Michael Finney Quotations

GRE has, in fact, become the lead entity for economic development here in the community. And I think that's the most exciting thing.

Michigan is my home, but Rochester has become a place that's awfully sticky for me and my family.

It's not that big for me because I don't move on after this or anything, but I'm still so happy to get another trophy.

I arrived here with basically a cell phone. When you look at the capability of GRE right now, it is anything but that.

It's really been my pleasure to have the opportunity to serve the Rochester community. I still feel this is one of the most dynamic communities in terms of its people and its resources.

The local culture is another important aspect to consider when thinking about what kinds of things you want to attract. For example, the city of Ann Arbor probably would not be the best place for a automotive manufacturing plant, but in Ypsilanti, they already have facilities in place so perhaps that's the best kind of community for that kind of project.

Skip Simms has a strong background bridging the equity investment and business worlds. Skip's experience will be extremely valuable in enabling SPARK to accelerate and retain innovation-focused companies in our region.

If you have what a company needs, and can provide it to them quickly, that is a very good way to attract a company to your community.