What the Governor’s Talking about
Today
Monday, June 21,
2010
Governor Joins Vice
President Biden at Dow Kokam Groundbreaking in
The governor today joined Vice President Joe Biden and
Dow Chemical Company Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris at the groundbreaking for
the Dow Kokam advanced battery plant in
Dow Kokam is a joint venture between Dow Chemical and
battery maker T.K. Advanced
The U.S. Department of Energy allocated $161 million to
the project, one of 12
“We are mortgaging our children’s future by burying our
money in the sands of the Middle East or the jungles of
“With transformational companies like Dow Kokam, we are
creating new green jobs and reshaping
Key
messages:
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The Dow
Kokam story demonstrates what can be achieved when we have strong public-private
partnerships and government can present a convincing business case to a
particular company or even an entire industry such as advanced
batteries.
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The Department of Energy grants,
combined with
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Since last August, 16 companies
representing the entire advanced battery and electric vehicle supply chain have
begun operations in
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Governor Announces
Centers for Regional Excellence Grant Awardees Will Discuss Regional
Collaboration Projects at June 23
Conference
The governor today announced that nine
The conference will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the
Meridian Township Hall in Okemos and be accessible statewide via the Internet at
www.homtv.net. People watching the
conference on their computers will be able to phone in or e-mail questions to
the nine CRE awardees. Also on hand to answer questions will be
representatives from the Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships
Association, Michigan Association of Planning, Michigan State Housing
Development Authority (MSHDA), and the governor’s
office.
The 2008 round of grants was the second awarded through
the CRE program created by the governor to promote regional cooperation
throughout
Each of the nine communities was awarded a grant of up
to $25,000 over the following two years for collaborative projects among local
governments that make their communities better places to live, work and
play. In the CRE request for proposals, emphasis was placed on projects
involving regional economic collaboration.
The projects to be discussed at the June 23 statewide
conference range from developing a master plan for Aerotropolis — an economic
development project for the areas surrounding Detroit Metropolitan and Willow
Run airports — to the Eastern U.P. Maritime Experience which markets local
maritime and cultural tourism attractions.
For more information on the CRE grant program, visit www.michigan.gov/cre
Key
message:
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