A little company you've never heard of made a big leap this week.
Bordener Engineered Services in Midland makes chip- and stain-resistant surface materials for countertops, furniture, walls, and other uses. Bordener just became the first "graduate" to move out of new-company incubator space created by the Mid-Michigan Innovation Center.
An idea that hatched in 2001, the [...]

"What's the next step? What can I do to help?"
That's the most common inquiry we're receiving this week on Mackinac after releasing "Michigan's Defining Moment: A Common Ground Agenda for Michigan's Transformation," the summary report after one-year of intense, statewide citizens dialogue about the state's future.
Here's the answer...
Join in as Michigan's Defining Moment participants get [...]

Highlights from Thursday morning's lively discussion at the Grand Hotel over Michigan's 15-year-old term limit law and how to make the Michigan Legislature more effective...
Term Limit champion and Lansing economist Patrick Anderson found himself on the hot seat as many among the crowd of more than 100 statewide leaders were clearly restive over the lack [...]

In one respect, the Michigan summer will end this year much the same as it is beginning -- with expansive policy discussion about Michigan's future and hyper-schmoozing among Michigan's business and political elite at expensive conferences.
The Detroit Regional Chamber Mackinac Policy Conference will be followed in September by the West Michigan Regional Policy Conference led [...]

Join the more than 1,800 MDM volunteers working to improve Michigan's long-term prospects by communicating the bipartisan MDM agenda to present and future elected leaders and broadening community dialogue about the state's future.
The Center for Michigan has just doubled the size of our staff so we can best manage a wide variety of statewide volunteer [...]