Gov. Jennifer Granholm said she’ll focus on recruiting automotive and alternative energy companies to Michigan during her upcoming weeklong trade mission to Sweden and Germany.
Granholm announced an itinerary that begins next Monday and includes visits to three Swedish cities and meetings with executives of six German companies.
She will begin the trip with a keynote speech to a Swedish American Chamber of Commerce assembly of 500 business and government leaders. “Some of it is prospecting, and some of it is deal-closing,” Granholm said, adding that the Michigan Economic Development Corp. has already been working with companies to obtain agreements for Michigan operations.
Of particular interest is Sweden’s renewable energy and biofuels industries, she said. Granholm said Sweden has an ambitious plan to convert nearly all power to renewable energy sources by 2020, and she hopes to convince those industries to come to Michigan. Read more here.
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