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Share, Learn, Create Innovative Economic Development Ideas!
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"A diverse and
dynamic network developing innovative economic development ideas, tools,
models, policies, and practices for Michigan."
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What's Coming Up
Webinar: Family-Owned Business Database for Great Lakes Region
Speaker: Dr. Rama Yelkur
May 5, 2015 at 2:00pm
Family
businesses remain a vital force for innovation, job creation, and
community development in Michigan. The Saginaw Valley State University
Family Business program proposes to create a comprehensive database of
family-owned businesses in the Great Lakes Bay Region and surrounding
counties.
Rama
Yelkur is Dean & Professor at the College of Business &
Management at Saginaw Valley State University. She holds a doctorate
from Mississippi State University. She has extensive consulting
experience in Sports Marketing, Advertising and Sponsorships with
organizations such as Kimberly Clark, NBC Universal and the NFL. She is a
NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) and is active in
many other organizations.
Click Here to Register
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U.S. EDA University Center Showcase
Last
week, REI staff attended the Chicago Region EDA University Showcase at
Cleveland State University. Below is a list of other University Centers
that participated in the event:
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Are You an Inventor?
REI and
the Michigan Inventors Coalition are looking for Michigan garage and
basement inventors to share their innovative products and services at
the next MIC Expo.
Attendees will meet Michigan garage and basement inventors, hear about
their latest inventions, see their products, and find out how the
discovery to market process works in Michigan.
If you are interested in exhibiting or would like more information, please contact Joe Finkler at info@grinventors.org.
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We have redesigned the Completed Projects
section of our website! Every project now has its own page that
includes the relevant reports, videos, author information, and more! The
completed projects are divided into seven categories:
Don't
forget to check out the new Co-Learning Plans and Student-Led,
Faculty-Guided Priojects that are currently underway! For more
information on those projects, check out the Current Projects section.
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Student-Led, Faculty-Guided
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Michigan State University
in collaboration with Muskegon County Land Bank Authority has
received $1.8 million in funding, including federal assistance, for blight elimination.
This plan will focus on regional partnerships, and specific areas in
downtown Muskegon Heights. This project will be presented at Governor
Rick Snyder's economic conference in the fall of 2015.
Learn More.
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 The EDA University Centers in the Chicago Region recently initiated the Great Lakes Regional Training Initiative
(GLRTI) to assist regions in the six states of Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin by promoting technical and
training assistance needs. |
GLRTI makes valuable university resources available and provides
training programs to economic development professionals in all six
states.To accomplish this, gaps between currently available training and
the needs of practitioners must be identified. Please take GLRTI's
brief survey (5-10 minutes) by clicking here, to assist in identifying training needs and to lend your voice to shaping this new regional initiative. |
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4th Annual Innovate Michigan! Summit
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The Innovate Michigan!
Summit will be held September 10, 2015 at the Kellogg Center in East
Lansing. Attendees will get the opportunity to hear various speakers
talk about innovative economic development tools, models, policies,
programs, and practices. Join the vast number of companies,
organizations, and individuals to gain a more complete view of the
economic climate in Michigan and the driving forces behind it.
Stay tuned for additional information.
Learn More
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| Carolyn Hatch focuses on the skills gap
in the Michigan manufacturing sector, with an emphasis on how producer
firms can play a role to address workforce development obstacles. |
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