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Feb. 22, 2010

Media Advisory

How Can Rapid Transit Create Thousands of Michigan Jobs & Revitalize Our Cities?

Hear the Answer on the “Michigan Prosperity Agenda” Radio Show on News/Talk 760 WJR

WHO

Host Dan Gilmartin, CEO of the Michigan Municipal League
Co-host Jeff Gerritt, Editorial Writer for the Detroit Free Press
Alan Kiriluk, Oakland County businessman and founder and chairman of KIRCO
Peter Allen, University of Michigan instructor and urban planning expert
Don Stypula, executive director of the Grand Valley Metropolitan Council

WHAT

“Michigan Prosperity Agenda” Radio Show on News/Talk 760 WJR

WHEN

7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2010

DETAILS

This month’s “Michigan Prosperity Agenda” radio show examines how other states and cities are investing in rapid transit to generate thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in new commercial and residential development. Guests are transit experts, developers, and government and business leaders from Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.

CONTACT

Matt Bach, Communications Director, Michigan Municipal League
734-669-6317, mbach@mml.org

About the Prosperity Agenda Radio Show
The Prosperity Agenda Radio Show challenges listeners to help make Michigan a better place to live, work and play by creating vibrant and prosperous local communities. Upcoming discussions for the show will focus on entrepreneurship, green initiatives, cultural and economic development, walkable communities and other topics. For more information or to listen to past programs click here.              

About the Michigan Municipal League
The Michigan Municipal League advocates on behalf of its member communities in Lansing, Washington D.C., and the courts; provides educational opportunities for elected and appointed municipal officials; and assists municipal leaders in administering services to their communities through League programs and services.