Category Archives: 2016 Mackinac Policy Conference

WXYZ-7: June 2, 2016

One of the sharks from ABC’s Shark Tank came to the 2016 Mackinac Policy Conference to talk about how entrepreneurs can help our region develop.

MLive: June , 2016

Quicken Loans founder and Detroit real estate mogul Dan Gilbert encouraged the state to “start thinking big in (Detroit)” while speaking at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Wednesday.

MLive: June 1, 2016

The pediatrician who rang the alarm over rising lead levels in Flint children addressed the Mackinac Policy Conference Wednesday, saying that Flint was flipping the story to support its children.

The Detroit News: June 2, 2016

The defense industry supports 100,000 of the best paying jobs in Michigan and adds $9 billion to the state economy. And with other states working to steal it away, Michigan is not doing enough to defend its defense sector.

Detroit Free Press: June 2, 2016

Gov. Rick Snyder announced a new branding campaign Wednesday — dubbed Planet M — to promote Michigan as the world’s center for innovative transportation and mobility research of the future.

Wood TV: June 2, 2016

Some people think of autonomous vehicles as driverless cars, but they’re really more vehicles that can communicate car-to-car or even with the road.

Crain’s Detroit Business: June 1, 2016

For Michigan to be a national leader in the development of self-driving cars, industry executives say, the state needs to both leverage its auto history and break down its silos.