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Governor to Meet with Google in California
6 months ago
Google has asked communities around the nation to submit proposals by March 26 for consideration as a trial location for the Google fiber network. It is expected to deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today. The fiber-to-the-home connections of more than 1 gigabit per second will be offered at a competitive price to a community of at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.
Granholm is encouraging Michigan communities to submit applications for the trial network with several already in the works, including Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Lansing/East Lansing. Those applications are being supported by citizens through social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter.
The governor also is meeting today with California-based venture capitalists and high-tech company representatives at a luncheon roundtable to ask them to consider bringing their investments and companies to Michigan. The venture capitalists attending today’s roundtable are Michigan natives or attended college in the state. University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman sent a personal invitation to a dozen of the university’s most accomplished and dedicated graduates in the venture capital and entrepreneurial community.
• Companies are choosing to invest and grow in Michigan because it’s a great state in which to do business. From solar products and advanced batteries to military equipment and software, we are creating a diversified economy where firms across a wide spectrum of industries are finding success and growing new jobs. Michigan is a welcoming environment for a high-tech company, with an abundant supply of technical and engineering talent and a world-class university research apparatus enabling entrepreneurs to develop and transfer technology to the marketplace.