Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM), the state’s business roundtable, today brought leading corporate executives to Washington, D.C. to meet with Michigan “alumni” to talk about Michigan’s reestablished position as a leading location for business development and expansion. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder joined executives in emphasizing the state’s progress on key factors that lead to economic expansion.
“In just a few short years, Michigan has transformed its business climate,” said Doug Rothwell, Business Leaders for Michigan President and CEO. “The steps Michigan has taken to become more competitive have paid off. Our tax climate has flipped from one of the nation’s worst to one of the best, Michigan is a national leader in terms of R&D and talent production and Michigan’s per capita GDP, per capita income and employment have all grown faster than the national average.”
Today, the group, including CMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy Company President & CEO John Russell and Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford, who champions the Ambassador initiative for Business Leaders for Michigan, meets with D.C.-based Michigan alumni at an evening Michigan Ambassador event. The objective of the Michigan Ambassador Program is to increase the engagement of business executives who formerly lived, worked or graduated from school in Michigan and now lead companies or organizations across the nation and globe.