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Crystal Mountain: Michigan is Great for Business AND Travel!

January 19, 2012 Great Companies
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By Nancy Mullen Call, Associate Broker at Crystal Mountain Realty
After going through the economic ringer for the last several years, it seems our mitten state is making its comeback. Go Michigan!
We’re definitely feeling the energy here at Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa where I work, and the indications are plentiful elsewhere, too.
In October, the Wall [...]

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Tagged as: advanced technology, economic development attraction/retention programs, Economic Growth, Pure Michigan, Quality of Life

Michigan Cities Receive Accolades from CNN Money, Forbes

September 16, 2011 Talent Enhancement

From young professionals to retirees, Michigan cities are receiving national recognition for providing a top rate quality of life.
Marquette and St. Joseph made CNN Money’s list of 25 Best Places to Retire. The list focused on cities with a high level of activities and amenities, combined with an affordable cost of living.
In Marquette – ranked [...]

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Tagged as: career opportunities, Pure Michigan, Quality of Life, talent

Pure Michigan Brand: Continuing to Grow

June 16, 2011 Great Companies

The Pure Michigan brand continues to grow thanks to a new partnership with Michigan Blood, announced this week. The non-profit blood center has launched a television advertising campaign that highlights the organization’s work as Pure Michigan.
The campaign, which you can view here, will run in markets across the state and feature footage from previous Pure [...]

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Tagged as: nonprofit, Pure Michigan, Quality of Life

Curious about what college participants said about LiveWorkDetroit? Check out the video!

March 31, 2011 Events

For last week’s LiveWorkDetroit event, we packed close to 250 college students from more than 20 schools in five buses and pulled the curtain back on Detroit, allowing these budding young professionals to experience the city in a whole new way.
Throughout the day, the sentiment heard over and over again was that, though most of [...]

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Campus Martius – Best Urban Open Space

February 3, 2011 Great Companies

Campus Martius Park, home of Michigan’s annual Motown Winter Blast, has won a major kudo, as the first-ever recipient of Urban Land Institute’s Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award for its key role in revitalizing and driving new economic development in Detroit’s city center.
Per ULI’s announcement: 
City’s “Jewel” Demonstrates Transformative Power of Public Realm
BOSTON – Detroit’s [...]

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Tagged as: economic development attraction/retention programs, Pure Michigan, Quality of Life

Pure Michigan Living

January 26, 2010 Small Business Capital Access Programs

When considering locations for your company, few things are more important than the quality of life for your employees.

Today, we are proud to announce the launch of PureMichiganLiving.com, a new initiative by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) dedicated to covering good news and quality of life stories about our great state. As a [...]

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