Reference
Awards
Updated August 16, 2010
Travel Michigan Wins Four Mercury Awards 2010
Best State Tourism TV, Radio Commercials
Best State Tourism Co-op Program
Best State Welcome Center Program
National Council of State Tourism Directors
Pure Michigan One of World's Top 10
One of All-Time Best Travel Campaigns
Forbes (2009)
#3 State in Governor's Cup Rankings – 2 Years
371 locations, expansions in 2009, 296 in 2008
Site Selection
#1 State for Vehicle-Related R&D Spending
$11.8 billion, 75% of U.S. total
National Science Foundation (2007)
#4 State for Industrial R&D
Total expenditure of $15.7 billion
NSF (2007)
#3 for Industrial R&D Intensity (ratio of R&D spending to Gross State Product)
NSF, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2007)
#4 State for Engineering Degrees Awarded
A total of 7,723 BS, MS, PhD at 16 colleges, universities
American Association of Engineering Societies (2008)
Ann Arbor #1 College Sports Town
Forbes (2010)
MEDC Wins 7 Awards, Leads States on Top 30 Projects List
1 Community Impact, 6 Corporate Investment (CiCi) Awards
Trade & Industry Development (2010)
Michigan Awarded Isotope Research Facility 2008
MSU chosen for $550-million U.S. Dept. of Energy Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
Complements MSU National Superconducting Cyclotron Lab
Silver Shovel Awards for Corporate Projects 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005
MI recognized for success in attracting high-value investments
Area Development (2010)
Michigan.org Nation's #1 Tourism Web site 2008
Ranked by Hitwise online measurement company