Discovering and applying new and innovative economic development tools, models, policies, and programs
Creating Jobs and Wealth in Distressed Michigan Communities
Co-Learning Plan - 2012
Authors: J.D. Snyder, Kenneth E. Corey, Michigan State University
This Co-Learning Plan describes findings from the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development based on research conducted at a global scale to identify innovative practices in regional exporting strategies and foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction.
Project Updated As Of September 30th, 2012
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Powerpoint presentation from the 2012 Innovate Michigan! Summit
J.D. Snyder, Michigan State University
J. D. Snyder currently heads the US EDA-funded East Michigan and Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional SME Exporting Strategies project. He was the project director for the USDA-funded Northern Michigan Capital Access Project and the US EDA-funded project to support Northern Michigan regional planning in the global knowledge economy. He served as an environmental advisor to Michigan Governor James J. Blanchard (1984-89) and Director of the Michigan Office of the Great Lakes (1989-90). He has an M.S. in Resource Development from Michigan State University and a B.A. in history from Wayne State University.