Davenport
University Downtown Site Grand Opening
With 78 employees in Lansing, Davenport
University opened their new downtown facility Thursday. A crowd of
approximately 200 gathered for the ceremony of the new 9-story, 50,000 square
foot building at the corner of Allegan Street and Grand Avenue, designed to
support 2,000 full and part-time students, with a library, high-tech
classrooms, labs and faculty offices.
Ross to
Credit Union League
Former Commissioner of the Office of
Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) Ken Ross has joined the Michigan
Credit Union League (MCUL) as Executive Vice President. Mr. Ross was previously
with MCUL prior to being appointed Commissioner by former Governor Jennifer
Granholm.
Second
Geiss Plans Bid
When State Representative Doug Geiss
(D-Taylor) is termed out of the House of Representatives in 2014, his wife
Erika Geiss will be reportedly seeking the seat. The 12th House
District has a heavy Democratic base and generally draws a crowded primary
field. Representative Geiss first won the seat in 2008 by a mere 4 percent.
Foster
Passes on Senate Bid
State Representative Frank Foster
(R-Petoskey) has opted not to run for the 37th State Senate seat in
2014. Current Senator Howard Walker (R-Traverse City) has previously announced
that he will not be seeking re-election. Rep. Foster is in his second term in
the House of Representatives and will instead seek re-election to his House
seat. Although the Primary is still year away, with Representative Foster
deciding not to run, most insiders are predicting a race between current State
Representatives Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City) and Greg MacMaster (R-Kewadin)
for the GOP nod in the highly Republican Senate seat.
Manufactured
Housing Commission Appointment
Governor Rick Snyder announced this week that
Linda O’Brien of Milford has been appointed to the State’s Manufactured Housing
Commission for a term expiring May 9, 2016. Ms. O’Brien will succeed Patricia
Newman. The appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.