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Next week, Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, MLC client, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and FireKeepers Casino Hotel is hosting a LPGA golf tournament, the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship, at the Battle Creek Country Club (BCCC).  Players are vying to win the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship as well as the first […]

Last Friday afternoon, Governor Rick Snyder signed the budgets appropriating funds for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year, beginning on October 1.  The total investment plan for the state, including federal funding, totals $56.5 billion.  Highlights of the budget include: $115.5 million for business attraction Increased foundation allowance in K-12 schools of $60-$120 per pupil A 2% […]

The Michigan Strategic Fund Board will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 25.

                          An Idea Michigan innovation is happening more often than one would realize.  Just a few weeks ago, while traveling through the state, MLC’s resident technology enthusiast, Tim Ward, stopped at Fido Motors Café in Kalamazoo for a coffee.  While there, he couldn’t […]

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week.  We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do. How Your Company Can Better Retain Employees Who Are Veterans – The turnover rate for veterans at their first post-military job is high, what can employers […]

The State of Michigan is making changes to the procurement system, impacting all companies who do business with the state. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Executive Committee approved Governor Rick Snyder’s recommendation for the new CEO of the MEDC. Governor Rick Snyder made a judicial appointment to the 1st District Michigan Court of Appeals. […]

For MLC clients working in the procurement system, please take note, the State of Michigan’s new procurement system will take effect July 31.  Those wishing to do business with the State of Michigan will need to register in the new SIGMA VSS system.  However, if you are currently receiving payments through the State of Michigan […]

On Tuesday it was announced the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Executive Committee approved the hiring of Jeff Mason as the new CEO.  Several weeks ago, Governor Rick Snyder recommend Mr. Mason to oversee the MEDC and by unanimous approval the executive committee voted to approve.  Most recently, he spent eight-years at the University Research […]