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MEDC urges sustained funding for Make It in Michigan strategy; requests talent teams, site readiness and Pure Michigan support
Summary
Quentin Messer, MEDC chief executive and economic competitiveness officer, presented the agency’s FY26 priorities to the House appropriations subcommittee, emphasizing the Make It in Michigan strategy (people, places, projects), one-time talent action teams, ongoing business attraction and community revitalization funding, and Pure Michigan.
Quentin Messer, chief executive and economic competitiveness officer for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, told the House appropriations subcommittee the MEDC’s FY26 priorities center on a three-part Make It in Michigan strategy focused on people, places and projects.
Messer said MEDC’s regional support teams work across 10 prosperity regions to connect districts with business development, community revitalization, small business supports and manufacturing assistance. “Economic development matters because people matter,” Messer said, summarizing the agency’s approach.
He presented FY24 accomplishments and the administration’s FY26 requests. Messer described one-time and ongoing funding priorities the agency recommends…
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