MSU Extension Economic Development

• Municipal Budget Part 3: Municipal budget legislation

  Published on April 26, 2019
  What legislation in Michigan governs Municipal Budgets?

• The Municipal Budget Part 2: What is fiscal sustainability?

  Published on April 25, 2019
  Fiscal sustainability and how it applies to local units of government.

• The Municipal Budget (Part 1): Understanding municipal budgets

  Published on April 23, 2019
  The fundamentals of Municipal Budgets.

• Opportunity Zone trainings for local community leaders offered by MSU Extension

  Published on April 16, 2019
  Opportunity Zones are being billed as a potential major community investment vehicle, and these trainings explain the fundamentals for local governments.

• Preparing your community for opportunity zones

  Published on April 10, 2019
  New economic development tool to impact Michigan communities through a federal tax incentive

• Local government not benefiting from economic recovery

  Published on March 29, 2019
  Lack of revenue limits local units to enjoy economic recovery.

• Charlevoix receives visitor perspectives as part of annual entrepreneurship event

  Published on March 26, 2019
  Annual “Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities” conference offers first-time visitor perspectives to host community as a way to improve visitor experiences.

• Opportunities in forestry: Non-timber forest products

  Published on March 26, 2019
  Producing non-timber forest products within a forest can create income and open new markets. Value-added products from the forest represents a possible solution to non-timber forest products’ well known market challenges.

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  Opportunities in forestry: Specialty wood

  Published on March 25, 2019
  Opportunities to selectively harvest trees with unique growth patterns enables managers to differentiate their product in order to access higher margin markets. Novel marketing of any timber product can yield the same effect.

• Comparing Michigan’s outdoor recreation economy to other states with access to the Great Lakes

  Published on February 19, 2019
  With access to the Great Lakes, how do Minnesota and New York compare to Michigan. Outdoor Industry Association provides state statistics on the Outdoor Recreation Economy across the USA.