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Michigan a Key Partner in National Tourism Effort

February 1, 2012 Pure Michigan

Pure Michigan has been tapped as a key partner in Brand USA, the first-ever unified national U.S. consumer brand to promote international travel to the United States.
George Zimmermann, Vice President of Travel Michigan, part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, has been appointed to the Brand USA Marketing Advisory Group. The Marketing Advisory Group [...]

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Michigan International Speedway, MEDC announce Pure Michigan 400

January 11, 2012 Economic Development

DETROIT (Jan. 11, 2012) – With the success of 2011, two of Michigan’s best-known brands – Michigan International Speedway and Pure Michigan –  are again teaming up to host the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at MIS on Sunday, August 19.

The three-year partnership was announced today at the North American International Auto [...]

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Tagged as: economic development partnerships, Pure Michigan

Cloud Computing Solutions Firm Finds a Great Fit in Michigan

January 5, 2012 Great Companies

Early last year, the new East Lansing office of Force by Design, based in San Francisco, opened its doors. Since then, the company has been taking advantage of the IT talent found in Michigan to grow and help bring jobs and business to the area.
The company now has six full time employees in Michigan, meeting [...]

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Tagged as: economic development partnerships

Michigan agriculture, already an economic powerhouse, can step up to next level with some big plays

December 14, 2011 Agri-Business

By JIM BYRUM, Michigan Agri-Business Association, and member of the Agricultural Leaders of Michigan
In the past decade, Michigan agriculture grew nearly 60 percent.
That’s a pretty rapid clip.
At a time when many sectors of Michigan’s economy were pulling back, agriculture was our state’s fastest growing industry, with farmers and agricultural businesses expanding, investing and putting people [...]

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Michigan State Park System Best in the Nation

November 3, 2011 Pure Michigan

A longtime leader in outdoor recreation, Michigan can now officially boast being No. 1, receiving the 2011 National Recreation and Park Association Gold Medal for the top state park system in the nation.
The award, given for excellence in planning and long-range resource management, recognizes Michigan’s innovative Recreation Passport program and the creative strategic planning the [...]

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USA Today: Detroit will lead nation for visitor growth

October 28, 2011 Pure Michigan

USA Today Friday reported TravelClick estimates that Detroit will lead the nation in travel growth over the next 12 months, predicting a 22 percent increase in occupancy rates between now and Sept. 30, 2012.
“We’re well ahead of the curve from a national improvement standpoint,” Thomas Conran, principal of Greenwood Hospitality Group, owner of The [...]

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Michigan No. 1 for tech job growth

October 7, 2011 Information Technology

  Michigan leads the nation in tech job growth, according to the latest 2010 TechAmerica report, putting the state in the national spotlight along with the winning Detroit Tigers.
Michigan, which lost more jobs than any other state during the past decade, has been a national comeback leader in recent weeks. Just last month, Newsweek / [...]

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Tagged as: economic diversification, high tech jobs, tech jobs

Michigan takes leadership role in cyber defense

October 7, 2011 Homeland Security and Defense

The state of Michigan has released an action plan to help defend Michigan against cyber attacks and position the state to take advantage of opportunities in the growing cybersecurity industry.
Governor Rick Snyder made the announcement at the launch of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, saying Michigan is taking a leadership role in protecting families, businesses [...]

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Tagged as: cyber safety, cyber security, homeland security and defense, identity theft

Detroit area to grow jobs around advanced energy storage systems

September 23, 2011 Advanced Energy Storage

Southeast Michigan has been awarded $2.1 million through the federal Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge to create new jobs and technologies related to the rapidly emerging advanced energy storage system (AESS) industry cluster.
The initiative is being coordinated by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW), a national nonprofit based in Ann Arbor that focuses on creating [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic diversification, electric vehicle R&D, Jobs

The Power of Social Networking

September 9, 2011 Pure Michigan

When the engines roared to life at the start of the Pure Michigan 400, Michigan International Speedway (MIS) regular Andrea Wieland was not in the mood for celebrating. Earlier in the day Andrea had lost her wedding band somewhere in the garage area of MIS. Searching for the ring on the 1,400 acre [...]

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