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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Spotlight on Growing Michigan in 2025
On Sunday, June 1, Spotlight on the News will interview Hilary Doe, the Chief Growth Officer for the State of Michigan. What's her plan for increasing population in the Great Lakes States? Is it working? If so, what's Michigan's fastest growing area?
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Michigan launches welcome program for recent grads, new residents
Chief Growth Officer Hilary Doe speaks during a press conference with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist on the porch of the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich., during the second day of the Mackinac Policy Conference on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) MACKINAC ISLAND – Michigan's first chief growth officer announced the state is creating a welcome program offering perks to new residents and recent college graduates staying in the state. Participants in the Make MI Home program will receive free access to Michigan's state parks, opportunities to connect with others through curated events and discounts at various local attractions and businesses. Two years after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the creation of Chief Growth Officer Hilary Doe's position in her Mackinac Policy Conference keynote, Doe said the state is beginning to trend in the right direction, with Detroit and Flint both showing population growth for the first time in several years. 'Every year, there are more people moving to Michigan and fewer moving out than there were in the year before,' Doe said. But she said there is still work to do to ensure those trends continue, which is why the state announced more than $700,000 of grant funding for five programs aimed at reversing Michigan's population decline. Make MI Home offers grants to programs throughout the state to help people with things like housing and relocation support, access to coworking spaces and more. Among the grant recipients is the City of Detroit, which will receive $210,000 to launch the Detroit Tech Fellowship Program, which will target recent graduates from Michigan universities to scale their startups in Michigan, providing access to coworking space, housing support, and cohort events to network and collaborate with peers and local entrepreneurs. 'What we're talking about today is making it easier for people to say yes to living in Michigan,' Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist said. Gilchrist said he understands the need for the funding as someone who was born and raised in Michigan but left the state to pursue his career after graduating college. 'We grow our population one decision at a time, one person deciding where they're going to take their next step in life, where they're going to build their next chapter, where they're going to make their family and their future and their career real,' Gilchrist said. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
CBS News
13-05-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Michigan Matters: Growing the Great Lakes State's population and raising awareness about mental health
Hilary Doe, the Chief Growth and Marketing Officer of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, talks about her efforts over the past two years to grow the Great Lakes State's population on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters. Hilary Doe, Chief Growth and Marketing Officer of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Tim Lawlis/CBS Detroit Doe, who has been traveling the state, discusses a few programs her department launched tied to that effort and the impact it is having. Then, a trio of mental health experts, Kevin Fischer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Michigan, Eric Hipple, former Detroit Lions quarterback and mental health advocate, and former Detroit Police Chief James White, who runs the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, talk about mental health and wellness. Kevin Fischer, Eric Hipple and James White. Tim Lawlis/CBS Detroit May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Fischer, Hipple and White discuss how the region is doing at addressing community needs and how progress continues to be made in ending the stigma tied to mental illness. (Watch Michigan Matters at its new time: 5:30 a.m. Sundays on CBS Detroit, 9:30 a.m. Sundays on CW Detroit 50 WKBD). (Carol Cain is the 13-time Emmy-winning senior producer and host of Michigan).
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MSU hosts Michigan Earth Tour
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Economic and Development Corporation's first ever Chief Growth Officer Hilary Doe is on a mission to highlight impactful clean energy and sustainability efforts across mid-Michigan. 'We've talked to 6000 plus young people across the country who let us know the majority of them want to live in a place that's investing more in sustainability. I really believe that there's a market here and that our startups and our small businesses are going to kind of continue seeing it and thriving in it.' said Doe. Doe says that not only will the eco-friendly sustainability in Michigan help the environment, but also the job market. 'We have the fastest growing clean energy jobs sector in America. We're projecting 160,000 clean energy jobs over the next decade and they're already growing quickly here in Michigan.' said Doe Founder of Lansing startup Takeout Takeout, Kendra Schneider, says its her responsibility to take a stand for the future of sustainability. 'I want to restore that hierarchy and get the operations put in place so we can have a sustainable future in Michigan.' said Schneider. In the end, Doe hopes that Michiganders will have pride and embrace the home-grown natural resources right here in mid-Michigan. 'You know, Michigan is such a special place. As we all know, we are home to 20% of the world's fresh water, 3000 miles of coast coastline. So, I think we've always known that conservation is a critical part of our growth strategy, and we should shout about it loud and proud.' said Doe. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Statewide climate tour comes to West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As part of Earth Month, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's statewide climate tour came to West Michigan Monday, highlighting local projects and businesses tackling climate change. MEDC's chief growth officer, Hilary Doe, and her team made their first stop Monday at Brewery Vivant, where staff brew and cook with solar energy from 192 panels installed on the roof above. They also compost and recycle with local partners to achieve near-zero landfill waste and aim to have at least 50% of their menu's proteins, produce, grains and dairy be locally sourced. Kent County skips landfill, moves forward with new method of waste management 'We have such a diverse agricultural economy in the state that when you can be inspired by what's growing right now … those little constraints create an opportunity to be innovative or just really focused on how we can connect people to their local environment. I think that serves as inspiration for the team,' said Kris Spaulding, owner and founder of Brewery Vivant. Federal funding cuts could hurt lakeshore conservation efforts 'Sustainable practices, in fact, really help Michigan's economy. It's a growth driver. We're helping create new jobs with these sustainable industries, for example, and our local small businesses are implementing these practices to great effect and bringing more customers through their doors,' Doe said. Other stops included a microgreens farm that grows food indoors year-round, a fashion reuse company turning textile waste into new products, and a landfill-free label manufacturer. The MEDC projects about 160,000 clean energy jobs will be created over the next decade. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
