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In June, the MEDC adjusted its organizational structure to promote efficiencies and cross-collaboration between business units. As a result, the MEDC has created a new Market Development team, comprised of both industry and policy experts. Jeanne Broad has shifted from her role as International Trade Manager (ITM) to focus on trade policy and international development as a member of the Market Development team. Since Jeanne's transition, the ITM territories have been redistributed among the remaining five ITMs.

Click here to view the updated territory map. While most areas of the state remain unchanged, a few counties have been affected. If you have questions regarding your company's point-of-contact, please email us at export@michigan.org.

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Chris Holman, founder and CEO of Michigan Business Network. Chris also has been doing business in China for over 30 years. Tomas and Chris discuss the current state of trade with China and how it is affecting us -- the US as a whole and here in Michigan.

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Rich Spreng, the new Chair of the Department of Marketing in the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Rich also continues to serve as Director of the department’s Master of Science in Marketing Research – a top-ranked program in marketing research in the United States. 

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Shana Redd, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Marketing in the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University and a former brand manager at Whirlpool Corporation. 

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Ray Tadgerson. Ray is the former President and CEO of the Lansing-based architecture and engineering firm C2AE. He retired from the company in 2010 and established Tadgerson Consulting later that year. In 2018, after serving on the board of Quality Dairy since 2016. 

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Meagan Nichols. She is Associate Editor of the Memphis Business Journal, and writes about supply chain management, FedEx, and a variety of business topics that make Memphis a critical cog in the global supply chain networks. 

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with Ernest Nichols. Ernie is a graduate of Michigan State University’s top-ranked supply chain management program, and he has served as the lead for the supply chain programs at the University of Memphis since the mid-1990s.

Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Mazy Gillis, Vice President of Human Resources, Americas, Guardian Industries, Auburn Hills, MI. She discusses the 2nd Annual YE Summit and why it is so important for companies like Guardian to support students becoming entrepreneurs and helping to improve business curriculum.

The Michigan Business Network had the opportunity to attend the 2019 Mackinac Policy Conference where they caught up with some of Michigan's top industry experts and leaders. These series of interviews took place at the Grand Hotel located on the beautiful Mackinac Island, May 29th and 30th.

Michigan State University's International Business Center (MSU-IBC) and the Van Andel Global Trade Center (VAGTC) were honored with the President’s "E" Award last month. The President's "E" Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.