Michigan Economic Development Corporation: A Year In Review
Quentin Messer has been the CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for the past six months.
He was an outsider that had held Michigan in high regards.
“I was from a southern state, we competed against Michigan, we always wanted to have it in Louisiana what Michigan had, Michigan had one of the most robust industries and supply chains and value chains known to humankind,” said Messer.
But as a person tasked with competing with Michigan, he knew she was starting to slip.
“And we knew that Michigan had not always been as aggressive to keep up with the market as we were in the south,” said Messer.
This became very evident when Ford chose Tennessee instead of Michigan for an $11 billion investment.
“Ford Motor Company was making decisions, they were being courted by a number and weren’t actually looking because of our reputation in terms of him not having the tools now we do,” said…
