Green Initiatives: Dan Gilmartin, INtro
Dan Gilmartin gives an intro on the future of green initiatives to Michigan.
Audio Clips from Shows
Green Initiatives: Alex Kellogg
Alex Kellogg is a seasoned reporter who covers Detroit and Michigan's economy for the Wall Street Journal. He is a Harvard University graduate and has worked in more than a dozen countries.
Green Initiatives: Cathleen Edgerly
Cathleen Edgerly is Clean Commute Options Coordinator for the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) in Lansing. This program is for all commuters who travel into, or within, the Greater Lansing Region. She has been working for CATA and leading the Clean Commute program for five years, reaching out to individual commuters, businesses, local colleges, schools, and other community organizations.
Green Initiatives: George Bosanic
George Bosanic is city manager of Greenville. He has 18 years experience as a municipal official, serving as the city of manager for the last 13. George has spearheaded great efforts in the city to become more green, particularly when it comes to energy.
Green Initiatives: Bob Filka
Bob Filka is CEO of the Michigan Association of Home Builders, a professional trade association representing roughly 11,000 builder and associate members involved in Michigan residential building industry. He has been an instrumental part of the Green Built Michigan program and the Great Lakes Green Education Conference.
Economic Gardening: Dan Gilmartin, Intro
Dan Gilmartin explains the large population losses experienced in some of Michigan’s largest cities and what community leaders are now trying to do to improve their cities.
Economic Gardening: Rick Haglund
Rick Haglund has had a distinguished career covering Michigan business, economics and government at newspapers throughout the state. Most recently, at Booth Newspapers he wrote a statewide business column and was one of only three such columnists (the other two are at the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News) in Michigan. He also covered the auto industry and Michigan's economy extensively. He wrote an automotive blog for Booth's Web site, www.mlive.com and currently writes his own blog, www.micheconomy.com. He currently writes freelance for the Grand Rapids Press, Crain's Michigan Business, Detroit Legal News, The Center for Michigan, Dome magazine and others. Read his recent article about economic gardening posted statewide on mlive.com.
Economic Gardening: Toni Griffin and Marja Winters
Toni Griffin has built an impressive twenty-year career in both the public and private sectors, combining the practice of architecture, urban design and planning with the execution of innovative, large-scale, mixed-use urban redevelopment projects, and citywide and neighborhood planning strategies. She is a Harvard University Professor and was recently hired to lead the right sizing of the city of Detroit. Marja Winters currently serves as Deputy Director of the Planning and Development Department for the City of Detroit. She grew up on Detroit's west side and will partner with Toni Griffin on redevelopment efforts in the city.
Economic Gardening: Bill Rustem
Bill Rustem is co-director of the People and Land Initiative, a grant-making program at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He is an owner, president and chief executive officer of Public Sector Consultants in Lansing. Before joining the firm, Rustem was an advisor to Gov. William G. Milliken. He is an adjunct professor in three colleges at Michigan State University.
Economic Gardening: Barbara Fails
Barbara Fails, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Associate Director for Entrepreneurial Communities, Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University. Barb directs the Creating Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) initiative at MSU that provides community coaching and programmatic support to create entrepreneurial development systems. She co-led a pilot Economic Gardening project in two Michigan rural communities, developed the Michigan Energizing Entrepreneurs (e2) Institute and launched the mid Michigan Innovative Club for entrepreneurs (ICE).
