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BizWeek Calendar: 03/10/2010 - Traverse City Record Eagle

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:19

BizWeek Calendar: 03/10/2010
Traverse City Record Eagle
... NMC's Hagerty Center; speaker is Doug Rothwell, president and CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan; sign-up information available at www.tcchamber.org. ...

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Michigan's third-place ranking for development excites Gov. Jennifer Granholm ... - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 15:28

Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

Michigan's third-place ranking for development excites Gov. Jennifer Granholm ...
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Doug Rothwell touted top Site Selection magazine ratings during his turn as CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. Today, he leads Business Leaders ...

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Do you want a tax with that? - Stateline.org

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 05:05

Do you want a tax with that?
Stateline.org
On the other hand, the Business Leaders for Michigan, a group of top executives from the state's largest job providers, says Granholm's proposal doesn't go ...

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Bing's Detroit turnaround behind schedule - The Detroit News

Mon, 03/01/2010 - 14:14

Bing's Detroit turnaround behind schedule
The Detroit News
Doug Rothwell, president of Business Leaders for Michigan, said Bing has changed the tone of City Hall. And unlike Detroit Public Schools Emergency ...

Caraco's future mired in string of lawsuits - The Detroit News

Sat, 02/27/2010 - 06:19

Caraco's future mired in string of lawsuits
The Detroit News
... of Detroit," said Doug Rothwell, CEO of Business Leaders for Michigan, an outgrowth of the former business development organization Detroit Renaissance. ...

Consumers Energy CEO David Joos on our energy future - MLive.com

Tue, 02/23/2010 - 21:12

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Consumers Energy CEO David Joos on our energy future
MLive.com
Joos has been elected chair of the board of directors of the group Business Leaders for Michigan. “We're about 75 people who lead the largest Michigan ...

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Citizens Republic Bancorp's CEO joins Business Leaders for Michigan board - MLive.com

Tue, 02/23/2010 - 14:42

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Citizens Republic Bancorp's CEO joins Business Leaders for Michigan board
MLive.com
Cathy Nash, president and CEO of the state's largest bank-holding company with more than 2000 employees, now will serve on ...
Consumers Energy CEO David Joos on our energy futureMLive.com

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Retooling Michigan: Fixing Michigan's tax monster - WZZM

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 23:01

Retooling Michigan: Fixing Michigan's tax monster
WZZM
A statewide group of corporate CEO's called Business Business Leaders for Michigan, has also called for the repeal of the MBT surcharge, ...

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Blouse put 'regional' in chamber: Outgoing president's biggest regret is transit - Crain's Detroit Business

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 01:20

Blouse put 'regional' in chamber: Outgoing president's biggest regret is transit
Crain's Detroit Business
Another sore spot is the recent transformation of the former business group Detroit Renaissance Inc. to the statewide Business Leaders for Michigan. ...

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CAPITOL BRIEFINGS: State tourism agency may forgo national ad purchase - Crain's Detroit Business

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 01:20

CAPITOL BRIEFINGS: State tourism agency may forgo national ad purchase
Crain's Detroit Business
Statewide CEO group Business Leaders for Michigan named CMS Energy Corp. President and CEO Dave Joos to be its new chairman effective March 1. ...

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4 reform plans for state government - Detroit Free Press

Sun, 02/21/2010 - 08:40

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4 reform plans for state government
Detroit Free Press
Jennifer Granholm's proposal and that of Business Leaders for Michigan call for a service tax on most consumer items. These are not the only proposals out ...
COLUMN — Granholm shows leadership at lastHollandSentinel.com
Granholm tax overhaul suspect to those who would benefitMLive.com
Lines drawn over state budgetDetroit Free Press

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Granholm tax overhaul suspect to those who would benefit - MLive.com

Sun, 02/21/2010 - 05:02

Granholm tax overhaul suspect to those who would benefit
MLive.com
Granholm essentially lifted the tax framework from the CEO-led Business Leaders for Michigan, which unlike other business groups at least concedes that a ...

COLUMN — Granholm shows leadership at last - HollandSentinel.com

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 11:11

COLUMN — Granholm shows leadership at last
HollandSentinel.com
And Doug Rothwell, now head of Business Leaders for Michigan (the successor group to Detroit Renaissance) has spent countless hours bargaining, ...

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Detroit IRS office offers tax return help - The Detroit News

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 06:39

Detroit IRS office offers tax return help
The Detroit News
Business Leaders for Michigan , a Detroit-based private, nonprofit executive leadership organization, has elected a new chairman of its board of directors. ...

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Business leaders urge lawmakers to reject pay hikes for state workers - Crain's Detroit Business

Fri, 02/19/2010 - 19:12

Business leaders urge lawmakers to reject pay hikes for state workers
Crain's Detroit Business
Business Leaders for Michigan, the statewide CEO's group, today called on the state Legislature to reject a 3 percent pay raise for state workers scheduled ...

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Joos to chair business group - The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com

Fri, 02/19/2010 - 15:06

Joos to chair business group
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
Joos has been involved with the group, Business Leaders for Michigan, since its inception last year. Its goal is to make Michigan a ``Top Ten'' state for ...

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Joos to head board of business leaders group - Detroit Free Press

Fri, 02/19/2010 - 08:04

Joos to head board of business leaders group
Detroit Free Press
The corporate leadership group Business Leaders for Michigan said that David Joos, president and CEO of CMS Energy, has been elected chair ...

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People in power have trouble seeing solutions - The Detroit News

Fri, 02/19/2010 - 06:38

People in power have trouble seeing solutions
The Detroit News
In 2008, Detroit Renaissance, the precursor to the statewide collection of CEOs now calling itself Business Leaders for Michigan, tried again with its ...

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Daniel Howes People in power have trouble seeing solutions - The Detroit News

Fri, 02/19/2010 - 06:17

Daniel Howes People in power have trouble seeing solutions
The Detroit News
In 2008, Detroit Renaissance, the precursor to the statewide collection of CEOs now calling itself Business Leaders for Michigan, tried again with its ...