Thursday, March 14th, MBN was on the road to Flint, Michigan to join in on the celebration as the Flint & Genesee Group held their 2024 Annual Meeting, "Connected for Good". Highlights included $244.4M in private investment, group travel generating an estimated $12M of economic impact
Chris Holman welcomes back Angela Thompkins, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Community Affairs of Consumers Energy, Jackson, MI.
Consumers Energy are once again a sponsor of Michigan Celebrates Small Business now in its twentieth year with a Gala celebration coming up May 21st at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI.
Tuesday, March 5th, MBN went on the road to East Lansing, MI. Visiting the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center as the Lansing Regional Chamber's Economic Club held their Women's Leadership Panel. It featured a moderator and panel of three area women showcasing leadership in Mid-Michigan.
Visual Identity Showcases Thriving Life Sciences and Medical Technologies Industry Cluster & Growth Opportunities in Lansing Region
Arguing Violation of Treaty Rights, Due Process
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. – The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has filed its opening U.S. Court of Appeals brief against the state of Michigan, arguing that a court-imposed 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree violates the tribe’s treaty rights and its right to due process.
The 2023 decree had been under intense negotiation since 2020 after the previous document expired. It attempts to create a regulatory framework guiding commercial and sport fishing rights in the Michigan waters of parts of lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior, where five tribes reserve fishing rights per the 1836 Treaty of Washington.
May 13: Great Lakes Bay Supplier Summit
Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC), and a regional economic development partnership group including Bay Future, Greater Gratiot Development, Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance, Middle Michigan Development Corporation, Midland Business Alliance, and Saginaw Future, are partnering on an event connecting Michigan based suppliers to procurement opportunities with private and public purchasing organizations located in Mid-Michigan.
Chris Holman welcomes Jennifer Maxson, President, Jennifer Maxson & Associates, Belmont, MI
Chris Holman welcomes back Julie Pingston, CDME, CMP, CTA / President & CEO Choose Lansing, Lansing, MI.
