MEDC Press Releases
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
PHOTOS: Governor Whitmer Visits Hemlock Semiconductor to Discuss Michigan’s Global Manufacturing Leadership
Read MoreMonday, February 14, 2022
Crowdfunding campaign launched for ‘Burke Park Universally Accessible Playscape’ project in New Baltimore
$50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative
Read MoreMonday, February 14, 2022
Twenty-Seven Distinctive Places in Michigan listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2021
Read MoreMonday, February 14, 2022
Gov. Whitmer Announces New Housing Investment Creating Increased Vitality, Economic Activity in Downtown Marshall
Upper floors of historic Schuler’s restaurant to be reactivated into affordable rental housing, bringing new vibrancy to the downtown
Read MoreFriday, February 11, 2022
Gov. Whitmer Announces Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs Changing Name to Michigan Arts and Culture Council
Read MoreThursday, February 10, 2022
Governor Whitmer Announces Michigan Will Receive $110 Million to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Read MoreFriday, February 4, 2022
Gov. Whitmer Joins New Michigan Central Innovation Announcement
State plans to align more than $126 million in new and existing investments, programming, and resources to support the 30-acre campus that is expected to hold 5,000 workers
Read MoreWednesday, February 2, 2022
Gov. Whitmer Announces New Housing Development, Economic Investments for Three Detroit Neighborhoods
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Malcolm X House in Inkster listed in the National Register of Historic Places
• African American Civil Rights leader Malcolm X resided in this house with his brother and family from 1952 to 1953 • Historic designation is an important step to rehabilitating the house for future reuse as an educational facility
Read MoreTuesday, February 1, 2022
Gov. Whitmer Announces First-in-the-U.S. Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Road System Contract Awarded by MDOT
Fast facts: • Electreon has been selected to build a public wireless in-road charging system to pilot on a 1-mile section of road in Detroit. • In September 2021, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer first announced the pilot initiative to develop the nation’s first wireless charging infrastructure on a public road in the U.S. right here in Michigan. • More than half of Michigan’s automotive suppliers conduct automated vehicle testing in the state. • Michigan offers nearly 600 miles of roadway equipped for connected vehicle testing, and is building the road of the future with a new 40-mile connected corridor project being led by MDOT and the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification.
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