The SEDP recently held its 2013 Annual Meeting at the Baker College Welcome Center. Highlights included:

1) The successful completion of a five-year (2008-2012) program of work in business attraction, retention and expansion which resulted in:

2) A strategic planning session was conducted in the spring of 2012 to set a new course of action for 2013 and beyond, with new initiatives that will greatly expand our offerings to existing businesses, and undertake new marketing initiatives exposing Shiawassee County on a national and global scale as a great business destination.

3) Completion of another capital campaign, with 98% of current investors renewing their financial support, 53 new organizations joining our investor team, and increasing our annual revenues to $300,000 which represents a 25% increase in resources to help create jobs in our community.

Photos from the event can be found on our Facebook page