Main Street Blog

This blog is intended to be informational and a source of new ideas. The opinions of the posters are not necessarily the views of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

Entries for January 2010

After months in the making, www.PureMichiganLiving.com has become a reality! Michigan has been doing a great job on showcasing why the state is a great place to work, start a business and to vacation, but Michigan was not telling people why it is such a great place to live.

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I have a confession to make. I am a customer service fanatic. No, you don’t understand. I’m so much of a customer service fanatic I don’t even use the term “customer service.” I use the term customer experience. Whenever my wife gets home from the weekly trip to the grocery store, I always ask...

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Maybe the years of nagging have starting to take hold. I’ve noticed over the past few months that friends and family have been making a conscious effort around me to mention that they shopped at local businesses over the holidays. Even when we discuss going out t

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So, the New Year is upon us. Gone are the restful and luxurious days off of the holiday break, sleeping in, eating cookies for breakfast, playing with friends and relaxing on the couch. It’s time to get back to business. So, in addition to my personal list of resolutions, which could be another complete blog, in honor of making this year better than the last, I give you my list of Main Street resolutions...

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