{{Short description|State agency of Michigan, US}} The '''Michigan Economic Development Corporation''' ('''MEDC''') is a [[public-private partnership]] agency and [[economic development corporation]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. Operating under the slogan "[[Pure Michigan]]", MEDC attempts to encourage the tourism potential of the state and foster business relocations to Michigan.<ref name="MEDC">{{cite web |url=http://www.michiganbusiness.org/#home-intro |title=Pure Michigan |publisher=Michigan Economic Development Corporation |accessdate=2015-03-23 }}</ref>
MEDC is the successor-in-interest of the Michigan Jobs Commission, created in 1993. The commission was translated into the Development Corporation in 1999. Its growth and operations during the following twenty years reflected the urgency of moving away from Michigan's perceived standing as a one-industry state dependent on fluctuating conditions in the [[motor vehicle]] industry.<ref name="Celebuski">{{cite web |url=http://www.michiganpolicy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1189:the-history-of-the-michigan-economic-development-corporation&catid=231:employment-policy-briefs&Itemid=324 |title=The History of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation |work=Michigan Policy Network |accessdate=2015-03-23 }}</ref>
==See also== *[[Educational inequality in southeast Michigan]]
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[[Category:1993 establishments in Michigan|Economic Development Corporation]] [[Category:State agencies of Michigan|Economic Development Corporation]] [[Category:State departments of economic development in the United States]] [[Category:Economy of Michigan|Economic Development Corporation]] [[Category:Government agencies established in 1993]]