Culture
Purely positive
Pure Michigan drives travel, positive image
Building education partnership with Freep Film Fest
Collaboration aims to raise profile of opportunities for creatives in Michigan; panel discussion focuses on filmmaking careers in state
FOCUS: Growing the state’s creative economy
New MF&DMO initiative aims at attracting, retaining Michigan’s diverse creative talent
Community, Culture
Arts grants provide vital support for fostering community-based cultural development
MCACA reaches out to three-quarters of state’s counties
‘Batman v. Superman’ app creates model to attract tourists
Grand Rapids-based Mutually Human develops tourism-focused mobile program
Transformative project
'Transformers 5’ latest high-profile project attracted to Michigan
‘Detroiters’ comedy series to film – where else? – in Detroit
Collaboration with city, state key to Comedy Central’s decision; filming begins in summer
Building next generation of tech innovators
Partnership with Google aims to improve computer science proficiency
Translation: ‘Hour of Code’ means knowledge
Gov. Snyder proclaims Dec. 7-13 ‘Computer Science Education Week’
First in class
Partnership with Google elevates CS interest, develops talent for high-paying jobs
