Events/Announcements

MichAgain Recruitment Campaign Brings Smart Professionals Back Home

LANSING ? The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has hosted three Michigan Again road shows to Boston, Chicago and Washington D.C. with a fourth job-recruitment trip scheduled for Silicon Valley this November. Amy Cell, Senior Vice President, Talent Enhancement for the MEDC, said a dozens of professionals, with Michigan roots, have expressed interest in coming home.

By |2011-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Senate Leaders May Seek To Bolster State Film Incentive

LANSING - Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville said Friday he is considering a proposal to bolster the state's film incentive that would reward companies for hiring Michigan workers. Richardville (R-Monroe) said he would like the state to provide a sliding incentive in the 27 percent to 32 percent range to film production efforts, but for

By |2011-07-11T00:00:00-04:00July 11th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Pure Michigan Merchandise Now Available at Meijer

LANSING ? Who says you can't buy great publicity? Well, now folks that are fans of the Pure Michigan advertising campaign can buy Pure Michigan merchandise at 45 Meijer stores across Michigan. ?The Pure Michigan brand is our incredibly successful tourism and travel industry brand; one we are expanding to encompass the broader array of

By |2011-07-07T00:00:00-04:00July 7th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Report Encourages Rural Broadband Expansion

LANSING - The 30 percent of Michigan households with access to high-speed Internet but don't use it are an untapped source of economic development, especially in rural communities, according to a Public Service Commission report on broadband planning released at a press event Thursday. "To us, that highlights something of a low-hanging-fruit opportunity," said Brian

By |2011-07-01T00:00:00-04:00July 1st, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Merit Network Announces Fiber-Optic Construction Vendors for REACH-3MC

ANN ARBOR - Merit Network, Inc. is pleased to announce today the selection of seven Michigan-based contractors that will perform outside plant construction for Merit's Round 1 REACH-3MC broadband stimulus project. As part of the Round 1 REACH-3MC project, Merit will construct 1,017 miles of open-access, advanced fiber-optic infrastructure through rural and underserved communities in

By |2011-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Senate Panel OKs Congressional Redistricting With No Changes

LANSING - A proposed new map for the state's 14 U.S. House seats won party-line approval Tuesday evening from the Senate Redistricting Committee, setting the stage for final action on redistricting for the congressional and state legislative districts. With no changes made by the committee to the congressional plan, final passage of HB 4780 is

By |2011-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28th, 2011|Archive, Events/Announcements|