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Hollister Sheds Labor Dept. Title to Head Nonprofit

LANSING, MI-David C. Hollister, director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, is leaving his position to lead a new economic development nonprofit here.

By Dana Dubriwny | Updated on January 05, 2006

LANSING, MI-David C. Hollister, director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, is leaving his position effective Feb. 3 to head a new regional economic development nonprofit organization here. The former Lansing mayor will be challenged with the organization’s mission, which is to “leverage the area’s assets in higher education and K-12; auto and other manufacturing; agriculture; and emerging life science and information technology sectors to build a new economy.”

According to a statement released by the department, Michigan State University president Lou Anna Simon, Lansing Community College president Paula Cunningham and Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero approached Hollister on behalf of local business, labor, educational and regional leaders.

“It was hard to say ‘no’ to this exciting new opportunity,” Hollister says. “Of particular interest to me is bringing together mid-Michigan’s strategic assets to become a center for research, development, commercialization and production of biomass materials and the epicenter of leadership for the post-petroleum economy. The governor challenged the state to do this in her 2005 State of the State address and in my new role; I hope to help the governor and the region achieve this goal.”

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