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Statewide tourism assessment program identifies action items and barriers for small town Michigan communities interested in bettering themselves.

Published on February 5, 2020
Michigan State University Extension First Impressions Tourism (FIT) Assessment program provides small town communities different strategies to better themselves via with capturing first-time visitor perspectives first and sharing them second.
Picking up crop pace to meet demand for Michigan craft beverages

Published on February 3, 2020
More locally grown grapes and hops support for Michigan's growing craft beverage industries.
The 2020 Census is here, and here are some key things to understand

Published on January 31, 2020
Not everyone was included in the original Census.
Tourism assessment program generates statewide impacts for Michiganders

Published on January 28, 2020
Michigan State University Extension First Impressions Tourism (FIT) Assessment program provides small town communities strategies to better themselves via capturing first-time visitor perspectives.
Zoning in on millennials

Published on January 10, 2020
Changing community codes to attract talented youth is one economic development strategy.
MSU Extension hires new water resources educator

Published on December 19, 2019
Paige Filice will work statewide to prevent invasive species and protect Michigan’s waters.
New tool helps chart areas available to expand broadband infrastructure

Published on December 19, 2019
Broadband interactive map
Direct development with Corridor Improvement Authorities

Published on December 19, 2019
Develop outside the traditional downtown
Nonconformities in zoning is the source of much confusion

Published on December 13, 2019
Zoning cannot be retroactive and has to grandfather existing land uses. Those are called nonconformities which take on many characteristics and are different than zoning violations.
Innovative budget process used by Muskegon county

Published on December 3, 2019
In 2012, Muskegon county utilized an innovative, collaborative budget process to solve revenue shortfalls and build teamwork that has proven to be successful over the past few years.