From: Porter, Paulette (GOV)
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 4:27 PM
Subject: What the Governor's Talking about Today

What the Governor’s Talking about Today

Friday, October 8, 2010

 

Governor Says Greenville Spurred Plan to Build New Michigan Economy

In her weekly radio address, the governor today said that on Monday she’ll be returning to Greenville where a plant closing several years ago set in motion her administration’s plan for building a new Michigan economy.   

 

“Early in my first term as governor, we received word that Electrolux was going to close its Greenville plant and move to Mexico,” the governor said.  “Lost would be 2,700 jobs — devastating to a community of about 8,000 people.” 

 

“Working with the Greenville community and the UAW, we offered Electrolux an incentive package that was unprecedented,” the governor continued.  “Electrolux thanked us for our proposal, but said nothing could change its mind because in Mexico, Electrolux could pay wages of $1.57 an hour.  The world had changed, and we needed to change, too.”

 

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To listen to the radio address, click on the following link: 

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov270Full_334520_7.mp3

 

Governor, Michigan Film Office Advisory Council Discuss Impact of Film Incentives

Helping mark the two-and-a-half year anniversary of the Michigan film incentives, the governor today attended a Michigan Film Office Advisory Council meeting to discuss the economic impact the film incentives have had on the state.  In the first two years the incentives have created more than 7,000 production jobs, and by the end of the year more than $648 million will have been invested in Michigan by the film industry.

 

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