The Observer and Eccentric reports that Farmington and Farmington Hills are moving ahead on each city's Tax Increment Financing Authority plan to eventually generate revenue to make public improvements along the three-mile Grand River corridor.

MLive reports that Michigan will become just the second state in the nation to manage its own regional center for an immigrant visa program that Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has championed as a tool to attract investors and create jobs.

In this article on PRWeb, Lean & Green Michigan announces the first privately financed PACE project in Michigan. Over $500K will be financed through this innovative new tool that allows any business to use a property tax assessment to obtain much longer term financing than is otherwise available in the capital markets.

Bloomberg covers the biggest municipal bond sale in Michigan since Detroit's bankruptcy, which will allow another locality under emergency management to sever ties with the Motor City's water and sewer system.

Second Wave says that Battle Creek and Kalamazoo are two of 17 communities statewide chosen to participate in program that assesses planning and development policies as part of the Redevelopment Ready Communities program offered by MEDC.

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The Beyond Bankruptcy project gleans insight into municipal distress by looking at these cities as a group; describing trends in urban finance structures; and considering the similarities and differences across these cities. This recap of the first ever Beyond Bankruptcy Conference highlights key points from the event.

Livingston County Department of Planning prepared this Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to bring the public, private, education and not-for-profit sectors together to create an economic roadmap to a diverse and strong local economy.

The MEDC Scorecard Summary is an evaluation of many different state initiatives, metrics, and values. The scorecard is a useful management tool for monitoring performance and evaluating opportunities. This scorecard evaluates initiatives from entrepreneurship to image and talent enhancement.

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