MEDC Daily: It's this CEO's job to bring people to Michigan for work, fun. Here's how he sees things

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It's this CEO's job to bring people to Michigan for work, fun. Here's how he sees things
(Detroit Free Press) 5/07-2022

MEDC In the News

Business expansion bringing 24 new jobs, $8M investment in Flint
(https://www.wnem.com) 6/07-2022

A plastic recycling company will bring 24 manufacturing jobs to Flint and generate a total capital investment of $8 million.

Whitmer Announces Projects to Create Jobs, Grow Life Sciences in Michigan
(Michigan Chronicle) 6/07-2022

Holland digital consulting firm Twisthink will relocate headquarters to Grand Rapids
(Holland Sentinel) 5/07-2022

Business Development

Michigan leads states in energy-sector job growth, federal report finds
(MiBiz) 6/07-2022

Gov. Whitmer signs legislation in Traverse City aiming to help small distilleries
(WPBN) 6/07-2022

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in Traverse City Tuesday to sign a new bill into law that will benefit local distilleries and its customers.

Girl Boss Fashions expands with downtown Detroit storefront
(Crain's Detroit Business) 6/07-2022

Acquisition by Alta Equipment in Livonia Marks First Global Expansion
(DBusiness) 6/07-2022

75 Years of Fabulous Fudge
(northernexpress.com) 6/07-2022

This year marks the 75th anniversary of one of northern Michigan’s favorite sweet treat destinations for both year-rounders and seasonal visitors....

MDARD Awards Grants to Improve and Grow Local Agricultural Business Processes
(michigan.gov) 6/07-2022

New law allows Michigan distilleries to purchase grains cheaper from local farmers
(WDIV-TV) 6/07-2022

Community Development

MSU, Merit Network Awarded $10.5M to Connect Statewide Broadband Infrastructure - DBusiness Magazine
(DBusiness Magazine) 6/07-2022

Merit Network based in Ann Arbor and Michigan State University are joint recipients of a $10.5M NTIA grant that will connect Michigan.

Gold In The Water: Local Partners Band Together To Make Traverse City A Global Freshwater Leader
(The Ticker | Traverse City News & Events) 6/07-2022

Fresh water is the new gold. For years, experts have been predicting that eventually, clean, fresh water will take its place as the most valuable resource on the planet. Now a team of players from throughout and beyond the Grand Traverse region are banding together to pursue a shared mission: positioning Traverse City as the ...

Apartment complex project to provide affordable housing for workers
(WPBN) 6/07-2022

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) – The shortage of affordable workforce housing is a hot topic in just about every northern Michigan community.