Welcome to our site dedicated to the support of innovative regional planning in the global knowledge economy with a focus on Michigan communities. In our current regional exporting strategies project, the Michigan State University Center for Community and Economic Development project team is collaborating with the East Michigan Council of Governments (EMCOG), which covers the Saginaw Bay region, and the Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Commission. The project goal is to research, identify, and take advantage of opportunities to increase exporting to Canada and other foreign markets. Such market expansion can lead to increased company revenues and new jobs. A world-class network of experts has been assembled to help guide and implement this 18-month project that is funded by the U.S.Economic Development Administration.
NEW POSTS 
- May 11 - Locating American Manufacturing: Trends in the Geography of Production
- May 10 - Translinked Regional Freight Study - Detroit Regional Chamber
- May 10 - Michigan's Global Supply Chain & Job Creation Opportunity: Roles for Transportation Professionals
CURRENT NEWS 
- May 10 - Freight Train Late? Blame Chicago
- May 9 - TechShop Detroit, an Innovation Research and DIY Practice Center, Opens. Fifth in US
RECENT REPORTS
- April 5, 2012 - Worse Than the Great Depression: What the Experts Are Missing About American Manufacturing Decline
- April 5, 2012 - National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing
- April 5, 2012 - Los Angeles Regional Export Plan 2012
- April 5, 2012 - Minneapolis-Saint Paul Export Plan 2012 >
- March 19, 2012 - Export Nation 2012: How U.S. Metropolitan Areas Are Driving National Growth
- March 19, 2012 - Germany's Leading Edge Clusters
- March 19, 2012 - Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy
- February 22, 2012 - East Michigan and Eastern Upper Peninsula SME Exporting Survey Analysis and Annotated U.S. Export Assistance Directory
- February 22, 2012 - Executive Summary - East Michigan and Eastern Upper Peninsula SME Exporting Survey Analysis and Annotated U.S. Export Assistance Directory
EVENTS 
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Contact the project team at ced@msu.edu with your questions, comments, or suggestions.
The MSU Center for Community & Economic Development is located at 1615 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912.
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