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New York Times Highlights Michigan’s Innovative Economic Development Tools … Again!

March 4, 2010 Entrepreneurship

Wednesday, the New York Times highlighted the Small Business and Technology Development Center’s (SBTDC) efforts at re-training laid-off workers to qualify for jobs in emerging sectors. The SBTDC is a strategic service provider for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
So far, 527 people have taken the course, which the center offers in partnership with the Ewing [...]

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Tagged as: economic diversification, Entrepreneurship, Resources

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Great Time to Grow Your Business in Michigan

March 1, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

From solar shingles and advanced batteries to boats and scrap-tire recycling, Michigan is putting in place a diversified economy where firms across a wide spectrum of industries find success and grow new jobs. With assistance from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, 10 companies announced yesterday that they are choosing to grow in Michigan and another [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic development partnerships, economic diversification, Economic Growth, electric vehicle manufacturing, Green Technology

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Dow Projects Will Energize Michigan

February 26, 2010 Advanced Energy Storage

A few weeks ago, I shared the news that Midland had been selected as the site to manufacture Dow Chemical’s revolutionary new PowerHouse solar shingles. This week, Dow announced it will partner with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a new Center of Energy Excellence to produce carbon fibers for use in the wind-energy sector. [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic development partnerships, economic diversification, Economic Growth, green manufacturing, Green Technology, wind energy

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New York Times Highlights Business Climate, Talented Workforce in Michigan

February 16, 2010 Industry Sectors

This weekend, the New York Times profiled several Michigan companies who are succeeding in diversifying into new, high-growth sectors. Thanks to the MEDC’s robust toolbox of economic development tools and resources combined with Michigan’s competitive business climate, companies are finding that Michigan can give them an upper hand.
NTR’s chief executive, Jim Barry, said, “It should [...]

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Tagged as: economic diversification, global automotive innovation, manufacturing diversification

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Michigan Wins New Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle Facility, Bringing Over 1,000 New Jobs

February 5, 2010 Solar Energy

The Dow Chemical Company announced Wednesday that Midland has been identified as the preferred site for the first, full-scale production facility of its revolutionary Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle, pending final company approval. The project could bring more than 1,200 jobs to the region by 2014.
The Dow Powerhouse Solar Shingle integrates low-cost, thin-film photovoltaic cells into [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, economic diversification, green jobs initiative, high tech jobs, renewable energy manufacturing, solar industry

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Cherry announces new green jobs initiative

April 29, 2009 Life Sciences

If you were to unveil a new initiative called “Green Jobs for Blue Waters,” wouldn’t Earth Day be the perfect day to make the announcement?
Last Wednesday (Earth Day), Lt. Governor John Cherry officially kicked-off MEDC’s newest economic diversification initiative at a press conference in Detroit. Green Jobs for Blue Waters targets the growing water technology sector [...]

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Tagged as: economic diversification, green jobs initiative, water technology sector

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Advanced Battery Capital of the World

April 15, 2009 Advanced Energy Storage

Hockey great Wayne Gretzky once said, “A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” The same can be said for economic development.
Two years ago, Michigan activated a pro active strategy to attract and grow the high-growth sectors of the 21st century, including [...]

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Tagged as: advanced battery, Alternative Energy, economic diversification, Economic Growth, green jobs initiative, green manufacturing, Green Technology, manufacturing diversification

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The Wind is at Our Back

June 2, 2008 Wind Energy

It shapes the dunes on the shores of Lake Michigan. It bends the wheat that grows up and down the Thumb. Wind is as much a part of Michigan as water is. And, thanks to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, it’s in the process of shaping our economy.
These words, from an MEDC radio spot, are [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, economic diversification, Economic Growth, Green Technology, manufacturing diversification, wind energy, wind industry, wind turbine manufacturers

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MEDC – The Year 2007 in Numbers

December 31, 2007 21st Century Funds

1 - National ranking of Michigan.org for visitors to state travel Web sites every month from April through December.
4 - International investment missions, to Sweden, Germany and two to China, to attract overseas companies to locate job-creating facilities in Michigan.
6 - Michigan’s ranking among all states on the Small Business Survival Index 2007 according to the national Small [...]

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Tagged as: brownfield redevelopment, Capital Access Program, community assistance programs, economic diversification, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, international investment, Pure Michigan, Tourism Industry, venture capital

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Leading indicators of our economic future

December 18, 2007 21st Century Funds

Look at the actions of the MEGA board today and you will see much to counter what passes for expert opinion. The day’s agenda promises more than $550 million in new investment and the creation of more than 2,850 jobs in our state.
More interesting, though, is that these jobs will take hold in a mix of [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, economic diversification, Economic Growth, global automotive innovation, manufacturing diversification, renewable energy manufacturing

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