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Financing Energy Efficiency Improvements
This FREE event will provide a complete overview of the financing opportunities and incentives available from Michigan Saves and Consumers Energy Business Solutions to utility customers throughout the state. The agenda includes:

Testimonials from local contractors and business owners
Project financing from Michigan Saves Business Energy Financing
Utility incentives from Consumers Energy Business Solutions
Networking with manufacturers, contractors, utilities, and Michigan Saves

Two sessions to choose from:

Grand Rapids – Tuesday, May 21 from 8:00am to noon at the Crowne Plaza, Grand Rapids.
Freeland – Wednesday, May 22 8:00am to noon at the Apple Mountain Conference Center.

Energy Conference and Exhibition
In its 16th year, this conference, the only one of its kind in Michigan, is designed to educate small to large commercial and industrial businesses on energy technology, products, and services that will assist them in successful energy management with a focus on energy efficiency. Michigan Saves has coordinated a financial seminar with speakers that include lending institutions, contractors, businesses, Michigan Saves, and Property Accessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs.

Novi – Tuesday, May 7 from 8:00am to noon at the Suburban Collection Showplace.

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Even though we’re not affected by the meat labeling law because we’re small and everything comes directly from the farmer, we rely on the information MIRA provides and how much they try to help small businesses,” “We appreciate the programs, too, but the way they work to keep us updated and protect us from taxes and regulations is the most important.

Mike EnsingVan Ball's Prime Beef

The scholarship very definitely was welcome. It was of great assistance for geting me through my undergraduate years. It helped me get off to a good start!

Scott TrudeauMIRA Foundation scholarship winner

MIRA, as an organization is a good corporate citizen that gives back to the people of this community.”

“I expect MIRA to continue to lead the political fight for issues that involve building a stronger business climate and hope everyone promotes membership because MIRA’s consolidated voice for the group is stronger that it would be for each member.

Mike QuinnPepsi Beverages, Howell MI

This industry is in my blood, and I want to serve it to give back what it has brought me.”

“I learned the business from others who were successful and being on the board gives me a chance to communicate how to better serve the industry—as well as make more money—to those who don’t yet know how. It’s important to hand our knowledge over to those who are new or are taking over a family business. We need to ask them what their most important issues are and help them understand the return on investment they can realize through MIRA’s programs, which save them money through better group pricing on everything they buy and all of their business expenses.” “If people know what MIRA is fighting for, they will want to be part of it. And if we work together, we can raise our industry to the next level.

Jim GarmoShoppers Valley Market

It is important to be involved in what is happening in the gasoline and convenience store industry. MIRA is always on the cutting edge of what is going on, as well as the issues that arrive daily.”

“It’s important to promote MIRA because it is such a wonderful organization for people in our industry to become a part of so they can receive all the benefits that are available to them.”

Vickie HobbsWhitehall Shell, Columbbus OH

MIRA is a good organization, very community focused,” “The biggest benefit is the government relations interface. They lobby for all of us and work for our rights on issues like federal and state taxes,” “MIRA was behind the initiative to spread food stamps out across the month, which has been very helpful, and they are working hard on the bottle recycling issue, which is painful and expensive for retailers to maintain. We couldn’t do it alone.

Gary GerlachOrchard Markets