Using "Pure Michigan" campaign to rebrand the state's business climate
The Pure Michigan tourism campaign targeted a new audience over the weekend.NASCAR fans. The state tourism marketing campaign sponsored the nationally televised Pure Michigan 400 race on Sunday at...
View ArticleHow much will Governor Snyder's trip to Asia cost? TBD
Tomorrow, Governor Rick Snyder heads off to Asia with a delegation of Michigan political leaders and business officials on a trade mission. Hell spend a week traveling to Japan, China, and South Korea....
View ArticleEurope’s largest online hotel reservation company expanding in West Michigan
Booking.com is a subsidiary of Priceline.com. The company put its first North American call center in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming because there are a lot of tech-savvy young people who are...
View Article4 projects awarded state tax incentives
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation approved tax breaks Tuesday in exchange for new investment and jobs. MEDC spokesman Joseph Serwach says one of the four projects receiving tax breaks...
View ArticleSnyder pitches Michigan, economic development strategy at Detroit Auto Show
Governor Snyder announced that Hyundai will expand its Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in Superior Township, just south of Ann Arbor. Speaking just after touring the Detroit Auto Show Tuesday, the...
View ArticleGovernor Snyder questions ad tying Pure Michigan brand to right-to-work
Governor Rick Snyder says he would not have tied the Pure Michigan brand so closely with the state’s controversial right-to-work law in a recent ad. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has...
View ArticlePure Michigan logo won't pair up with 'right-to-work' again
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) got some heat after this ad appeared in the Wall Street Journal last month (photo courtesy of MyFoxDetroit ): It cost MEDC $144,000. MEDC is a...
View Article$7.5M fund aims to boost UM medical discoveries
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - A new $7.5 million fund aims to help University of Michigan medical discoveries move from the laboratory to the market. The Ann Arbor school says Monday the effort will help its...
View Article$10 million program creates 1,000 jobs
Governor Snyder says the Community Ventures program created 1,000 jobs in the past year. It's a pilot program in Saginaw, Pontiac, Flint and Detroit focused on bringing jobs to the long-term...
View ArticleMEDC, Huntington Bank announce microlending program for small businesses
The Pure Michigan Micro Lending Initiative will begin with $5 million from Huntington Bank to small local businesses in Detroit. The bank has also pledged $25 million to expand the program across the...
View ArticleLawmakers ask for EPA oversight at Dearborn steel mill, call state permitting...
Two state lawmakers are calling on the US Environmental Protection Agency to step in and help regulate a Dearborn steel mill. State Representatives Rashida Tlaib and George Darany say the state can no...
View ArticleDetroit Free Press reporter investigates how state agency lobbied for Severstal
It was June 2012 when Gov. Rick Snyder and Michael Finney, the CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, attended a ceremony at the Severstal steel plant in Dearborn. The two spoke with the...
View ArticleDo you think two signatures are enough to approve state business incentives?
One state lawmaker says it's "like controlling very large purse strings with very little accountability." Since 2011, more than $65 million in state money has been awarded to businesses all around...
View ArticleHow much is Pure Michigan worth?
State lawmakers are searching for money to fix the roads, and they’ve been eyeing the budget of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and its “Pure Michigan” campaign. The MEDC’s funding was...
View ArticleDispute over online Michigan Lottery sales could hurt MEDC
Making state lottery games available online has resulted in a disagreement between the state and a native tribe. Twice a year the Gun Lake Tribe gives a big check to the state of Michigan. Last time,...
View ArticleWhy one American Indian tribe is refusing to pay its casino revenue sharing...
In 2011, the federal government opened the door to online lotteries when it lifted its ban on non-sports gambling. That action sent the Michigan Lottery down the cyber-path to online lottery games....
View ArticleMichigan spends big on "corporate welfare," but details are kept from the public
You might recall the Legislature recently rejected lowering the income tax rate. The judgment of the majority and the Governor was that Michigan just couldn't afford it. Despite revenue increases since...
View ArticleAgency says state economic development more than “corporate welfare”
For years, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy , a conservative, free-market think tank, has been critical of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) , calling it secretive and referring...
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