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Michigan Prosperity Agenda: The Benefits of Federal Funding for Neighborhood Stabilization

Program Explores How to Make a Better Michigan

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The Michigan Prosperity Agenda is a monthly radio show that challenges listeners to help make Michigan a better place to live, work and play by creating vibrant and prosperous local communities. It has aired on News/Talk 760 WJR at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month throughout 2010 and will continue through 2011.

The hour-long radio program is hosted by Dan Gilmartin, CEO of the Michigan Municipal League (the League). The show is sponsored by the League and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA).

THE MOST RECENT SHOW aired at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 on News/Talk 760 WJR. Michigan is beginning to see the benefits of federal funding for neighborhood stabilization. From metro Detroit to the UP, cities are partnering with builders and realtors to sell foreclosed homes that have been beautifully restored. We talked to people who are working on these important projects across Michigan to learn about the success stories they are beginning to see. View past radio shows here.

Listen to the full show: Audio (length: 37:54)

	Dan Gilmartin Dan Gilmartin, executive director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League. Dan sets up the show: Audio (Length: 1 minute)
	Mark Nickita Mark Nickita is Mayor of Birmingham and co-founder of the award-winning multi-disciplinary design firm Archive Design Studio [D.S], which incorporates the multiple disciplines of architecture, urban design and graphic design. The firm has distinct expertise in the development, enhancement and the regeneration of existing, pedestrian-oriented urban environments, including downtowns, neighborhood districts, developed corridors and mixed-use areas. Archive D.S. has particular experience with urban areas challenged by decay and abandonment, and uncovering their potential to be redeveloped into viable participants within the greater built environment. Audio (Length: 7:18 minutes).
	Robert Filka Robert L. Filka serves and Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Association of Home Builders. H previously served as a policy advisor to Gov. John Engler and spent several years on Capitol Hill as a legislative aide. He was appointed by Engler to serve as President of the Michigan Strategic Fund in 1997 and was later named a senior executive at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, serving there until 2002. Prior to coming to MAHB, from 2002 until 2006, Filka worked as an independent consultant. He helped several western states and universities with economic development strategies and helped create the Michigan Broadband Development Authority among other things. Audio (Length: 9:39 minutes).
	Christopher Leinberger Chris Leinberger is a land use strategist, teacher, developer, researcher and author, balancing business realities with social and environmental concerns. He is President of Locus, Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors; a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution; a Professor at the Graduate Real Estate Development Program at the University of Michigan; and founding partner of Arcadia Land Company, a new urbanism and transit-oriented development firm. Audio (Length: 10:55 minutes).
	Cindy Goodaker Cindy Goodaker is executive editor of Crain’s Detroit Business. During her tenure, Crain’s has won numerous awards and been cited as both best newspaper and best website by the Alliance of Area Business Publications, an international trade group. She has been with Crain’s since 1985 and has held her current position since 1994. Previously, she was a reporter with the Oakland Press in Pontiac. She is past chair of Inforum and is part of the Power of 100 Women program of the Michigan Women’s Foundation. Audio (Length: 8:59 minutes).