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r Greener Grocer

Hiller's markets add energy-saving
features through state program.

Robin Schwartz I Contributing Writer

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here's something new in the frozen foods section at
Hiller's markets and up on the roof and in other hid-
den places — improvements that are making the
longtime supermarket chain more energy efficient and Earth
friendly.
In December, Justin Hiller, the third-generation owner of
Hiller's, gave Gov. Rick Snyder a guided tour of his Northville
store with the governor's bodyguards, camera crews and
reporters in tow.
IMMIONSEINwes
Hiller, 31, of Bloomfield Hills, current-
ly serves as the company's vice president;
his father, Jim Hiller, is president/CEO;
and his grandfather, Sidney Hiller, started
the independent grocery store chain in
1941.
Hiller's also has markets in Ann Arbor,
Berkley,
Commerce Township, Plymouth,
Justin Hiller
Union Lake and West Bloomfield.
"This gives us an opportunity to
reduce our carbon footprint:' Justin Hiller said. "For us, it's
really important that we help to better society'
In all, $110,000 in energy-saving modifications were made
at the Northville store alone. Some of the changes are simple.
Hundreds of light bulbs were replaced with energy-efficient
bulbs, new fixtures were added throughout the store, motion
sensors now turn off lights when various rooms are not in use,
and "night curtains" are used in refrigerated cases.
"Simply pulling down the curtain holds the cold air in the
case overnight:' Hiller explained. "This alone will save more
than $1,000 a month:'
Hiller's was one of the first to take part in a program
through the nonprofit group Michigan Saves, designed to help
companies across the state reduce energy costs.

U.S. to renew push for
peace following new
coalition formation.

Ron Friedman I Times of Israel

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in
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want to make a renewed push to
try to get them back to the table:'
State Department spokesperson
Victoria Nuland said at a press
briefing last Friday.
"We are at the stage now, as you know, where we're
going to have to wait and see what the makeup of the
Israeli government is going to be and how it approaches
the longstanding critical issues that we share:' she said.
"We know where we want to go, and we know where
we believe they also want to go. If we can be helpful, we
will continue to try:'
Israeli politicians are engaging in the early stages of
coalition formation talks, but the two major partners
already have been established based on results from the
Jan. 22 election.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is all but
assured four more years in office, but will have to face
resistance to the formation of a Palestinian state among
the rank and file of his own right wing Likud party as
well as with members of Yisrael Beiteinu, the party led

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