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Hello Spring, Hello Solar Energy
Spring is the season of rejuvenation, of hope, and of anticipation. We eagerly anticipate the Michigan Clean Energy Conference & Fair, which our energy policy specialist Dan Worth has helped organize, and which Northwestern Michigan College will host June 23-25.
Casey Cowell Joins Groundwork Board
Tech entrepreneur, startup investor and philanthropist Casey Cowell has joined Groundwork’s Board of Directors. In 1976, Cowell and friends created U.S. Robotics, which developed the world’s first computer modem. The Cowell Cancer Center at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City recently opened, exemplifying his commitment to healthful communities. Cowell wants to help foster healthful communities in northern Michigan, as well as expand the region’s growing tech scene and create jobs in Traverse City.
Rail to Ann Arbor Project About to Roll Down the Tracks
A passenger rail study that will evaluate the feasibility of running regular train service between Petoskey, Traverse City and Ann Arbor is set to leave the station this spring, the Traverse Ticker reported in February. The “A2TC Train” study is a partnership between the Michigan Department of Transportation and the Groundwork Center.