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Generation Y in Michigan

November 18, 2009 – 7:50 am

"I am standing awkwardly by caterpillars
Over half of all Michigan's public university graduates leave the state within one year of graduation. Michigan Radio Intern Lauren Silverman will probably be one of them. Lauren has launched a new series for Michigan Radio called Generation Y Michigan that explores why young adults in Generation Y are or [...]

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The Conference on Michigan's Future

November 5, 2009 – 6:30 am

Wind farm in Ubly Michigan by Ray Dumas
The 2nd annual Conference on Michigan's Future will be held Friday November 13 through Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Crystal Mountain Resort near Traverse City.
The conference will explores visions of a sustainable future for Michigan, from the critical challenges facing our economy to strategies for developing a [...]

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Growing Stupidity: Will MSU Extension Be Shuttered?

November 4, 2009 – 8:55 am

Pumpkin Patch by Larry the Biker
In his essay Threatening Agriculture, Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry says that it looks as if Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will veto funding for agricultural extension programs after witholding the October payment for extension. He quotes dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University Jeffrey [...]

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Michigan Wind Energy Zones & Windmills in the Water

October 20, 2009 – 9:32 am

167|365 ride the wind by nicole st. john
The Huron Daily Tribune noted last week in Final report: Wind potential high that the final report issued Thursday by the Michigan Wind Energy Resource Zone Board (view PDF) identified key regions for wind energy generation and a potential annual energy output of an eye-popping 17,720,522 megawatts! [...]

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350 is something you need to know, Michigan

September 29, 2009 – 7:54 am

This weekend, some folks with TC 350 headed out to the Dune Climb at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to help raise awareness about a very important number for Michigan and the rest of the world. It's set to the music of Getdown to 350 by May Erlewine. The song will probably tell you [...]

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Assignment Detroit: A year in the Motor City

September 24, 2009 – 8:51 am

Is reality the next reality show?
The Nature Bar by SCOTTS WORLD
Time, Inc. bought a house in Detroit:
Why would we ever do such a thing? Because we believe that Detroit right now is a great American story. No city has had more influence on the country's economic and social evolution. Detroit was the birthplace of both [...]

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Report from the 2009 Michigan Downtown Conference

September 15, 2009 – 11:30 am

Michigan downtowns, courtesy the photographers of the Absolute Michigan pool.

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Today I'm at the Michigan Downtown Conference in Lansing. This morning I'll be posting some updates from the conference as I'm able. This afternoon I'm on a panel with Julielyn Gibbons, Ryan Knott and Bigby Coffee co-founder Bob Fish, talking about [...]

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Real Estate Gold Amidst Detroit's Downturn

September 9, 2009 – 7:01 am

Slows by farlane
A few weeks ago NPR had an interesting feature titled Despite Tough Times, Some See Opportunity In Detroit that looked at how Detroit's dramatic downturn has created some amazing opportunities for starting businesses.
Phil Cooley says the city is wide open for new ventures and is tolerant of his mistakes and successes. "It's lovely [...]

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Michigan Rated #1 in Social Media Tourism Promotion

September 2, 2009 – 1:46 pm

Travel Michigan has announced that it has earned the top-ranking amongst the 50 official US tourism office Web sites in the use of social media. In a recent study, How Social is Your State DMO (national break down pdf), How Social is Your State DMO (Michigan by city break down pdf) conducted by Gammet Interactive, [...]

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Michitwitter Rewind August 2009

August 31, 2009 – 2:20 pm

Saline Summer Sunflower Super Set...Sweet by Andy Tanguay
Throughout each month we post items of Michicentric interest to our Michitwitter page. In case you missed them here is a look back at just a few of those items for the month of August. If you find these interesting there are plenty more for you to check [...]

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