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June 13, 2019

Report Finds that Crowdfunding Works in Helping Revitalize Michigan Communities

The cover for the new crowdfunding report. The joke could start out like, "Some Boy Scouts, an artist, a curler, beer connoisseurs, and a soccer enthusiast walk into a bar with a dream to raise nearly $1.3 million." As ridiculous…

June 12, 2019

Crowdfunding in Michigan Goes Under National Spotlight This Week in Detroit

ComCap19 is happening this week in Detroit! There's a national conference happening in Detroit this week that will shine a brightlight on Michigan's highly successful crowding movement. About 300 investors, community leaders, entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders from across the country…

January 24, 2019

Michigan Municipal League’s Review Magazine Honored in Diamond Award Program

The Michigan Municipal League received a statewide honor recently for The Review magazine, which focuses on placemaking activities and programs of League member communities as well as other topics. The League received a Gold Certificate for its magazine in the…

January 18, 2019

Play Everywhere Challenge Application Period Now Open

Does your southeast Michigan community have an idea for a creative public space that encourages active play of people of all ages? Do you think you could come up with such an idea? If you can yes to either of…

November 7, 2018

The League Launches New Program on Developing Great Places

Over the past several years, the League has worked with many partners to create how-to guides, conduct data-informed studies, and carry out dynamic placemaking activities in communities across Michigan. W've now built a new online collection of resources, success stories,…

October 3, 2018

Dan Gilmartin to Discuss Building Great Communities at Vermont League of Cities & Towns Conference

Dan Gilmartin is a keynote speaker at the 2018 Vermonth League of Cities & Towns Townfair 2018 taking place this week. Dan Gilmartin, the CEO and executive director for the Michigan Municipal League, will be in Vermont this week as…

May 18, 2018

MSHDA seeks communities help to spread word about Step Forward homeownership program

Our friends at MSHDA asked the Michigan Municipal League to help them spread the word about this home ownership program: From Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Since 2010, the Step Forward Michigan program has been helping Michiganders recover from the…

June 15, 2016

Planning for the Future in Calumet and Baraga

Calumet residents, supporters and business leaders participate in a successful visioning session in the village Monday. Two Upper Michigan communities are in the early planning stages of potential revitalization. The Villages of Calumet and Baraga are each having public meetings…

April 18, 2016

Downtown Pontiac ‘remagined’ by planners, residents

Downtown Pontiac has tremendous potential - planners said following three-days of intensive study by the Congress of the New Urbanism. Three days of conceptualization and team effort culminated in Sunday's meeting to conclude the Congress of New Urbanism Legacy Project…

April 16, 2016

Tremendous Economic Development Potential in Pontiac

Bob Gibbs discusses the economic development potential in Pontiac during the CNU Legacy Project Charrette Friday, April 15. The economic development potential for the city of Pontiac is tremendous. Just how great? How about a demand of up to 211,700…

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