Articles for Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council

Kelly Services Develops Low- Cost Insurance Program for Key Suppliers

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Walgreens Announces Community Corner Program Showcasing Products Produced by Minority-Owned Businesses. A new initative launches with recognition of African-American vendor partners throughout the month of February.

Thursday, June 4, 2009 Obama official tries to quell auto fears Mark Hornbeck / Detroit News Lansing Bureau Holt -- A high-level Obama administration official spent a couple hours in Michigan on Wednesday to allay people's fears about the future of the domestic automakers and to tell business and community leaders how the government can help make them whole again. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke also announced $27 million in grants to be shared by six Midwestern states. The money is ...

"Auto Suppliers Get Government Help But will black-owned companies benefit?" By Cliff Hocker - April 10, 2009 MMBDC President Louis Green quoted in recent Black Enterprise Online Article: “I think it will do little or nothing for black-owned businesses,” Green says. First, the program is only for direct parts suppliers, and only about 80 African American MMBDC firms directly supply automakers the parts that go on vehicles. Click here to read the complete article

The Saginaw Bay area can become a wind and solar powerhouse, Michigan's energy chief says. State officials are working to boost renewable energy industries in the state and region, Stanley "Skip" Pruss, director of the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth, said Thursday in Bay City. The idea is to build on solar investments already made by Hemlock Semiconductor, Dow Corning and Dow Chemical in the region, and wind development by out-of-state companies in the Thumb, ...

The Michigan Minority Business Development Council pays tribute to Harriet Michel, President, National Minority Supplier Development Council

Support for the auto industry allows it to continue its transformation and progress that began well before the current economic crisis.

Report Highlights Public/Private Sector Strategies to Close the Gap between Minority Business and the Broader Business Community