November 14, 2005
November 14, 2005
Receives Pathfinder Award; Addresses Harvard Forum
LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today met with two companies – one an international manufacturing company and the other a venture capital firm – to encourage them to consider additional investment in Michigan. The company meetings came the same day the Governor accepted the Pathfinder Award from Harvard University for the state’s work in driving innovation through technology.
“We are continuing to go anywhere, anytime to bring jobs to Michigan,” Granholm said. “Companies that have already invested in Michigan understand what Michigan has to offer. We are going the extra mile to ask that their initial investment be the foundation for future investment that will lead to job creation.”
The Governor received the Pathfinder Award during an executive education workshop sponsored by the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Pathfinder Award is awarded by the Harvard Policy Group on Network-Enabled Services and Government. The award is for exemplary leadership on the difficult issues of transition to a networked world shaped by a growing global, knowledge-based economy.
Granholm addressed a forum at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The speech titled, “Leading Change and Renewal: Strategies When the Stakes are High” focused on the challenges a state faces when competing in a 21st century economy and what Michigan has done to remain competitive. She will highlight her plan to grow the economy and create jobs in Michigan. The forum is sponsored by Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
