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Testimony — Michigan Economic Development Corporation, MEDC's Vision (March 13, 2025)

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A presentation of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation dated March 13, 2025, setting out MEDC's vision under the headings Investing in Our People, Competing for & Winning Projects and Revitalizing Our Places. The goals it lists include becoming a top 10 state for real median household income growth, achieving the largest net gain of talent in the Midwest, and leading the Midwest in new business starts. It names statewide impact industries, among them advanced manufacturing, clean energy and life sciences and medical devices, and regional impact industries, among them agribusiness, tourism and outdoor recreation, and logistics. The last slide lists contact details for Quentin L. Messer, Hilary Doe and others.

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MICHIGAN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

MEDC’S VISION FOR

March 13, 2025
PEOPLE

INVESTING IN QUR PEOPLE

MEDC is working to keep our talented workers in
the state and help more people see a future here by
offering a range of resources designed to empower
and grow a diverse, evolving workforce.

Equitable,
inclusive economic
growth (shared

COMPETING FOR & WINNING PROJECTS

MEDC connects businesses with resources to secure
investments that help them launch and grow, while also
nurturing the communities around them.

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PLACES

REVITALIZING OUR PLACES

MEDC works to create and support
attractive spaces where talent wants to live
and work, businesses want to locate, and
travelers want to visit and explore.
Economic and
competitive
position

Stakeholder
feedback

Ensuring the Best
Course for

CYCLE OF
CONTINUOUS
STRATEGIC
ASSESSMENT

Industry sector
health and focus

Program

Economic Growth

Major trends and State and federal
market forces policy priorities
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INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE

MEDC is working to keep our talented workers
in the state and help more people see a future
here by offering a range of resources designed
to empower and grow a diverse, evolving

workforce.

GOALS:

« Become a top 10 state for real
median household income growth

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REVITALIZING OUR PLACES

MEDC works to create and support attractive
spaces where talent wants to live and work,
businesses want to locate, and travelers want to

visit and explore.

GOALS:

¢ Achieve largest net gain of talent
in the Midwest

¢ Grow Michigan Main Streets

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COMPETING FOR & WINNING PROJECTS

MEDC connects businesses with resources to secure
investments that help them launch and grow, while also
nurturing the communities around them.

GOALS:

¢« Develop a resilient and equitable economy by becoming a
top ten state in job growth in focus industries

« Lead the Midwest in new business starts
Focus Industries

The MEDC is focused on supporting high-growth, knowledge-based industries

that create a more resilient, equitable, and inclusive economy.

STATEWIDE IMPACT INDUSTRIES

Advanced manufacturing: defense, aerospace, and
advanced materials

Tech: semiconductors and cyber security
Mobility and automotive manufacturing
Clean energy

Engineering, design, and development
Life sciences and medical devices

Professional and corporate services

REGIONAL IMPACT INDUSTRIES

Agribusiness

Tourism and outdoor recreation industry
Logistics

Financial services

Other manufacturing
20FATHOMS

Small Business Support Hub | Traverse City
+ | MICHIGAN ECONOMIC
£ DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

THANK YOU

Quentin L. Messer, Jr. Hilary Doe

messerq@michigan.org doeh@michigan.org
517.881.5861 517.897.1623

Tupac A. Hunter Bree Anderson Danielle McCann

huntert1 @michigan.org andersonb3@michigan.org mccannd2@michigan.org
517.582.0973 517.643.2243 517.643.5450


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