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MANUFACTURING IN LANSING CARRIES DEEP ROOTS Marcos Purty, executive director at GM’s Delta Plant, helps share why manufacturing in mid-Michigan is here to stay – with ample opportunity to thrive IN THIS ISSUE • Health Care Industry Ripples Across Michigan as Largest Private-Sector Employer • VR, AR Technologies Are Transforming Businesses Today and Tomorrow • The Learning Curve Around 3D Printing
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MAY 2018 ON THE COVER The Learning Curve Around 3D Printing............................... 6 VR, AR Technologies Are Transforming Businesses Today and Tomorrow............................................... 8 Health Care Industry Ripples Across Michigan as Largest Private-Sector Employer......................................... 12 Manufacturing in Lansing Carries Deep Roots........................................................................... 24
MAY 2018
24 NEWS Michigan and the Motor City: a Manufacturing HIstoy .......................................................10 Health Care: Michigan's Largest Private-Sector Employer.................................................12
MANUFACTURING
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IN LANSING CARRIES DEEP ROOTS
The Inner Sanctum .................................................................................................................................. 14
Marcos Purty, executive director at GM’s Delta Plant, helps share why manufacturing in mid-Michigan is here to stay – with ample opportunity to thrive
Michigan Manufacturing Association Provides Tools, Advocacy for Industry Prosperity ...................................................................................... 18
IN THIS ISSUE • Health Care Industry Ripples Across Michigan as Largest Private-Sector Employer • VR, AR Technologies Are Transforming Businesses Today and Tomorrow • The Learning Curve Around 3D Printing
Visual Breakdown .................................................................................................................................... 20 Legislative Corner.................................................................................................................................... 29 Business Calendar ................................................................................................................................... 30 Notable News ............................................................................................................................................ 32
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Publisher: Tiffany Dowling tiffany@m3group.biz Sales Manager: Jennifer Hodges jhodges@m3group.biz Editor: Kelly Mazurkiewicz kelly@m3group.biz Media Manager: Jill Bailey Account Managers: Megan Fleming Liz Reno-Hayes Communications Director: Ami Iceman-Haueter Art Director: Mark Warner Publication Designer: Heather Thielking Graphic Designers: Jeanette Wummel Quandrel Ollie Cody Fell
MANUFACTURING KEEPS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE RUNNING It makes me proud to think that our country, our state and our community are comprised of people who make things. Not only do we manufacture, but we possess a long history of invention and innovation. Manufacturing the products needed by people here and around the world is important work. For years, this sector of our economy has suffered from changes in the marketplace, the recession and the “uncool” factor. Today, however, we are seeing a shift in all these areas. The economy added 196,000 manufacturing jobs last year — the most in any year since 2014, when the economy added 208,000 manufacturing jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. People are questioning where items are made, and with what quality, more than ever before. This year has witnessed a shift in the “college is the only way” mentality that has been perpetrated over my lifetime. These factors will hopefully help to create economic opportunities and give our young people “permission” to get excited about joining these industries, whether they need a four-year degree or not. According to FactCheck.org, in December 2017 there were 12.5 million manufacturing jobs, which was 1.2 million fewer than in December 2007, when the recession started.
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THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT Many industries are converging to create future trends in manufacturing. These industries provide opportunities for individuals to diversify their skills and be part of the manufacturing resurgence. Some of the trends include: • • • •
Digital technologies like e-commerce Protecting advancements through cybersecurity and information technology Smart manufacturing with the use of big data sets Use of 3D printing for quicker research and development
In our region, we should take pride in our rich manufacturing history. In fact, people consider this a General Motors town; we benefit from the continued support and effort of this company and its thousands of hardworking employees. I remember once when I was getting out of my Cadillac in a parking lot, and a person asked if I liked my vehicle. I told him, “I love it,” and he said he works at the plant and is proud of that product. Knowing that he isn’t alone and as the industry continues to evolve, I’m anxious to see how manufacturing and those who love to make things advance in the years to come.
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MAKING 3D NUMBER ONE Technology makes industry faster, cheaper BY ANDREW DOMINO
Once one of the main hurdles to starting a business, the popularity of 3D printing means new products in almost any field can be created for less money and with less waste than ever before. 3D printing, or “additive manufacturing” as it has been dubbed, uses the same techniques as standard printing. While words and pictures are placed on a piece of paper in standard printing, a 3D printer takes a blueprint created on the screen and digitally divides it into thin layers. The printer uses softened plastic filament to recreate each layer of the blueprint, placing one on top of the next until the item is complete. More advanced (and more expensive) printers can use materials like metal instead of plastic. The first 3D printers were developed in the 1980s, but they really started to become popular 6
about a decade ago after patents on several popular printing technologies expired. Now small printers are available for home use at $400 or less. A roll of single-color, plastic filament measured in 1 kg (2.2 lbs) amounts costs between $12 and $23.
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At home, 3D printers are often used for small items like decorations or toys. One popular repository for blueprints, Thingiverse (thingiverse.com), features dinosaur models, toy cars and small household items like a stand to hold a smartphone or a tray to organize bolts and screws. The time it takes to print depends on the size and the quality of the finished product; something tiny like a single LEGO brick can take about 4 minutes. Larger projects can take days to complete.
“It’s about speed, and the ease of getting it to the market,” said Joe Carr of the Lansing Makers Network, a group offering resources for local entrepreneurs and crafters.
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Even if it takes a week to 3D print a prototype for a business, it’s still faster and cheaper than the traditional method of creating molds and revising version after version, until the prototype is ready.
The Makers Network offers machinery like lathes and laser cutters, and of course 3D printers. Carr, who’s been working with 3D printing since about 2011, said a lot of people visiting the the Makers Network facility have heard of 3D printing but have never actually tried it themselves.
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Printers can also be used for academic purposes. Erica Ervin, coordinator at the Hollander MakeCentral: Makerspace in Michigan State University’s main library, said faculty and staff have access to their printers for research and class projects. One example is the school’s interior design program, where students transform the concept for a potential product into an actual object. A study from the University of Nevada, Reno, suggested using 3D printing in science and engineering classes. One image showed an ancient, fragile fossil next to a 3D printed duplicate. The printer could create multiple duplicates quickly — for example, enough to provide one to each student. In its 2017 report, 3D printing analysts Wohlers Associates put the worldwide market for production and sales of 3D printing materials at $8.8 billion in 2017. That number is expected to double by 2019 and reach $26.5 billion in 2021. Almost a quarter of those sales will be for printers and materials that create items out of metal, not plastic. Printing will provide some $9.4 billion in the medical
field by 2022, according to a 2017 study by industry researchers SmarTech Publishing. FUTURE IN EDUCATION The future of 3D printing may be in education: teaching people how to use a printer and what kind of items a printer is best at making. Carr said that he can teach someone to use a printer and its related software in an hour, giving users a way to experiment with products they never had an opportunity to create in any other way because of expenses or risks. Ervin said MSU bought its first 3D printers in 2014. Her staff has found that in the past year or so, there’s been less need to teach people about 3D printing. “Tons of freshman come in and already know about 3D printing, and what it can do,” she said. Most of the students are only interested in what the printer can do for them, not in the 3D printing industry itself. The goals of the Makerspace are to help people learn about the industry as well as print items.
“People who have 3D printers at home sometimes come in and ask questions, if their printer isn’t working,” Ervin said. What 3D printing offers isn’t new, Carr said, but it does enable many more options. He compared it to music: Some guitar manufacturers are well-known, while far more guitar players are household names. “Notoriety is in design,” Carr said. “We have people who use 3D printers at work, then they go home and work on other little projects. Creative people are always thinking.”
Andrew Domino writes about finance, culture and hobbies for publications in Lansing, across the U.S. and online. He was surprised to learn how often software is patched and resolves to back up his own computer more regularly. Andrew is also a freelance writer and blogger, bridging the gap between “nerds” and the rest of the world. You can see more of his writing at www.dominowriting.com.
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VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY
The technology helping to move manufacturing into the future
BY ARIK HARDIN
The growth of virtual reality (VR) technology brings with it many exciting opportunities. From the comfort of your own home, you will be able to visit exotic places, ride life-endangering roller coasters and experience things you’d never dreamed of. For those of us who love video games, VR also offers an immersive experience that allows players to interact like they never have before. But VR isn’t only for playing games. In fact, it has important applications within the business of manufacturing. According to the Virtual Reality Society, VR is “a three-dimensional, computer generated environment which can be explored and interacted with by a person.” While immersed within this virtual environment, a person is able to manipulate objects and perform various tasks that alter the virtual environment around them. 8
But how does this help with manufacturing? Perhaps one of the most valuable uses for VR within manufacturing is its ability to predict problems and generate solutions. When creating new products, engineers must create numerous prototypes that allow for testing in order to perfect their creation for consumers. This process can take months, and the price of creating numerous iterations of a new product can be expensive. This is where VR comes in: where an engineer can view their design in a simulated world, test its capabilities and make modifications to improve the design. This all can happen before a product is created, allowing engineers to perfect their designs in a faster, more cost-effective way. This application is not a thing of the future, at least not to the auto industry. General Motors
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for example utilizes virtual reality to view car designs before they begin to produce them. By entering a computer-generated model of a car, engineers are able to view the car inside and out and design changes. This can include changing the position of mirrors, re-evaluating designs and optimizing the placement of controls within the vehicle. The benefits of VR aren’t only aesthetic, as automotive engineers are able to use the technology to run tests on the cars before they are produced, helping to make the lives of consumers much safer. VR also has many wonderful uses for improving processes and making factories and assembly lines much safer for their workers. Companies can virtually explore the assembly process from start to finish, allowing them to troubleshoot issues and prevent expensive and dangerous problems from
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affecting their workforce. For example, the equipment developer Gabler has noted that after incorporating VR into their processes, their development time has reduced by 15 percent, and their workers are safer and able to produce higher quality work. Along with the many benefits of VR, a similar technology called augmented reality (AR) has the potential to revolutionize the way manufacturers design and create products. AR is defined by Augment as “a technology that layers computer-generated enhancements atop an existing reality in order to make it more meaningful through the ability to interact with it.” In other words, augmented reality is a technology that adds virtual components into the reality we inhabit every day to improve our lives. This technology is utilized already in the popular Google Glass, which allows wearers to interact with the world with popups that enhance their experience of everyday life.
AR has many exciting applications for manufacturing, including helping engineers and assembly workers to do their jobs more effectively and efficiently. If a worker is able to see computer-generated labels over each piece that goes into the assembly of an object and view in real-time how each piece connects with another, they then will be able to assemble the object more easily and at a much higher speed. Using AR in this way will also help to prevent errors that naturally occur, thus making the job of assembly easier and safer for workers. Because AR technology allows users to access information while they are going about their day, the tool has the ability to train workers while they are on the job. Industrial AR company Atheer offers an application that provides users with many helpful tools, including “highly contextual documentation, images, videos, 3D models, step-by-step task guidance, remote expertise and other resources.” These tools allow workers to gain hands-on experience that helps them train faster and allows them to reference
information whenever they need it, preventing mistakes and increasing productivity. Tools like Atheer’s AiR Enterprise and the Google Glass are already being used on factory floors across the country. Virtual and augmented reality offer the manufacturing industry many more potential benefits than the ones listed here. With such innovative technology, the workers of today and tomorrow will be able to work more efficiently, stay safer and work better than they ever could have before. The integration of powerful technologies will benefit not only our personal entertainment but also the way that we manufacture the many products that we use every day. The future is here, indeed, with potential to change the world.
Arik Hardin has a BA in English from Michigan State University. As he works towards a career in publishing, he spends his time reading voraciously, re-watching his favorite movies and cuddling his two beloved dogs.
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IMPORTANT
MOMENTS IN CAR
MANUFACTURING HISTORY: 1896
Henry Ford is spotted on the streets of Detroit test driving his first automobile, the Quadricycle.
1897
Ransom E. Olds founds the Olds Motor Vehicle Company.
1898
Henry Ford founds the Detroit Automobile Company, his first endeavor as a car manufacturer. The company produces only a few automobiles before closing three years later.
1899
Ransom E. Olds opens the first auto manufacturing plant in Detroit.
1901
Ford founds Henry Ford Co.
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Ford decides to leave Henry Ford Co. after a dispute among financial backers; the company then reorganized, and becomes known as Cadillac.
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Ford founds Ford Motor Company with 12 investors, including two brothers: Horace and John Dodge.
1905
Olds founds the REO Motor Car Company.
1908
Charles Stewart Mott and William Durant found General Motors in Flint, Michigan. Originally, GM was started as a holding company for their other endeavor, called Buick.
1908
Ford rolls out the Model T.
1911
William Durant and the Louis Chevrolet found Chevrolet.
1913
Ford creates the modern-day assembly line, introducing speed and efficiency to manufacturing.
1925
The Chrysler Corporation is founded by Walter Chrysler.
2008
President Bush grants a $17.4 billion bailout to Chrysler and GM.
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Two out of the big three, Chrysler and GM, file bankruptcy; the Obama administration provides financial assistance and infrastructure to guide the companies through bankruptcy.
Throughout all the ups and downs of the auto industry, Michigan is still known by many across the nation for its manufacturing history. There are many reasons why Michigan became the hub of all automotive manufacturing,
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but a few just happen to be mostly chance. For one thing, Michigan had access to many of the natural resources required to build an automobile, including iron ore and timber (Unlike modern cars, early car frames were made from wood). Readily accessible water
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and rail routes also made shipping cars to major metropolis areas like New York and Chicago easier. But besides resources and conveniences, Michigan happened to be home for two men who largely shaped the industry: Henry Ford and Ransom E. Olds. Originally born in what is now known as Dearborn, Michigan, Ford showed that he was interested in engineering and mechanics at an early age, taking apart watches and learning how steam engines worked. In 1891, he and his wife moved to Detroit after Ford had decided to take a job as an engineer at the Edison Electric Illuminating Company. While Ford did not actually invent the automobile, his time at Edison Electric gave him the opportunity to explore inventions and learn from other engineers. The rest, as they say, is history. One thing Ford did that separated him from his competitors bringing a new way of thinking to manufacturing. He wanted to create an automobile that was inexpensive to build and affordable for the masses. So, first, he introduced the idea of a moving assembly line. This drastically reduced production time and the price of the Ford Model T. He also created the “Five-Dollar Day,” announcing that he would double every eligible worker’s salary to the amount of $5 and reduce the working day from nine hours to eight. This skyrocketed employee morale and created mass-company loyalty and productivity. This kind of thinking helped Ford Motor Company stay at the forefront of the industry for many years, hurtling them into what would become known as “The Big Three” of automotive manufacturers: Ford, Chrysler-Fiat Automobiles and General Motors. The other famous Michigander responsible for shaping the automobile industry was Olds, founder of Olds Motor Works which was eventually sold to become part of General Motors, as well as Lansing’s own REO Motor Company. Olds often dabbled in areas of business besides automobile manufacturing, specifically inventing; he is credited with creating the first stationary assembly line (Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line) and the first gas powered lawn mower. Above all, he was renowned for his willingness to share information and teach others who were up and coming in the industry. That shared knowledge inadvertently led to the company we know today as General Motors. General Motors, more commonly referred to as “GM” in most of Michigan was founded
by William Durant, Charles Stewart Mott and Frederic L. Smith. Durant was the first manufacturing pioneer to suggest the idea of a multi-brand holding company that would create all various kinds of cars, not just one. This was how GM began as a holding company, which was focused on the Buick brand. To do this, Durant proceeded to buy out many smaller automobile companies like Cadillac, Oldsmobile and Oakland, to name a few. This worked but was also terribly expensive, as GM was a small company at the time and did not have the deep pockets required to continue this sort of financial plan. Durant was forced out by his financial backers at the time and moved on to launch Chevrolet – a GM-owned brand today. Durant would eventually come back to GM after Chevrolet and wanted to expand into assorted brands. Walter Chrysler worked as president of Buick when Durant was looking to return to expanding GM’s brands and production. Chrysler did not agree with Durant’s vision for the company and ended up leaving – going on to create the Chrysler
Corporation, which is known today as Chrysler-Fiat Automobiles. The Chrysler Corporation began in 1925 and would quickly expand in the next few years. Chrysler used the strategy that Durant had perfected at GM and started acquiring brands under the Chrysler name, including Fargo Trucks and Dodge Brothers. Eventually, they would acquire Jeep as well as several other profitable brands. The Big Three are as defining as the shape of the state itself; they are what Michigan is often most known for and to this day employ thousands of people. While the auto industry has most definitely seen serious highs and lows, it cannot be denied that the automobile is embedded in Michigan’s history.
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HEALTH CARE: MICHIGAN’S LARGEST
PRIVATE-SECTOR EMPLOYER BY TEECE ARONIN
Health care is Michigan’s largest private-sector employer and directly employed more than 603,000 Michiganders in 2016, according to a report from the Partnership for Michigan’s Health, a consortium made up by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, the Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Osteopathic Association, all based in the Lansing area. The 2018 edition of The Economic Impact of Healthcare in Michigan states that hospitals employ nearly 240,000 Michigan residents. The ripple effect benefits those working in related fields and industries to the extent that, in 2016, 458,000 of these individuals earned more than $21 billion in wages, salaries and benefits, compared with Michigan’s direct 12
healthcare workers who earned $58 billion during the same period. Combined with their employers, those in the health care sector paid more than $17 billion that year in local, state and federal taxes, including Social Security, income, motor vehicle, sales, property and corporate. “We really are so fortunate in the southeastern Michigan area to have such excellent health care available and so many choices,” said Valentia Palazzolo, a radiologic technologist at the Royal Oak Campus of Beaumont Health System. “Young people who decide to pursue a career in health care can always count on jobs being available, and they can explore what type of work environment suits them. I’ve always enjoyed working in a hospital setting
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where each department is distinct while still requiring teamwork.” “There are other options like a clinic or an urgent care or doctor’s office. There is a lot of career mobility with employees deciding to train for other areas once they see what their strengths and preferences are. Beaumont Health System is very good about supporting a healthy work-life balance,” said Palazzolo. Michigan Health & Hospital Association CEO Brian Peters said, “In addition to protecting Michiganders’ health and well-being, hospitals and health systems provide jobs representing nearly 40 percent of health care’s economic activity in Michigan, making them essential to the state’s financial welfare.”
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Echoing Peters’ comment, Julie L. Novak, CEO of the Michigan State Medical Society, supplied this view: “Michigan physicians pride themselves on providing outstanding quality care to their patients and, clearly, that aim provides a real spark to our state’s economy. The economic impact studies demonstrate the true extent of the positive impact Michigan physicians have, serving as job creators and revenue generators within our communities, in addition to delivering outstanding care to the patients we serve.” Then comes the weigh-in from Kris Nicholoff, executive director of the Michigan Osteopathic Association: “The report is an amazing illustration of how healthcare providers contribute to the economic well-being of Michigan. This is a great tool to show how healthcare employers provide wages and tax revenue that benefits communities across the state.” According to “Top Employers in Michigan,” a 2017 article written by Kevin Litwin, and published on Livability.com, “aerospace, automobiles, Christmas tree farming, food products, furniture, information technology, military equipment and mining, plus the outdoor tourism sector” are some of the other areas booming in Michigan.
Headquartered in Kalamazoo, Bronson employs 8,000 in health care clinics in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana. Kintla Striker is a Michigan small business owner, yoga practitioner, teacher, researcher and creator of Kintla Yoga Therapy. She works exclusively with trauma survivors, aiding them in their healing process using a combination of trauma-informed yoga, meditation and mindfulness-based practices. Hers is a unique perspective as one not affiliated with a specific hospital or health care system. Striker says that as the state’s health care industry continues to grow, it seems prudent to pointedly explore evidence-based, integrative health care approaches to improve health and well-being for the whole person, to help individuals become and stay healthy, rather than focusing on what she calls “the narrow view” of managing illness or disease. “Our latest research continues to show vast improvements across the board in client outcomes. Although we receive a fair number of referrals from both the medical and mental health sectors, individuals having to pay out-of-pocket for services means that even those earning middle
income wages have to make a significant choice about their care. Integrative health care approaches often seem to do a better job of making patients well at a faster rate and at a much lower cost when compared to mainstream care,” said Striker. “Through the leadership and support of hospitals, health systems and insurers focusing on whole person health and healing, the economic growth in the Michigan health care industry is potentially exponential and will have the dual benefit of creating a more prosperous state that is also healthier overall.” What happens next will likely be the subject of reports appearing sometime in 2020 when, presumably, the 2018 data will be available. Teece Aronin is a blogger and columnist. Teece writes a humor/ health and wellness column for the Oakland Press and is the Featured Writer for October at TrueHumor. com. Her artwork is available at the Redbubble.com store, phylliswalter, and Teece seriously considers any request for workshops, coaching, and speaking engagements. Read her blog at ChippedDemitasse.BlogSpot.com, contact her at paronin1@gmail.com and follow her on Twitter @ taronin.
Here are some of the numbers associated with a few of these health care providers/employers; we culled these numbers from Litwin's article: SPECTRUM HEALTH SYSTEM Spectrum is made up of urgent-care facilities, clinics and hospitals. It is based in Grand Rapids and employs 15,000. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM Like the university itself, Michigan Health System, is in Ann Arbor and employs 15,000. Its affiliates include U of M Medical School, three hospitals, 120 outpatient clinics and 40 health centers. HENRY FORD HOSPITAL The hospital employs 1,200 physicians in more than 40 specialties. BEAUMONT HEALTH SYSTEM Royal Oak-based Beaumont Health System manages eight hospitals with 3,337 beds, 170 outpatient sites and roughly 5,000 physicians. Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak is staffed with 8,000 employees. BRONSON HEALTHCARE GROUP L
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THE INNER SANCTUM A Fitting Home Found Nowhere Else BY KEN GLICKMAN, PHOTOS BY MARY GAJDA
For our third installment of Inner Sanctum, we meet two Lansing business leaders and the spaces they work in every day. Jack Davis is a lawyer who has been involved in the capital’s most important projects for over 50 years. He has received many accolades and at the age of 79 is still going strong.
Bright colors, open spaces and creative furnishings greet you.
Downstairs is where we implement. We work as a group.
Pat Gillespie: The corporate office, downstairs, is more the corporate ‘think space.’ We bounce ideas off walls there. There’s bright colors, tons of caffeine and everyone’s sharing ideas.
I like personal meetings up here. We’re not sitting across a desk, which can seem confrontational. This is a lot more laid back..
The other is a developer who has built some of the most imaginative and important developments in the Lansing area: The Stadium District, new buildings on Michigan Avenue and many more area and Michigan projects. His company, The Gillespie Group, now has about 85 employees.
My office is more utilitarian, something more of what an army would be – so I guess it’s more functional. I come up here, so my mind will be less stimulated. I’m in my own personal office. I bear down and follow up on the work I must do.
Both men were born and raised in the Lansing area. One would think that if you were redeveloping an old (1924) military armory for use as a fresh and vibrant office space, you would give yourself the biggest, flashiest office in the place. Not so for Pat Gillespie, CEO and president of the Gillespie Group. Gillespie, who grew up in the neighborhood that surrounds the armory on the city’s east side, had his pick of locations and chose a small office that is often mistaken for a broom closet. The space was lovingly rehabbed back in 2011 and is now inhabited by mostly nonprofits. Walking into the building and the Gillespie corporate office is a fun experience where
Downstairs is where I want everyone’s mind to open and think out of the box – how can we do things better, differently and mimic something that people in another sector are doing? Downstairs is everyone’s office. I suppose that I split my time 50/50 between upstairs and downstairs.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT YOUR OFFICE?
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BUILD YOUR OFFICE HERE, AWAY FROM EVERYTHING? I like this corner because of the 22-foot high ceiling – one window. Kind of hidden away. You don’t know where Pat’s office is – there’s no nameplate on the door. Some people still think it’s a broom closet. I’m across from the old cafeteria. Now, it’s rented to a caterer and there’s usually lots of great smells that go all over the place. My mouth starts watering every day. I like the secluded nature of it.
BEING THE DEVELOPER OF THE BUILDING, I WOULD SUPPOSE THAT YOU DESIGNED YOUR OFFICE.
Quiet, uninterrupted. I’m not in a hallway or passageway where thoughts are often interrupted.
I did design it. I love the exposed brick. We really didn’t fix it up much. We still have mortar falling out. These walls that have been here for 90 years.
It’s kind of like a living room. You don’t hear a lot of what’s going on. You can read, focus on something. It’s a good thinking place.
All the wood in here has been reclaimed from barns that have been torn down in Shiawassee County. My desk was made from that same
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The creative matrix and main conference room of Gillespie Group.
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PAT GILLESPIE CEO AND PRESIDENT GILLESPIE GROUP
barn wood. This is where the beehive was nestled in here – mice carved out the corner. I like the iron crucifix on the wall. Everything is pretty industrial. Not a lot of bright colors or creative think space – more utilitarian and hardcore.
DID YOU ALWAYS WANT YOUR OFFICE TO BE SEPARATE?
I grew up in the neighborhood. We used to come and play in the gym here and on the cannons outside. I went to high school around the corner at Eastern. This was my stomping ground. So, I decided that we were coming here, and we were going to find a way to do it. At first my office was going to be downstairs with the rest. But then I got thinking that,
Not at all, when we bid on the building and we were the only bidder. It used to cost $9,000 a month to heat with the old furnaces. We replaced everything in here. But I knew it could be a dynamic office building.
An iron crucifix hangs on the wall of Gillespie’s private office.
Empty shells share the history of the space Gillespie calls home.
as long as I was doing it, how can I be more effective as a leader? It allows me uninterrupted think time. The pop-in meetings that always happen can kill your time. If those pop-ins happened ten times a day, you’re done, you’re toast. So now it’s more of a programmed thing. If people come up here, there’s a real reason. Effectiveness and efficiency is off the charts up here. It’s great! I’m in the building, but I’m removed. Everyone knows I’m here. My phone calls come through the office downstairs.
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JACK DAVIS PARTNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW LOOMIS LAW FIRM
Jack Davis has been with the Loomis Law Firm since he received his law degree from Harvard about 50 years ago. From the very beginning, he was always deeply involved in community activities – the Rotary Club, Lansing schools and countless non-profit boards and special committees created by Lansing mayors. For these activities, Davis has received plaques, citations, commemorative shovels and awards. He’s also an avid art and book collector, world traveler and family man. The memorabilia representing all these areas of interest and achievement is so robust that it has leached out of his personal office into the work rooms and public areas of the law firm. Throughout the office you will find small portions of Davis’ personal art collection, framed newspaper articles and travel souvenirs.
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All these items are a visible testament to the full and rich life that Davis has enjoyed in Lansing.
WHY DO YOU LIKE YOUR OFFICE? I look out at the State Capitol building. I look at the flags - if it’s windy or not and whether I can go biking after work. I like the length of the room, so I can put a lot of pictures and mementoes on the walls. I’ve been in this place for about 10 years. The lobby is filled with all my paintings. We had a professional design person choose the paint
Loomis conference room featuring some of Davis's paintings from his personal collection.
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and pictures. She selected most of my art work. And in the Loomis conference room are my paintings also. This office is totally me. I bought all the art work. On my trips I buy art work. Those works are from India, Cuba, Venice and Santa Fe. These are from Paris, Israel, Czech Republic and the Greek Isles. I’m a book collector also. I collect first editions. I have a first edition of Ulysses by James Joyce. All of Samuel Beckett works.
A few of several works of art in Davis's office, including Don Quixote
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YOUR MEMENTOES ALSO SHOW YOUR LEGACY TO THE CITY. Yes. These shovels are interesting. This one is for the building of the new Pattengill school that came from a bond issue; this one was for the Steve Smith Academic building at MSU; and this one’s from a Mason factory building when I was president of the Chamber of Commerce. Steve Smith is a client of mine. That Spartan basketball was given to me by Mateen Cleaves who later became my client. It’s of the NCAA National basketball championship. That small statue over there is of Don Quixote – I’m a great a fan of that literature, so I bought that when I was in Spain. The height of my community activities was the deal we made between GM and Lansing in the Hollister administration that kept GM in town. It was long and complicated, but we did it. I’m really into collecting first edition books, hopefully with autographs. Most of them are in bank vaults. I own first editions of “Native Son,” “Catch-22,” all of Ian Fleming. I just sold the Ian Fleming. Those books on the shelf are duplicates of some of the first editions I own. I don’t bring the real ones into the office. The art work brings back good memories for me: Gandhi, Degas “The Ballet” – the impressionists are dear to me. Here’s a letter from Christies that evaluated my collection and wanted me to put up for auction. The estimate wasn’t good enough, so I decided not to sell. I have Marylin Monroe’s library
Davis loves to plot his travels on his globe.
and Jackie Kennedy’s library. I’ve taken certain books out to sell at auction. Many are inscribed by her: JKO, Jackie Kennedy Onassis. I started collecting in 1982. I got frustrated collecting art. A book store in Ann Arbor – the State Street Book Store - got me going. Steinbeck, Upton Sinclair, Fitzgerald. I now own about 7500 books. I just donated 650 volumes to MSU – they represent all female playwrights and authors. Those pieces represent my two times that I rode in the Tour de France bicycle race. Each member of my family has been published, so those frames show my daughter’s article in Forbes, a paper I wrote for OSU law review, my son’s article when he studied in Wisconsin. Also, my wife received a master’s in genetics and that’s an article she had published.
HOW DOES THIS OFFICE ENABLE YOU TO BE A BETTER LAWYER AND PROFESSIONAL? This is where I work. I’m here all the time. I work till 8 or 9 p.m. Clients don’t usually come up here. If they come up, we meet in the conference room. I have a computer on my desk, but I don’t use it very much. I use an iPad. I don’t print my own documents. I have three legal assistants and paralegals and a personal assistant who do that for me. I dictate on a Dictaphone. I’ve
been practicing law for 50 years. The younger lawyers do all the documents themselves.
I SEE YOU HAVE A LARGE GLOBE SITTING ON THE FLOOR. NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE A GLOBE ANYMORE. Yes, I use it for my travels. I bought it somewhere. I love to look at where I’m flying to and where the flight connections are.
YOU HAVE LOTS OF FAMILY AND TRAVEL PICTURES ON DISPLAY. I love that one, when the family was all in Venice. The entire family is there. Although I’m 79, I am not planning to retire. I’m busy every day, but I vacation more. Now I’m traveling to Asia a lot - China, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan. As you can see, I have also displayed my Eastern High School diploma along with a picture of me running long distance track there. I love Eastern. And there is my Harvard diploma. Over there are pictures of me with Gov. Granholm, Engler and Mayor Hollister. Out here in the conference room is a painting of George Loomis who brought me into the firm in 1966. George hired me. This is something I really care about. Sensational man. He let me do my thing and it’s been a fabulous career. Ken Glickman has been a free lance writer for many years, writing for national magazines as well as music and theater pieces for the Lansing State Journal. Also, Ken has been Sr. Talent Manager for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) and now runs his own executive search and coaching business, Glickman Associates. k.samuelglickman@gmail.com
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MICHIGAN MANUFACTURING
ASSOCIATION PROVIDES
21%
MANUFACTURING REPRESENTS
MORE THAN 21% OF THE GROSS STATE PRODUCT
1 IN 20
MICHIGAN'S TOP
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Agriculture
Advanced Manufacturing
Food
Freshwater Technology
Production of Christmas trees
MORE THAN
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Manufacturing is a chief segment of Michigan's economy that represents more than 21 percent of the gross state product, and about one in 20 manufacturing businesses in America are here in Michigan. The state's top five manufacturing industries include automobiles, advanced manufacturing, food and agriculture, freshwater technology and services, and the production of Christmas trees.
manufacturing businesses in America are here in Michigan
Automobiles
TOOLS, ADVOCACY FOR INDUSTRY PROSPERITY
167,000 new manufacturing jobs created since 2009
According to statistics from 2016, more than two-thirds of all manufacturing jobs in the U.S. were likely created right here in Michigan, with 167,000 new manufacturing jobs created since 2009. Part of this success is credited to the efforts of the Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA), which is touted as the foremost supporter of Michigan's manufacturing industry and its largest manufacturing trade association. The MMA focuses its efforts entirely on ensuring Michigan manufacturers prosper and are successful in the future via education, advocacy and strategic corporate services. The MMA works to help save manufacturing companies billions of dollars, as well as inform the public via educational programs about the vital role the industry plays in local communities and worldwide. With support from around 2,500 of Michigan’s top large and small businesses, the MMA is considered as a go-to association for Michigan manufacturers, a group dedicated to maintaining values of trust, leadership, knowledge, influence and relationship building to help manufacturing industry in Michigan continue to be successful and prosperous. One example of how the MMA advocates for manufacturers was their recent victory in the fight to stop employers from regulating the information an employer can ask for in a job interview, when Gov. Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 353, which is now called Public Act 84 of 2018. PA 105 forbids local
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governments from forcing companies to observe precise wages, benefits, leave times, scheduling, training or job app requirements. Another vital issue that was moved over to the state Senate is a bill to reduce state government overreach and anti-competitive regulations in the form of House Bill 4205. The bill addresses Michigan manufacturers' concern that they stay able to compete evenly with other states, which could be disregarded if state regulations exceed federal law requirements. The bill prohibits state agencies from approving a law that would be more restrictive than a federal mandate requires unless a "preponderance of the evidence" required the adoption of a stronger law. MMA membership offers businesses several benefits and services, along with specially tailored aspects to meet its specific needs. Businesses can join as either an industry member or an associate member. Industry members consist of small and large manufacturers and suppliers from every sector of industry. They can support their industry by helping to influence and direct the priorities for gaining pro-manufacturing efforts, connect with other manufacturers, state leaders and issue experts; attend events geared to the industry's top concerns; and take advantage of MMA's publications, website and social media pages, as they connect with peers or locate service providers through member directories. Associate members can choose either basic or premium versions of membership. Besides being able to connect with other manufacturers, they can gain clients via MMA publications, sponsorship and advertising; discover new markets of opportunities via the membership directories; learn more and share expertise via various industry events; save money via discounts on insurance, services and supplies; and benefit their customers' interests with MMA's legislative and regulatory advocacy work.
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Premium members get all the associate member benefits and gain access to helpful videos, webinars, e-learning and more on the MMA's website at mimfg.org. Plus, they get an enhanced version of the member directory listing and opportunities to share their expertise and promote their company's content via MMA events, committees, social media and publications.
WITH SUPPORT FROM AROUND 2,500 OF MICHIGAN’S TOP LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES, THE MICHIGAN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (MMA) IS CONSIDERED AS A GO-TO ASSOCIATION FOR MICHIGAN MANUFACTURERS ...
MMA helps its members be more competitive by keeping current with all the legislative and regulatory issues that could impact them, as well as by representing their member's interests toward developing jobs and an economy that is pro-manufacturing. The organization also provides members with several different publications that help keep leaders in the industry up to date with current news and events that could impact the state's manufacturing companies.
cost burdens deemed unnecessary. MMA also provides its members with other savings in the form of discount programs, insurance products and other business services. Another thing that MMA does is validate the hard work and dedication of manufacturing businesses via the annual MFG Excellence Awards, which recognizes excellence in manufacturing by businesses or individuals that have had a positive impact in their community and their industry. Award categories for to businesses include Community Impact and Innovation Excellence; individual awards include Michigan Manufacturer of the Year, Talent Champion, Emerging Leader and Lifetime Achievement.
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All businesses like to save money, and another thing that the MMA strives to accomplish is to advocate for its members by focusing its legislative efforts on getting rid of any
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The bottom line is that manufacturing is a major part of Michigan's economy as well as the nation’s. The MMA is working with the state manufacturing industry to help it continue to grow, thrive and succeed.
Teresa Frith is a Navy veteran now residing in Nashville, Mich. She's been writing and editing as a freelancer since retiring from the Navy in 2011, where she was a military journalist. She holds a BA in English from Western Illinois University. Her hobbies include reading, writing and working to help stray and feral cats.
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MICHIGAN
MA N U FAC TU RIN G According to the Michigan Manufacturers Association, U.S.-manufactured goods exports have quadrupled over the past 25 years. Here in Michigan, manufacturing encompasses several subsectors of the state economy — automotive, metals, machinery, food and beverage, plastics, rubber, bioscience, furniture, chemical products, computer and electronics, defense and more. Here is a look at some of those core industries and how they have helped Michigan surge to the top of its manufacturing game.
Almost 700 aerospace-related companies are based in Michigan.
AEROSPACE
The University of Michigan’s Aerospace Engineering Program was the first of its kind in the country.
AUTOMOTIVE
The long-term ranking is unclear. In 1970, more than 1/3 of Michigan workers were employed in manufacturing.
Michigan is known as the epicenter of the global automotive industry, and it’s still number one when it comes to auto manufacturing.
That's about 18% today, a result of automation and globalization.
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VISUAL BREAKDOWN
There are about 10 million acres of farmland and 52,194 farms in Michigan.
The majority of principal operators of Michigan farms are male,
7,406 Michigan
The state has 22% of its workforce already employed in agriculture and food development.
farms list having female principal operators.
CARBON FIBER/COMPOSITE
Michigan is leading in manufacturing carbon
fiber and composite materials of light weight
The global sector is estimated to be a growing
$3.8 trillion global market,
and it affects all five leading growth areas.
I.T.
through research facilities like the Institute for Advanced Composite Manufacturing Innovation.
In 2016, more Michigan tech executives expect to make new hires, increase company revenue and investment more in Research & Development than their Silicon Valley counterparts.
Consider this fact of recent years: 70 percent of everything a soldier shoots, drives, flies, wears, eats and communicates with is contracted in Michigan.
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Marcos Purty, Delta Plant Executive Director at General Motors Photo by Mary Gajda
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A few years back, as the Great Recession strangled the nation’s economy and forced automotive giants to bankruptcy court, manufacturing in mid-Michigan and throughout the state hit a low point unrivaled since the start of the Industrial Age. Jobs and revenues were lost. Today, that’s history. Manufacturing has rebounded to add jobs, products, stability and cash flow to the region and state. Problems have flipped; where once there were too many people for too few jobs, now there’s a growing demand for more skilled workers to fill a company’s needs. That’s a good problem to have. “Manufacturing is thriving,” said Jim Bunn, business services liaison with Capital Area Michigan Works! “I have more jobs to fill than I've ever had, and I have more of a need for manufacturing skills than I've ever had. I had a manufacturer tell me that they need 60 welders by June 1. New companies coming to Lansing is what's really spurred it on.” In 2017 there were 20,300 manufacturing jobs within the Greater Lansing area, up from a low of 15,000 in the depths of the Great Recession eight years earlier, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Today’s numbers are well below the 32,000-plus manufacturing jobs reported by the BLS in 1990, but a healthy rebound nonetheless.
GM remains the giant of the region’s manufacturers with an estimated 5,800 jobs at its facilities in Lansing and Delta Township. Those plants have been boosted by the addition of two new SUV product lines – the Chevrolet Traverse and the Buick Enclave – that plant executive director Marcos Purty at the Delta location calls a “pretty stable backbone(s) of the portfolio” at GM. “When I look over last year compared to this year, our facility is still running pretty full to supply the market. The demand is great,” said Purty. While GM is still dominant here, the region is far from being one company’s domain. “In 2008, when we bottomed out, manufacturing was dependent on GM. That's not the case anymore,” Bunn said. “We have medical device manufacturers, defense contractors, aeronautical, agribusiness. GM is still a critical component, but we've diversified.” While local observers cited the growth of automation in their workplaces, many also thought tech wouldn’t replace jobs as much as it would shift employment to skilled trades. “I can kind of compare that a little bit to what happened in the beginning of the 20th Century when we went away from a horse-driven economy to automotive,” said Mark Cosgrove, dean of the technical careers division at Lansing
Community College (LCC), which hosts the Center for Manufacturing Excellence. “Certain jobs went away but other jobs were created, based on that change. And the same thing is happening here.” Greg VanWagenen, director of communications and marketing for Manitou Pontoon Boats in Watertown Township, added that “no matter how automated everything gets, there’s still going to be maintenance needed on the machines, or someone to oversee what’s going on … now, there may be overall fewer jobs in manufacturing, but they’d be more skilled and better compensated because of what their duties would entail.” The difference, Cosgrove said, is, “It’s much more difficult to walk out of high school and jump into a position that’s a lifelong career that’s going to pay well and allow you to support a family and buy a car and a house and so on.” “When I was a kid, and I grew up in the Lansing area, a lot of my high school buddies, their fondest dream was to get, at that time, into Oldsmobile or into Fisher Body, because they saw that as punching their ticket. They were going to have a great job and it paid well,” Cosgrove said. “Even that’s not as easy as it used to be, and it will become more and more difficult as things become more automated.”
“Ten years ago, we were at rock bottom of the recession. We were constantly meeting with shrinking employers and laid off employees. And now, all those people have found other jobs, have returned to their old jobs or are retired. It's put real pressure on hiring manufacturers to compete for talent,” said Edythe Hatter-Williams, CEO of Capital Area Michigan Works! L
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Dart’s skilled trades and technical employees build a significant amount of the company’s machinery and tooling in Mason that is then shipped to Dart facilities around the globe to manufacture food and beverage packaging. Photo provided by Dart
GM’s Purty said: “I consider every job in our facility to be skilled. Whether it’s building the vehicle in general assembly or the electrician repairing or maintaining the automation equipment, it’s a significant skill that allows (GM) to put out a product of a vehicle at the end of the line … there are different types of skills that are needed, but there will always be technical skills – going into a trade, going to a technical certificate program – all of those things will be good attributes for future workers.” So, training between high school and before a manufacturing job is critical. Mid-Michigan fortunately has solid resources. “I think Michigan has a very strong public education system at the university level,” said Jim Lammers, president of Dart Container Corp. in Mason, the region’s second-largest manufacturing employer with 1,800 workers. “We’ve got a legacy in this state of a lot of manufacturing interest and capability.”
Those education partners include LCC, Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) in Flint and Michigan State University, among others, said Mike Lonsway, Dart’s executive vice president for engineering and machinery and tooling manufacturing. “The proximity of Michigan State is obviously a big benefit,” Lonsway said. “We hire lots of engineers, scientists and technicians, and Michigan State is actually one of the best packaging engineering programs in the country and, being a packaging company, we have the need for packaging engineers, so that’s been a big help. We also partner with (the) university in certain capabilities and developments. That is also beneficial for our organization from a technical side.” Manitou’s VanWagenen said a mix of many companies looking for skilled workers like welders plus a lack of qualified workers
Dart Container manufactures food and beverage packaging from a variety of raw materials including paper (shown). Photo provided by Dart
means “it takes a lot longer, it seems like, to find people, qualified candidates for what we’re looking for.” Cosgrove added: “We have a hard time keeping our welding students in the program, simply because manufacturers come in and snatch them. When they get so far into the program that the manufacturer thinks that they’ve got enough skills, they come in and offer them a job. We’re here trying to talk them into staying until they finish their next certificate or their degree, but it’s hard to argue with somebody who’s offering them good money to do something else, to actually go to work.” Training, though, isn’t just an employee’s prerequisite. To keep and empower good people, employers say they must offer their share of training, too. “You have to have good technology, you have to have capital to invest and deploy, but if you don’t have good people, you’re not going to succeed,” Dart’s Lammers said. “It’s a mix of needing people who have certain skill sets and education, but also it’s inevitable I think in almost any organization that in addition to that, people are being developed, trained, and further educated within the organization itself in ways that are more specific and resonate to that industry and that company.” Without talented and motivated workers, manufacturing in this – or any – region would struggle. Continued success will depend on growing those training opportunities and the pool of trained laborers. It will also be
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affected by how reactive and nimble local manufacturers are to faraway happenings that can impact business and the kind of skills laborers need. “In the broader sense, some of the challenges and opportunities, it’s really just a lot to do with the global market today,” Dart’s Lonsway said. “It’s a very competitive market, so our ability and other Michigan manufacturers’ ability to innovate and bring solutions to the market as quick as possible is very important. To be agile, to adapt to the market conditions today, is another key characteristic that we all need to be focused on.” Cosgrove said his school has an advisory committee that tries to get ahead of industry trends and proceed accordingly. CAMW’s Hatter-Williams thinks mid-Michigan is fertile ground for new manufacturers as well. “We've rebounded well. We are positioned to continue to recruit additional manufacturing companies to our region,” Hatter-Williams said. “We have a support system in place with our workforce and economic development systems. At Capital Area Michigan Works!,
we have an entire Business Services Team dedicated to helping these employers. We all work together to ensure we're training people with the right skills and connecting with experienced candidates. “Our collaboration on a local and statewide basis will allow us to continue to grow and expand this industry for our region,” said Hatter-Williams. “Other communities don't have that level of collaboration we have here, and all of that plays into having the relationships with businesses to get them the talent they need.” Industry leaders are bullish on prospects for the region. “The future of manufacturing is always promising, has been promising,” Purty said. “Whatever you do … you got to build ‘em.”
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General Motors: 5,800
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Dart Container: 1,800
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Peckham: 1,400
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Demmer Corp.: 1,110
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Spartan Motors: 730
Lansing Economic Area Partnership, Dart Container Corp.
GREATER LANSING MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT 2007: 21,500 2009: 15,000 2011: 17,100
Omar Sofradzija is an adjunct journalism instructor at Michigan State University. Prior to that, he was a reporter, columnist and editor at the Las Vegas (Nev.) Review-Journal and the Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star newspapers.
2013: 17,900 2015: 19,400 2017: 20,300 Bureau of Labor Statistics
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the transformational efforts taking place on Michigan Avenue, also known as #TheCorridor. The Michigan Avenue corridor is nestled in the heart of the Greater Lansing region as our identity, legacy and future. It’s much more than a road on which we travel; it’s a road to economic prosperity. The corridor is so vitally important to our region that the Capital Council of Governments (CAPCOG) – a partnership between Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties, LRCC and Michigan State University – made the corridor its number one priority. OPPORTUNITY ZONES
MANUFACTURING
IN ACTION! BY STEVE JAPINGA
It has been an exciting time for the manufacturing sector in the Lansing region. We continue to see a resurgence of the industry that drives the economy within the local and global marketplace. As we continue to develop our place in the 21st century economy, the role of advanced manufacturing cannot be overstated. General Motors (GM) continues to be our titan anchor by investing billions into the Grand River and Delta Assembly plants – two of the most state-of-the-art plants in North America. GM’s investment has spurred continued growth in a number of auto suppliers and manufacturers across the region. With the construction of the Facility for Rare Isotopes Beams at Michigan State University, the region continues on the ground floor of a frontier focused on cuttingedge technology and science that will benefit the entire world. This past fall, the Capital Area Manufacturing Council and a number of regional partners held tours for students and school officials in the Lansing area to visit local manufacturers on National Manufacturing Day. Students
had an opportunity to see manufacturers in action as well as learn more about educational opportunities and career pathways that lead to in-demand jobs. Local manufacturers included: Alro Steel, Bekum America, Cameron Tool, Capital Steel & Wire, Chassix, Dakkota Integrated Systems, Dart Container, Eckhart, Emergent BioSolutions, Enprotech, Franchino Mold and Engineering, General Motors, GSE Industrial Automation, Hatch Stamping, IMPCO, KIRCHHOFF, Neogen, Niowave, Orchid Orthopedic Solutions, Peckham, Roberts Sinto, RSDC of Michigan, Spartan Motors and Triton Industries. More than 1,000 students from local schools participated in the tours. The goal of the tour was to showcase the manufacturing sector to students, how the industry has evolved and the incredible opportunities offered. For more information on upcoming tours and the manufacturing sector, visit camconline.org. SEE YOU ON #THECORRIDOR The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) spent the month of April highlighting
Transforming the corridors is one of our main advocacy-priorities at the Chamber. Much like our campaign to highlight Michigan Avenue, the corridors are what connect us. Our corridors also play a critical role to the overall effort to promote the Greater Lansing region to visitors and investors. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed by Congress and signed by the president includes an economic development tool for urban and rural areas that was created by the U.S. Treasury. The new program establishes ‘opportunity zones,’ which provide tax incentives for investors to reinvest their unrealized capital gains into opportunity funds. These funds are dedicated to investing in opportunity zones designated by the governor. Within the Greater Lansing region, specifically Lansing, Mayor Andy Schor and his team quickly put together requests for opportunityzone designations for several critical corridors within the city: Michigan Avenue, Saginaw and Waverly, St. Joseph, North Larch and Cedar Street, as well as the MLK and Holmes corridors. Last month, Mayor Schor’s requests were approved! In addition, opportunity zones in Charlotte, Holt, St. Johns and Meridian Township were designated as well. To learn more and view the opportunity zones in our region, visit the Michigan State Housing Development Authority website at michigan.gov/mshda. Steve Japinga is Director of Government Relations for the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is responsible for developing and managing the Chamber’s policy priorities as well as monitoring local, state, and federal issues that may impact the business community and the Greater Lansing region. He is a graduate of Michigan State University and lives in Lansing with his wife Katherine and dogs, Charlie and George. L
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BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS WORKSHOP AT MSU INNOVATION CENTER, EAST LANSING
MICHIGAN CELEBRATES SMALL BUSINESS 2018 AT THE LANSING CENTER, LANSING
Learn how to develop and create a business model canvas. Note to Hatch members: This is a requirement. Paul Jaques, director of student and community engagement a Spartan Innovations, will lead this workshop. Visit spartaninnovations.org for more information.
Michigan Celebrates Small Business (MCSB) remains on the forefront of championing small businesses and fostering entrepreneurial spirit in Michigan. For registration and information, visit michigancelebrates.biz.
MAY 3 HERITAGE FLOORING’S GRAND OPENING, LANSING 7:30 p.m. This new showroom located at 1623 S. Washington Ave. in Lansing, Michigan, will give customers an opportunity to select from specialty tile samples and coordinate their home installation with experienced professionals. Visit eventbrite.com for more information.
MAY 3 MAY ECONOMIC CLUB AT THE KELLOGG CENTER, EAST LANSING The Lansing Regional Chamber Economic Club speaker series features locally and nationally prominent speakers covering a broad spectrum of business-related topics ranging, from economic trends and business success stories to the latest in management and leadership techniques. The Economic Club luncheons provide members with an excellent opportunity to network with more than 450 of the area’s key community, business and education leaders. Contact michiganbusinessnetwork@gmail.com for more information.
MAY 3 MICHIGAN CELEBRATES ANGELS AT THE LANSING CENTER, LANSING Event agenda includes: lunch and networking; 2018 Report with Maureen Miller Brosnan; 2017 Michigan Angel Report with Skip Simms; Super Angel Panel with Casey Cowell, Kevin McCuren and Terry Cross; Entrepreneur Success Stories with Jenn Baird, Ed Shafer and David Esposito; Serial Entrepreneur Q&A Panel; and a Special Pitch Presentation. Visit annarborusa.org for more information.
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hope that you will join us to experience the ability to understand legislative advocacy. We also hope that you will join us to expand your knowledge on counselor supervision. Visit michigancounselingassociation.com for more information.
MAY 11 - 12 OWI TRIAL BOOTCAMP AT THE JAMES B. HENRY CENTER FOR EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT, LANSING
Learn everything you need to know to create engaging content and market your business effectively through social media. Learn a stepby-step process broken into easy to learn topics. Visit amymzander.com for more information.
The first of a two-part interactive seminar covers OWI cases from the intake appointment to closing arguments. Attendees should be prepared to practice their skills as we go through every aspect of taking a case to trial, with or without experts. This is intended to be a hands-on seminar as we learn from each other. Visit miaowia.com for more information.
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LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA AT ELE’S PLACE, LANSING
THE PATH TO A BRILLIANT BUSINESS AT URBANBEAT EVENT CENTER, LANSING
CREATIVE EXCHANGE AT THE MSU U-CLUB, EAST LANSING
Join us to learn the specific path to defining your business with the clarity that will give you the confidence you need and will get you more customers and ultimately the results you want from your business. The class takes place from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
This is an all-day conference/workshop event that is focusing on building creative communities. Our leader for this event is Barbara Schaffer Bacon, who works with Americans for the Arts and co-directs their Animating Democracy program. She is committed to helping communities grow and change through art. Visit lansingarts.org/ events/creative-exchange for more information.
MAY 8 IIDA MICHIGAN 2018 CEU PALOOZA AT THE KELLOGG HOTEL CENTER, EAST LANSING Between morning and afternoon sessions, stroll the vendor show to see the latest in furniture, flooring, textiles and more from our industry partners. Ticket price includes admission to specified CEU courses, parking, boxed lunch and vendor show. Visit michiganiida.org for more information.
MAY 11 - 12 LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY FOR COUNSELORS AT THE KELLOGG CENTER, EAST LANSING This conference is a collaborative effort between Michigan Counseling Association (MCA) and one of its divisions, the Michigan Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (MACES). MCA and MACES
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MAY 16 SHRIMP DINNER 2018 AT LANSING LEIDERKRANZ, LANSING Come and join your colleagues at this annual event put on by the Ingham County Bar Association, where you will receive a fabulous meal cooked and served by local lawyers and judges. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. Visit inghambar.org for more information.
MAY 17 EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE OVERVIEW TRAINING AT THE FOSTER SWIFT OFFICES, LANSING These programs are a practical means for business owners and employers to educate themselves on complying with the regulations, procedures and best practices relevant to their
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products or services. While these seminars are free to attend, registration is required and can be found at fosterswift.com/news-events1171.html.
MAY 23 2018 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AT THE MEETING SPACE, LANSING The 2018 Administrative Professionals Summit is a full-day, fast-paced, information-packed event that will help you as you navigate the ever-changing dynamics of your job. Whether an administrative assistant, secretary, office manager, receptionist or senior executive assistant, the 2018 Administrative Professionals Summit is for you! Visit theprosforum.com for more information.
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students in helping to launch their startup companies. As a venture creation group, the team consists of a small core of dedicated professionals with extensive experience in business development, startups and venture capital. Visit spartaninnovations.org for more information.
MAY 26 ITIL® FOUNDATION CERTIFICATION TRAINING, LANSING Gain expertise in ITIL Foundation, the most important and entry-level certification for IT professionals and employees; understand the concepts and terminologies used in ITIL service lifecycle, including the links between lifecycle stages, the processes used, and their contribution to service management practices. Visit eduscil.com for more information.
MAY 26 PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) BOOT CAMP, LANSING
The team at Spartan Innovations provides critical resources and guidance to Michigan State University researchers, faculty and
The PMP® training course is designed to ensure that you pass the PMP exam on the first try. Our hands-on training approach, entrusted by
MAY 29 - JUNE 1 MACKINAC POLICY CONFERENCE IN MACKINAC ISLAND HOTEL, MACKINAC ISLAND Mackinac Future Leaders are entrepreneurs and future leaders who are making a significant contribution or working to solve problems in a business, industry or community. Visit detroitchamber.com/mpc for more information.
JUNE 5 CONNECTIONS & COFFEE AT M3 GROUP, LANSING Come connect with other business owners and network over breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. Visit lansingbusinessnews.com/connections-andcoffee for more information.
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MAB FOUNDATION AWARDS $28,500 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO MICHIGAN STUDENT BROADCASTERS The Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation (MABF) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2018 Scholarship Program. Recipients were identified by the faculty
Recipients of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation (MABF) 2018 Scholarship Program
DART BANK PROMOTES JAMIE DAVIS Peter Kubacki, president and CEO of The Dart Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jamie Davis to credit officer. Davis has over 14 years of analysis, DAVIS lending and credit experience. He is a hard-working and valuable team member in the Credit Department of the Bank. Davis has a Bachelor of Science in economics and a bachelor’s in business administration from Grand Valley State University. Davis is active in Meals on Wheels, in the Grand River Connection and is a former board member of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.
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The Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau (GLCVB) is pleased to announce two changes to its Visitor Services department. Anne Lavender, CTA has joined the staff as visitor services coordinator and Kristina Kauffman, CTA has been promoted to events and CTA program manager.
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bachelor’s degree in organizational administration from Central Michigan University. Kauffman was originally hired with the GLCVB in 2006 and will transition her duties with the organization to include coordination of GLCVB events as well as continue to facilitate the organization’s successful Certified Tourism Ambassador program. Additionally, Kauffman is on the Old Town Commercial Association Organizational Committee and serves as director of communications for the Michigan Chapter of Meeting Professionals International.
It is an opportunity to publicly recognize Latino caregivers for the significant difference they make in patients' lives and for their extraordinary service at each local hospital. Recipients of the awards were nominated by their co-workers or patients and chosen by joint hospital and Lansing Latino Health Alliance committees. The event took place Tuesday, March 20 at the Hannah Community Center and was sponsored
by the Lansing Latino Health Alliance. Award recipients included Irma De Garcia, RN, Sparrow Hospital and Jorgieann Stoneham, RN, McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital.
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“We are very excited for these changes in our Visitor Services Department,” said Jack Schripsema, president and CEO of the GLCVB. “Both of these staff members served the GLCVB admirably in their previous roles and I know they will rise to the challenge of their new responsibilities.”
SUTTON ADVISORS EMPLOYEE NAMED BOARD CHAIRPERSON OF BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB Jill Kacel, a long-time employee of Lansingbased Sutton Advisors, has been named chairperson of the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing Board of Directors. Kacel began serving as a volunteer for the Boys and Girls Club in 2007 and subsequently became more active as a board member (2011), chair of the Resource Development Committee (2014-2017), Board Second Vice Chairperson (2017), and Vice Chairperson (2017). Kacel has more than ten years of experience in the estate planning field with Sutton Advisors, assisting her clients with their trust-centered estate planning needs. She shares her love for gardening at the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing, and has helped them to create a garden through The Garden Project, a resource center that is part of the Greater Lansing Food Bank. Kacel’s term of office runs from 2018 through 2020. “It is an honor and a privilege to serve as Chairperson of the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing,” said Kacel. “I look forward to what the future holds for our club and our kids.”
LANSING LATINO HEALTH ALLIANCE AWARD RECIPIENTS For the second year, the Lansing Latino Health Alliance has recognized the outstanding Latino caregivers at Sparrow and McLaren Hospitals.
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CAPITAL AREA MICHIGAN WORKS! INVESTS $3.4 MILLION INTO TRAINING FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES Capital Area Michigan Works! and the State of Michigan Talent Investment Agency are investing $3,485,709 in Greater Lansing businesses. The dollars are Skilled Trades Training Fund (STTF) awards for 2018 to address the need for enhanced training and talent.
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The Business Services Team at Capital Area Michigan Works! worked with 54 employers in the region to submit 110 applications for this year’s STTF funding, and 102 of those applications were approved. The STTF is a partnership formed in 2013 to address the need for funding to provide additional training opportunities. This partnership includes the Workforce Development Agency within the Talent Investment Agency, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Works! agencies, employers and community colleges and training programs in Michigan. “Michigan’s economy is growing, and so is the need for enhanced training and talent,” said Edythe Hatter-Williams, CEO of Capital Area Michigan Works! “The STTF awards help businesses invest in this training and talent development.”
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A.J. Boggs & Company (A.J. Boggs) has welcomed Ipek Kain as an executive assistant in its world headquarters in East Lansing. As executive assistant, Kain supports company projects, organizes company
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EUGENE WANGER HONORED WITH INGHAM COUNTY HERITAGE AWARD The Ingham County Historical Commission has presented its coveted Heritage Award for Life Time Service in Promoting Public Awareness and Preservation of Ingham County’s Heritage to Lansing Attorney, Eugene G. Wanger. “Mr. Wanger has devoted many decades promoting the history of Ingham County. He is truly a remarkable and valuable citizen of Ingham County – one very much deserving of the Ingham County Heritage Award for all that he has given to our community through his time, talents, donations and service,” said Historical Commission member, Craig Whitford.
MARSHALL MUSIC CO. CELEBRATES 7OTH YEAR Marshall Music Co. in Lansing is celebrating its 70th year in business in 2018. Marshall Music Co. is the state-wide leader in music education advocacy and is constantly working on ways to invest in the educational music community. Marshall Music Co. has set the standard for school service in Michigan since 1948 and shares a passion for music with young people across the state with an array of programs and services for music educators, students and the community.
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producing beer, but distributing it far and wide across the Great Lakes State. Earlier this month, LBC canned their historic Amber Cream Ale and received a great response from craft beer consumers. In March, LBC conducted their second canning session with the addition of the popular Angry Mayor IPA, as well as a second batch of the Amber Cream Ale. By now, both of Lansing Brewing Company’s foundation beers will be finding their way onto shelves throughout the State of Michigan. Six-packs will also be sold at LBC as well. “Amber Cream Ale has been the building block for our brewery, and Angry Mayor IPA has come on as another reputable fan favorite,” said Sawyer Stevens, head brewer. “Having both brands being available in package is a huge step in the growth of our brewery, and the overall direction of the audience that we are trying to reach. You can now go to the store and purchase a six pack to share with your family and friends and take a liquid piece of Lansing with you wherever you may travel.”
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STATEWIDE YOUTH CAREER COMPETITION PREPARES STUDENTS FOR WORK Approximately 250 students from across the state joined employers, community volunteers and key stakeholders in Lansing on Thursday, March 29 to compete in events showcasing employability and leadership skills for Michigan’s Graduates Career Development Conference (CDC). Students from River Rouge High School, Starkweather Academy and Hartford High School took home the day’s top honors. The annual CDC is a capstone of Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates’ (JMG) yearlong programming, allowing students the opportunity to demonstrate employability skills learned throughout the program. During the event, volunteers from across the state judged employment-inspired competitive events, such as interviewing skills, problem solving and public speaking; all aimed at preparing students for the workplace.
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JMG, a program of Youth Solutions, Inc., equips young people with the skills needed to overcome barriers and ensures Michigan’s youth win in education, employment and as citizens. JMG is building a youth talent pipeline from high school graduation into employment for over 2,900 young people across 43 Michigan cities. According to Kristin Harrington, executive director of Youth Solutions, the future for Michigan’s youth is filled with opportunity, energy and promise. In her opening remarks,
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To vote/purchase tickets visit: SparrowFoundation.org/DapperDads All proceeds support women’s health in our region.
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Harrington commented on her satisfaction in knowing “Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates has created a comprehensive and collaborative way for young people to ‘win,’ with outcomes and impact that have laid a crucial foundation for Michigan’s talent re-awakening.” These outcomes include a 98 percent statewide graduation rate and 71 percent of graduates going onto employment. Harrington sited a robust partnership with the State’s Department of Talent and Economic
Development (TED), most recently around Governor Snyder’s “Marshall Plan for Talent,” as a crucial partnership in the ongoing success of JMG programming.
2018 GOVERNOR’S AWARDS FOR INNOVATIVE TOURISM COLLABORATION ANNOUNCED
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The 2018 Governor’s Awards for Innovative Tourism Collaboration were presented at the recent Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Grand Rapids. The awards were presented by Dave Lorenz of Travel Michigan, representing the governor, and Julie Pingston, representing the Tourism Industry Coalition of Michigan (TICOM). The awards were created by the Michigan Travel Commission, in conjunction with the Governor’s Office, to elevate the status of Michigan’s tourism industry and to promote innovative collaboration as an effective, efficient and creative operating principle for the industry. The inaugural awards were presented at the 2009 annual Tourism Conference.
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In the Non-Traditional Partnership category, “Project Tourism” was given the award. This is a collaborative of Michigan Travel Commission’s Product Development Committee, Events North and Chemical Bank. Project Tourism is a live event modeled after the television program “Shark Tank” but focused on hospitality-based businesses to receive funding for special projects.
KIRK RAY NAMED PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MCLAREN GREATER LANSING Kirk Ray, a 27-year veteran of providerside health care, with a substantial amount of experience in operating communitybased hospitals, has been named president and CEO of McLaren Greater Lansing by RAY the hospital’s Board of Trustees. Casey Kandow has been acting as interim president and CEO, and will return to
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the role of chief operating officer when Ray joins McLaren on May 9. “I am very fortunate that the governance, administrative, and physician leadership at McLaren Greater Lansing has awarded me the opportunity to lead this respected organization,” Ray said. “I look forward to working and collaborating with the community, Michigan State University, the board, medical staff and the employees to help create a new health care delivery model for the future.” “Ray’s commitment to engagement of associates and the medical community, experience integrating medical education programs into a community-based hospital and passion for clinical excellence will be of tremendous benefit to McLaren Greater Lansing and the community as our hospital enters a new and exciting chapter,” said E. James Barrett, chairman of McLaren Greater Lansing’s Board of Trustees. In December 2017, McLaren announced it would be investing $450 million to build a replacement hospital campus in Lansing and
expanding its clinical, research and educational partnerships with Michigan State University. “We look forward to Ray drawing on his extensive and diverse background in health care leadership to build upon the health care provider’s successes in the areas of patient and employee experience, clinical quality, financial performance, and hospital operations.”
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK HIRES DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDING Capitol National Bank in Lansing is pleased to announce the addition of Kerry Andrew Williams as director of government guaranteed lending. Kerry acts as a trusted advisor for small business financing to clients located throughout the state of Michigan. Kerry recently relocated back to Michigan after spending the past 12 years with three banks in North Carolina. Over the past eight years, Kerry has been a lending manager at Wells Fargo SBA Lending
and SunTrust SBA Lending. During this time, Kerry has managed credit teams focused on providing small business lending solutions guaranteed by the federal government. His credit teams WILLIAMS have funded over $1 billion in federally guaranteed small business loans, while assisting small business owners realize their lifelong dream of profitable small business ownership. Prior to his time in North Carolina, Kerry worked as a manager for Huntington Bank in Southeast Michigan while earning his master’s degree in business administration from Walsh College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in crop and soil sciences from Michigan State University, specializing in golf course management. While maintaining his passion and interest in the golf industry, Kerry also stays active in his
IMMEDIATELY GROW YOUR CUSTOMER BASE BY BR E N DA N DW Y E R What would you say if I told you that you could increase your customer base by nearly five million people annually? How would you like a piece of the millions of dollars spent every year at Greater Lansing area businesses, by a key demographic that may not even be on your radar? Let’s talk business – the business you’re missing out on by not marketing to Greater Lansing’s millions of annual visitors. Whether it’s for a conference, a sports tournament or a Spartan football game, over 4.8 million visitors come to the Capital region every year, and they spend over $602 million on food, lodging, entertainment and more. So, the visitors are coming – we know that – and they’re spending. How do you make sure these visitors find your store, gallery, boutique, craft brewery or sandwich shop? The answer is surprisingly easy. You partner with the local organization charged with promoting Greater Lansing to visitors of all kinds: the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau (GLCVB).
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Nina Santucci, owner of Red Haven restaurant, shared, “We joined the GLCVB in 2015 and have been happy clients ever since! They make it easy and affordable to market our restaurant to both residents and visitors through the visitor guide, website and social media channels. They are always eager to assist with special events and help get the word out about our business.” By joining the 500+ local members of the GLCVB, you are entering a special partnership and gaining unique access to significant visitor spending in a number of innovative ways. Your listing in the Greater Lansing Official Visitor Guide (130,000 distributed annually) and on our website (nearly 500,000 visitors annually) lets visitors know about you before they even arrive. We can mention your business, as well as your special offers or discounts, on popular social media channels like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube. Members gain access to our comprehensive convention calendar, too, so you can know
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when convention and sports groups are in town, where they’re staying and even offer coupons and discounts that we can place right into their hands. The GLCVB also hosts numerous, free networking events (mix and mingle at a hot new place in town) and educational seminars (everything from cyber security to becoming more social media savvy). Innovative GLCVB members have even found a way to grow business within the GLCVB member base. Restaurants partnering with hotels for dine and stay packages. Art galleries partnering with caterers for special events. Food trucks partnering with breweries. A creative partnership is a bold way to invigorate business.
Join the GLCVB today and get direct access to millions of visitors of the Greater Lansing region through various marketing initiatives in print, online and face-to-face. On top of all these great benefits, you’ll also be contributing to the advancing vision of Greater Lansing as an ideal community to live in and visit! Membership is very affordable, starting at just $125 per year. For more information on joining the GLCVB, visit lansing.org/members. Brendan Dwyer is the Manager of Marketing Communications with the Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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communities. He was recently appointed to the board of directors at the Capital Area Humane Society and is passionate about serving under privileged animals. As the weather warms up, you will likely find Kerry walking his rescue Cairn Terrier, Lucy, throughout East Lansing. Kerry has been an active member in the Episcopal Church for 10 years and recently joined All Saints Episcopal in East Lansing.
CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK HIRES VICE PRESIDENT OF CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Terrance Augustine was recently named chief credit officer at Capitol National Bank. He joined the Bank in Lansing as vice president of credit administration in 2016. Terrance came to Capitol National Bank with over 14 years of well-rounded community banking experience. Prior to joining Capitol National, he served as vice president of lending at Union Bank after many years working in commercial lending and underwriting. He completed his graduate banking degree from the Graduate Banking School of Wisconsin in 2017.
Terrance grew up in the Lansing area graduating from Maple Valley High School and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration (minoring in finance/ economics and marketing) from AUGUSTINE Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Terrance is very active in the community as a member of the Grand Ledge Rotary Club and serves on the Grand Ledge Downtown Development Authority, Tri County Regional Recycling Committee, Eaton County Parks Board and is currently serving his third term as an Eaton County Commissioner. He, his wife Beth and their children live in and own a bakery in Grand Ledge.
VANHORN JOINS WILLINGHAM AND COTE Willingham & Cotè P.C. is pleased to announce that Joe Van Horn recently joined the firm with
an array of experience in insurance defense and health care law, as well as corporate practice. He has been involved in all phases of litigation, including trials and appellate VANHORN practice. In addition to being admitted in Michigan state and federal courts, Van Horn has also previously practiced law in both Iowa and Colorado. Van Horn primarily represents clients involved in medical malpractice defense and no-fault insurance defense. He also has a wide variety of experience with health care law, having advised several health care organizations as general counsel on complex health care statutes and topics. In representing physicians over his career, Van Horn has been involved not only in medical malpractice defense but also medical practice formation and registration, licensing and disciplinary investigations, physician
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The Lynne VanDeventer Team was recently honored as the No. 1 Coldwell Banker Team 1-3 in North America for Units and #1 Team in the State of Michigan. The team includes Lynne VanDeventer, Diadre Pagliei and Tomas Brown.
years at Community Shores Bank in Muskegon, MI. Prior experiences include public accounting, business banking and environmental consulting. Clement earned a master’s degree in accounting COULOMBE from Grand Valley State University and is a certified public accountant licensed in Michigan. He also holds degrees from Texas A&M University and Laval University in Quebec, Canada, where he is originally from.
NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER NAMED FOR CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK
MAYBERRY HOMES GRAND OPENING HELD FOR FALCON POINTE
Capitol National Bank in Lansing is pleased to announce the addition of Clement Coulombe as chief financial officer, with over 17 years of banking experience. Most recently, he was AVP/controller for nearly 4
Mayberry Homes hosted a grand opening for its newest neighborhood, Falcon Pointe West, on Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22. The 102- home community features beautifully appointed, low-maintenance, one-level homes overlooking the Falcon Golf Course.
supervision rules and telemedicine, as well as health care reimbursement and compliance matters.
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“With its open floor plans, single-level style and affordable price starting in the low $200K’s, Falcon Pointe is perfect for both young professionals and empty-nesters,” said Karen J. Schroeder, vice president and cofounder of Mayberry Homes. “The location is ideal for golf lovers, and the community is also adjacent to the Northern Tier Trail, giving walkers and bicyclists easy access to shopping, dining and nearby Michigan State University.” The new homes feature open floor plans with stainless steel, energy efficient appliances, tankless water heaters, backyard patios and professional landscaping and irrigation for maintenance-free living. The neighborhood is convenient to Eastwood Towne Center, several major highways and the many educational and cultural offerings at MSU. Falcon Pointe West is the newest community under construction by East Lansing’s Mayberry Homes, voted greater Lansing’s “Business of the Year” at the 2018 Entrepreneurial Awards.
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THANK YOU The Mid-Michigan Creative Alliance would like to recognize all professionals and students for participating in this year’s Mid-Michigan ADDYS competition. Thank you for your ongoing support for your local ad club, and congratulations to all of the outstanding award-winners.
PROFESSIONALS Adams Outdoor Advertising
Lansing Community College
Recipient of 3 Silver ADDY awards
Recipient of 1 Silver ADDY award
AE: Adventures in New Media
M3 Group
Recipient of 3 Silver ADDY awards
Recipient of 1 Silver ADDY award
Ahptic Film & Digital
Martin Waymire
Recipient of 2 Gold and 4 Silver ADDY awards
Brimmer Family Design Recipient of 1 Gold ADDY award
CiesaDesign Recipient of 4 Silver ADDY awards
Eat Pomegranate Photography Recipient of 1 Gold and 6 Silver ADDY awards
FAITH Catholic
Michigan State University, Honors College Michigan State University, RHS Creative Services
McLaren Greater Lansing
Recipient of 1 Gold and 1 Silver ADDY awards
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan State University, Department of Advertising + Public Relations
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Recipient of 4 Gold, 1 Silver and a Judge’s Choice ADDY award
Michigan State University Recipient of 1 Gold and 8 Silver ADDY awards
Recipient of 1 Silver ADDY award
Michigan State University, Broad College of Business
Gennara Photography
Recipient of 1 Silver ADDY award
Recipient of 1 Gold, 4 Silver and a Judge’s Choice ADDY award
Michigan State University, Department of Media and Information
Recipient of 1 Gold and the Best of Print ADDY award
Michigan State University, College of Communication Arts and Sciences Recipient of 1 Silver ADDY award
Gravity Works Recipient of 6 Gold, 5 Silver and the Best in Show ADDY award
Güd Marketing Recipient of 2 Gold, 7 Silver and a Judge’s Choice ADDY award
Hagfors Marketing Team
Michigan State University, University Advancement
Peckham Inc. Recipient of 1 Silver ADDY award
Perficient Digital
Michigan State University, College of Nursing
Piper & Gold Public Relations
Michigan State University, Communications and Brand Strategy
Render Studios
Recipient of 6 Silver ADDY awards
Recipient of the Excellence in Diversity ADDY award
Traction Recipient of 4 Gold, 9 Silver and the Best of Cross-Platform ADDY award
Harvest Creative Services Recipient of 1 Gold and the Best of Digital ADDY award
Recipient of 1 Silver ADDY award
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Danielle Pasco
Jiayu Lin
Maria Smith
Shannon Parr
Amanda McCafferty
David Bidwell
Johannes Winkler
Marissa Ceccato
Suhyun Ha
Amie Mommersteeg
Eric Flewelling
Kate Soave
Mary Jane O’Connor
Taiyou Chen
Anna Conklin
Eric Schwartz
Kelly Doctor
Max Sarkisian
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Campbell Thompson
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Peresanz
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Cara Murphy
Hao Huang
Larissa Moyer
Qingying Liu
Wong Chun
Carolyn Ridella
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Christopher Brown
Henry Shea
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Ryan Lowe
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Colleen McClelland
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Lynne Chen
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