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What the Governor’s Talking about
Today
Monday, February 22,
2010
Granholm, Bing, Ficano
Announce Training for Film Industry Jobs Available to
The governor, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Wayne County
Executive Robert A. Ficano today announced that, thanks to a federal grant,
The DWDD film technician training program will provide
employment opportunities in the film industry with a curriculum developed by the
Wayne County Community College District in collaboration with the International
Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Michigan Film
Office.
Students enrolled in the film technician training
program will learn the specific skills needed to be a film production
technician. The curriculum includes working in a classroom setting
designed around the production environment, hands-on training with IATSE
professionals, and working in several studio settings on actual
productions.
Several organizations are partnering on the DWDD film
technician training program. They are IATSE; Michigan Film Office; City of
Detroit; Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth; Wayne County
Community College District; Wayne County Film Initiative; Detroit Public
Schools; Goodwill Industries; Detroit Public Television; Madonna University; and
Rodney Nolan and Associates, certified financial advisers.
The film technician training program is expected to
graduate 45 to 60 students over the next two years.
http://www.detroitmi.gov/Departments/DetroitWorkforceDevelopmentDepartment/tabid/81/Default.aspx
Key messages:
MDCH Awarded $14.9
Million in Recovery Act Funds to Advance Use of Health Information
Technology
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded
the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and the Michigan Department
of Information Technology (MDIT) a grant of more than $14.9 million to
accelerate the growth and progress of health information technology in the
state. The grant is funded through the Recovery
Act.
The Michigan Health Information Network (MHIN), an
MDCH and MDIT-led collaborative of health care stakeholders from across the
state, will use the grant to implement the first statewide health information
technology network and advance the state’s use of health information technology
(IT). The implementation of health IT will enable
The $14.9 million grant will be used over
the next four years to build the technological infrastructure to integrate local
and regional health information exchanges, health systems, state of
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Jon
Ogar
Senior
Writer/Editor
Communications
Division
Office of Governor
Jennifer M. Granholm
Office 517-335-6819
Cell
517-515-2743
Fax
517-335-6790