Category Archives: Michigan Core Cities Initiative
New Blues sales, customer service center now open in downtown Traverse City
Blue Cross and Blue Care Network opened the doors this week on its new customer service and sales center in Traverse City’s central business district, continuing the company’s years-long trend of investing in Michigan’s core cities. The new office is … Continue reading
Buy Michigan Now Festival lends helping hand to state’s economy
For its fourth year, the Buy Michigan Now Festival is taking place in downtown Northville this weekend, Friday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 5. The festival, which works to revitalize Michigan’s economy one product, purchase and person at a time, … Continue reading
Blues’ Traverse City sales and service center office to move to city center
In recent years, the Blues have made major investments in Michigan’s core cities by moving employees to downtown Grand Rapids, Lansing and Detroit. Now, we’re about to do it again Up North. In October, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of … Continue reading
One year in, Live Downtown program helping transform Detroit
A year ago today, I joined with the leaders of four other companies to announce Live Downtown, a program to help strengthen Detroit by offering financial incentives to employees to live in the central city. The five original Live Downtown … Continue reading
Live Downtown Games to mark one year anniversary of housing incentives
One year ago, five Detroit based companies banded together to annonce the Live Downtown housing incentives.. Employees of five companies — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Compuware Corporation, DTE Energy, Quicken Loans and Strategic Staffing Solutions — were immediately … Continue reading
