Danielle Emerson

LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) celebrates the culmination of the Voices project, a storytelling initiative that features stories of Michiganders from each of the state’s 83 counties.

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Strategic Fund Board (MSF) today allocated the Fiscal Year 2026 budget appropriation as passed by the Michigan Legislature last month, reinforcing the shared commitment of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state Legislature to grow Michigan’s economy through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and its bipartisan Make It in Michigan strategy.

I first felt certainty at my masaní’s (grandmother’s) farm. I felt safe in her hogan, curled up with blankets, the stove fire hot on my cheeks, side-by-side with my younger siblings. I’d listen to their breathing, a steady rhythm accompanied by soft crackles from the burning wood. Through her living room window, I’d watch as the wild cats slept in the old pine tree. I was so sure they’d come around one day, and accept my love for their scraggly, matted selves.