warning or Winter Weather Advisory Thursday (Feb. 17) into Friday (Feb. 18), and now, meteorologists are predicting this week's storm will shift to a more southern route than expected. Hence, while the Detroit area looked like it would preclude any major show this week, now, the area is expected to get an upwards of 8 inches of snow, as well as other areas throughout the lower portion of the state. Meanwhile, areas there were going to get pummeled will go easy on this storm. Read on for the latest weather update.

A statement released from the National Weather Service states, "Snow will continue to spread north this (Thursday) afternoon and evening from the SE to NW. Snow is expected to be the heaviest now (Thursday afternoon) through 10 p.m. tonight with the highest totals near I-69 and I-94. Flooding/Ice Jams is the other concern as runoff from snowmelt and rain has led to flooded roads and elevated river levels."

Grand Rapids, Alma and Big Rapids are expected to get just a trace of snow to 3 inches. Lansing is at 3-6 inches and Flint and Kalamazoo are at 3-7 inches. Detroit and Jackson are expected to get 4-8 inches of the white stuff. Areas of most concern, according to the National Weather Service, are the I-69 and I-94 corridors south of Lansing and east of Kalamazoo. View the full maps below.

The good news is that this is expected to be a very short storm, with the snow and ice moving out later on Friday. Next week, it appears Michigan is in line for another snow event, but those projects could change as the day gets closer, so I would just concentrate on this storm for now. At least we're a few weeks away from March, and that means spring is coming soon- but not before Mother Nature has its way with the Mitten.

It's a wild job market in 2022 so far, and some workers are looking for jobs that they can do from home. To help people find companies looking for remote workers, FlexJobs has revealed its latest report of the top 100 companies hiring remote jobs in 2022.

For the study, they looked at 57,000 companies who work with FlexJobs site. Each organization is looking to hire "hundreds, if not thousands, of remote jobs in a given year," FlexJobs career services manager Brie Reynolds tells CNBC Make It.

So, which company in Michigan is looking to hire lots of remote workers? One of the organizations planning to hire the most remote staffers in 2022 is Kelly/KellyConnect. According to the story, they're looking to hire positions such as talent acquisition specialist, data entry analyst and accounting specialist. I've actually never heard of that company, but making it into the top 20 means they're serious about hiring lots of workers, so make note if that's your goal.

Since the work is remote, you could even get a job with a company not based in Michigan. Read below for FlexJobs' list of the top 20 companies hiring the most remote workers this year. This is UPDATED for April 2022! Many of the companies looking to are major organizations with big names, so lots of familiarity here.

1. BroadPath

Industry: Outsourcing

2. Liveops

Industry: Virtual call center

3. SYKES

Industry: Customer service

4. Working Solutions

Industry: Customer service

5. SAP

Industry: Enterprise software

6. Varsity Tutors

Industry: Education

7. TTEC

Industry: Outsourcing

8. Kelly/KellyConnect

Industry: Staffing

9. Williams-Sonoma

Industry: Retail

10. TranscribeMe

Industry: IT services

11. Robert Half International

Industry: Staffing and consulting

12. Transcom

Industry: Customer service

13. Dell Technologies

Industry: Technology

14. UnitedHealth Group

Industry: Health care

15. Sutherland

Industry: IT and business services

16. Change Healthcare

Remote jobs: quality assurance analyst, technical writer, benefits administrator

17. Thermo Fisher Scientific

Industry: Biotechnology

18. Cactus Communications

Industry: Communications

19. Parexel

Industry: Biopharmaceutical services

20. CVS Health

Industry: Health care

21. Activus Connect

Job: Director of Operations - Head of Operations

22. Randstad

Job: Claims Administrator

23. BELAY

Job: Bookkeeper

24. Kforce

Job: Software Developer

25. Paylocity

Job: Human Capital Management Account Executive

26. UKG – Ultimate Kronos Group

Job: Java Software Engineer

27. Twilio

Customer Success Manager

28. Colony Brands

Job: Customer Service Representative

29. CrowdStrike

Job: University Campus Recruiter

30. Aquent

Job: Producer - Gaming

31. Accounting Principals

Job: Accounts Receivable Representative

32. Pearson

Job: Associate Software Developer

33. Citizens Bank

Job: Home Mortgage Loan Officer Assistant

34. Ajilon

Job: Human Resources Administrator

35. Anthem, Inc.*

Job: Implementation Coordinator

36. HubSpot

Job: Senior Software Engineer, Developer - Backend

37. Toast, Inc.

Job: Territory Account Executive

38. Lincoln Financial Group

Job: Consultant, Market Insight

39. eXp Realty

Job: Senior Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Director

40. Verizon

Job: Director of Product

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.