LANSING, Mich. –Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) and MEDC’s Pure Michigan Business Connect office are partnering on an invitation-only supplier summit to be held on October 8 at the Lansing Center. The goal of the event is to help businesses and universities identify Michigan-based suppliers to meet their procurement needs.
The summit will feature purchasing representatives and subject matter experts from some of the largest and most influential businesses and universities in Michigan, all of which are interested in keeping their supply chains local.
“Some of the state’s largest companies have identified their future supply needs and this event is designed to help them find Michigan-based partners capable of delivering crucial resources,” said Doug Rothwell, BLM President and CEO. “This is a great strategy for improving Michigan’s economy and growing jobs and income. Through this summit, we hope to see some amazing partnerships take hold and flourish.”
“This matchmaking summit, with its diverse range of more than 350 procurement opportunities, will connect Michigan suppliers with some of the state’s largest companies,” said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney. “We commend Business Leaders for Michigan for partnering on this event and for its commitment to engaging with veteran-, minority- and women-owned enterprises, as well as all Michigan suppliers.”
“Boosting local supplier partnerships is key to Michigan’s continued economic growth,” Rothwell said. He encouraged Michigan suppliers interested in attending to complete the online application and identify their qualifications based on the needs of participating businesses and universities. The priority deadline to apply is September 5, 2014. The online application and a listing of the services and products needed can be found at: http://www.puremichiganb2b.com/b2b-web/#blm2014. Each application will be reviewed and invitations will be sent to those companies that are the best fit for the specific opportunities. Participating businesses and universities include:
- Absopure Water Company
- Amway
- Barton Malow Company
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Champion Foods
- Comerica Bank
- Consumers Energy
- Detroit Manufacturing Systems
- Detroit Tigers, Inc.
- Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
- DTE Energy
- Fifth Third Bank
- FirstMerit-Michigan
- Flagstar Bank
- Ford Motor Company
- Google, Inc.
- Gordon Food Service, Inc.
- Haworth, Inc.
- Herman Miller, Inc.
- Huntington Bank
- La-Z-Boy Incorporated
- Masco Corporation
- McKinley, Inc.
- Meijer, Inc.
- Michigan State University
- MotorCity Casino Hotel
- MSX International
- Olympia Development
- Olympia Entertainment
- Perrigo Company
- PNC Financial Services Group
- Roush Enterprises, Inc.
- Rush Trucking Corporation
- Steelcase Inc.
- The Bartech Group, Inc.
- University of Michigan
- Walbridge
- Wayne State University
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