What the Governor’s Talking about
This Week
Friday, November 12,
2010
Governor Says
Investment Missions Have Resulted in More Than 20,000
Jobs
In her weekly radio address, the governor today said her
12 overseas investment missions which first began in 2004 have resulted in
companies investing nearly $2 billion in Michigan and creating or retaining more than
20,000 jobs.
“My first investment mission was to Germany
in November 2004,” the governor said. “As a result, German companies
invested $483 million in Michigan and almost 4,900 jobs were created or
retained in our state. Trips to Japan in 2005 and 2006 helped to increase
Japanese automotive investments in Michigan. Those two trips resulted in
$348 million invested in Michigan and more than
2,500 Michigan
jobs created or retained.”
“In addition to investment missions to
Germany, Japan, Sweden, South
Korea and Italy, I’ve also traveled to Austria, Belgium, France, Israel and Jordan — all to seek and bring back to Michigan new jobs and
investment,” the governor said.
Key
messages:
- In total, the
governor’s 12 overseas missions have resulted in 50 companies announcing
nearly $2 billion in new investment in Michigan and more than 20,000 new or
retained jobs.
- Job creation
remains our top priority, and from now until the end of the year the governor
will continue going anywhere and doing anything to bring new investment and
jobs to Michigan.
To listen to the radio address, click on the following
link:
Full: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov275Full_338318_7.mp3
Great Lakes Report
Highlights Michigan’s Successful Strides Toward Protection,
Restoration
The governor on Wednesday announced the release of the
2010 State of the Great Lakes Annual Report which highlights the many successful
efforts to protect and restore Michigan’s most valuable resource — the Great
Lakes.
In her 2004 Special Message to the Legislature on Water,
the governor laid out a broad agenda and called for the legislature to work with
the administration on a bipartisan basis in reclaiming Michigan’s historic role as protector of the Great Lakes and our water resources. The 2010 annual
report focuses on on-the-ground efforts to protect and restore Lakes Erie,
Huron, Michigan and Superior, the four lakes that border Michigan.
The State of the Great Lakes Annual Report is prepared
by the Office of the Great Lakes. To
download a PDF of the 2010 report, visit www.michigan.gov/dnregreatlakes.
Key
message:
- This report
details the progress we’ve made in protecting the Great
Lakes. We have to be eternally vigilant to ensure that the
Great Lakes remain great. With a
healthy Great Lakes ecosystem, Michigan will continue to be a destination
for commerce and recreation.
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