Michigan
Needs French
AATF
ADVOCACY FACT PACK FOR MICHIGAN
In April of 2006, Michigan took the
bold step of making foreign-language study a general requirement for
graduation from high school. The state that led this country to
technological revolution in the beginning of the last century prepares
to lead it to a true internationalization of its work force in this
one. As we take our first proud steps with this new curriculum, those
of us who teach French would like to make available connections with
people and organizations who believe in the value of learning French
and studying the many cultures in the many countries where it is
spoken. We also want to suggest some reasons for learning this
language, grounded in Michigan's history and economic realities. The
following page represents an informtion update in May 2009.
ADDRESSES OF FRANCOPHONE GOVERNMENT
OFFICES
Belgian Consular Representatives in Michigan
Mr. David CORNILLIE, Honorary Consul
30 Edgemere Rd.
Grosse Pointe Farms
MI 48236
Phone: 313 530-4436
Fax: 313 885-0355
Email: Detroit@diplobel.org
Regional Canadian Consulate General
Consulate General of Canada - Detroit
600 Renaissance Center, Suite 1100
Detroit, MI 482-43-1798
General enquiries:
Tel: (313) 567-2340,
Fax: (313) 567-2164
e-mail: dtrot@international.gc.ca
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/detroit/
Quebec International - Chicago Office
444 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60611-3977
U.S.A.
http://www.gouv.qc.ca/portail/quebec/international/usa/accueil/chicago/
Consul Général de France - Chicago
Consulate General of France in Chicago
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3700
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: 312/327-5200
Fax: 312/327-5201
E-mail : contact@consulfrance-chicago.org
http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/
Le Consul honoraire de France
M. Robert L. WEYHING
Clark Hill PLC Attorneys at Law
500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500
Detroit MI 48226-3435
Tél: 313-965-8334
Fax: 313-962-4348
rweyhing@clarkhill.com
Michigan (from the French Consulate)
http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/spip.php?article486
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ADDRESSES
Union des Français de l'Etranger de Détroit
39105 Grennada
Livonia MI 48154
Tél: 313-493-8432
Fax: 313-493-8667
prc5@daimlerchrysler.com
French Society of Michigan
1261 Harding
Cooklin MI 49403
Tél: 616-942-7577
Club Français de Détroit
17598 Parkside
Detroit MI 48221
Tél: 313-862-6568
Alliance Française in Michigan
Alliance Française de Detroit
30316 Stellamar
c/o Edward Chalom
BEVERLY HILLS, MI 48025
Tel. 248-644-2692
E-mail: edwchalom@aol.com
http://www.afusa.org/af/detroit/
Alliance Française de Grand Rapids
P.O. Box 2223
Grand Rapids MI 49501
Tél: 616-776-5862
Présidence: Rich Eming
PO Box 2514
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
rich.eming@yahoo.com
http://www.afgrandrapids.org/
Alliance Française de Grosse-Pointe
32 Lakeshore Road
Grosse Pointe Farms MI 48236
Tel: (586) 777-4602
president@afgrossepointe.org
http://www.afusa.org/af/grossepointe/
Alliance Française de Kalamazoo
Présidence : Dr. Cynthia RUOFF
Dept. of Foreign Languages
Cynthia Ruoff
1903 W. Michigan Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI -49008
Tél. 269-387-3045
cynthia.ruoff@wmich.edu
French Institute of Michigan
Direction : Mme Lucie CHVATAL
7100 Lindenmere Circle
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI - 48301-3148
Tél. 248-538-5440
Fax. 248-538-5433
Email: info@frenchinstitute.org
http://www.afusa.org/af/michigan/index.html
The Metro-Detroit French Language
Meetup Group
http://french.meetup.com/634/
Union des Français de l'Etranger de Détroit
39105 Grennada
Livonia MI 48154
Tél: 313-493-8432
Fax: 313-493-8667
prc5@daimlerchrysler.com
French Society of Michigan
1261 Harding
Cooklin MI 49403
Tél: 616-942-7577
Club Français de Détroit
704 Forestdale
Royal Oak MI 48237
Tél: 313-862-6568
French Colonial Historical Society
c/o Mackinac Associates
P.O Box 1800
Mackinac Island MI 49757
ou: Michael Foret
Department of History
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, WI 54481
mforet@uwsp.edu
French Working Women Network
Anne-Sophie Oury
Tél : 248.835.05560
fwwn.detroit@yahoo.com
www.fwwn.com
Marguerite Dillard
Tél : 248.787.7161
mdillard@ChicagoGSB.EDU
French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
http://fchsm.habitant.org/index.htm
P. O. Box 1900
Royal Oak, MI 48068-190
French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan
http://habitant.org/houghton/fcgenealogy.htm
Francophone Countries (International Center, University of Michigan)
http://www.internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/work/options/francophone.html
Franco-Canadian Detroit writer (Suzanne Boivin Sommerville)
http://www.leveillee.net/roots/biography.htm#suzanne
The AATF in Michigan
Detroit Chapter
Casimer Gorkiewicz, President
E-mail: gorkiec@iserv.net
William Leone, Secretary-Treasurer
E-mail: vandbonnie@msn.com
Michigan Chapter - American
Association of Teachers of French
J. Sanford Dugan, President
219 Alexander Building
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
E-mail: js.dugan@emich.edu
Keith Palka, Secretary-Treasurer
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
E-mail: palka1ka@cmich.edu
Other educational addresses
Ecole Française de Détroit
Meadow Lake Center
7100 Lindenmere Drive
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Tél: 248-203-5704 - Fax: 248-203-5705
http://www.frenchschoolofdetroit.org
Burton International School (K-8)
3420 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Wayne County
Phone: (313) 494-2394
http://schools.detroitk12.org/Burton
International Baccalaureate Programs
in Michigan
Andover High School
4200 Andover Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
http://andover.bloomfield.org/
Baker Middle School
1359 Torpey Rd.,
Troy, MI 48083
http://baker.troy.k12.mi.us/
Benjamin Franklin High School
31000 Joy Rd.
Livonia, MI 48150
http://www.livonia.k12.mi.us/Franklin.cfm
Clarkston High School
6093 Flemings Lake Road,
Clarkston, MI 48346
http://www.clarkston.k12.mi.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=5
Detroit Country Day School
22305 West 13 Mile Road,
Beverly Hills, Michigan 48025
http://www.dcds.edu/
Fenton High School
3200 W. Shiawassee Avenue
Fenton , MI 48430
http://fn-web.fenton.k12.mi.us/index.asp?school=36
Herbert Henry Dow High School
3901 North Saginaw Road
Midland , MI 48640
http://www.dhs.mps.k12.mi.us/
Heritage High school
3465 N. Center
Saginaw, MI 48603
http://www.stcs.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=227
International Academy
1020 East Square Lake Road,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304
http://www.iatoday.org/
Lansing Eastern High School
220 North Pennsylvania Ave
Lansing , MI 48912
https://www.edline.net/pages/eastern
Lone Pine Elementary
3100 Lone Pine Road
Orchard Lake, MI 48323
Midland High School
1301 Eastlawn Drive
Midland , MI 48642
http://www.mps.k12.mi.us/schools/index.php?intSchoolID=81
Morse Elementary School
475 Cherry Avenue
Troy, MI 48083
http://morse.troy.k12.mi.us/
Portage Central High School
8135 South Westnedge Avenue,
Portage, Michigan 49002
http://www.portageps.org/schools/high/chs/default.htm
Norup International School
14450 Manhattan Street
Oak Park, MI 48237
http:// www.berkley.k12.mi.us
Notre Dame Preparatory and Marist Academy
1300 Giddings Road
Pontiac , MI 48340
http://www.ndpma.org/drupal/
Portage Central High School
8135 South Westnedge Avenue
Portage , MI 49002
http://portageps.org/schools/high/chs/
Portage Northern High School
1000 Idaho Avenue,
Portage, Michigan 49024
http://www.portageps.org/schools/high/nhs/default.htm
Utica Academy for International Studies
14201 Canal Road
Sterling Heights , MI 48312
http://uais.uticak12.org/
West Hills Middle School
2601 Lone Pine Road
West Bloomfield , MI 48323
http://westhills.bloomfield.org/
National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages
No current representative from Michigan
Center for Language Education and Research
http://clear.msu.edu/
A 712 Wells Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 432-2286
Fax: (517) 432-0473
clear@msu.edu
Michigan Teacher Network - Foreign Languages and ESL Education
http://mtn.merit.edu/foreign.html
Michigan Foreign Language Association
http://clear.msu.edu/mfla/
Francophone Media in Michigan
(broadcast media with significant French programming)
French language radio & television
Ann Arbor, MI WCBN / 88.3 FM
In northern and central Michigan, Montreal CBC O&O station CBMT can
be seen on Charter cable systems in cities like Alpena, Bay City,
Midland, Mount Pleasant and Marquette.
Francophone Demography in Michigan
Nearly 40,000 Michigan residents are native speakers of French, French
Creole, Cajun French or French Patois
489,240 Michigan residents claim French ancestry, while 191,699 claim
French-Canadian ancestry.
French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan
http://habitant.org/houghton/fcgenealogy.htm
French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
http://fchsm.habitant.org/
Brandon, Edgar Z.: Rev. of A French Colony in Michigan, Modern Language Notes,
vol. xiii, p. 242.
Keweenaw Ethnic Groups ~The French Canadians~
http://ethnicity.lib.mtu.edu/groups_FrCanada.html
Early French Families of Detroit
http://www.geocities.com/histmich/frenchfamilys.html
FRENCH MOMENTS IN MICHIGAN HISTORY
During the Civil War, the Canadian dollar was still on a gold basis.
While the American Federal Government printed millions in greenbacks,
the U.S. dollar depreciated in value and Canadians could buy farms in
Michigan at bargain prices.
1615 - Champlain, in company with the Franciscan friar, Joseph le
Caron, and other Frenchmen, discovered the Georgian bay of Lake Huron
1615 Champlain accompanied by an interpreter, Etienne Brulé, one
other Frenchman, and ten Indians, made an expedition to the Huron
region of Lake Manatouline
1618 - French explorer Étienne Brulé
landed at the narrows of Sault Ste. Marie
1621 - Etienne Brulé traveled as far west as the Keweenaw
Peninsula.
1634 - Jean Nicolet, French explorer, traveled across Lake Huron to the
straits of Michilimackinac, into Lake Michigan.
1654 - Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers crossed from east to west
over the bottom part of what is now Michigan, also down most of the
length of the Saint Joseph River.
1660 - French Missionaries arrived and established a mission at
Keweenaw Way
1666 - Claude Allouez, a Jesuit missionary, arrived in the Green
Bay area
1668 - Father Jacques Marquette established the first permanent
settlement of Michigan at Sault Sainte Marie.
1669 - French explorer Adrien Joliet was guided down the St.
Clair-Detroit waterway by an Iroquois Indian.
1670 - Father Claude Dablon journeyed from his Ojibway mission at Sault
Ste. Marie to study the possibility of establishing a mission on
Mackinac Island.
1670 - First recorded mention of what became Detroit, when the French
Sulpician missionaries François Dollier de Casson and
René Bréhant de Galinée stopped at the site on
their way to the mission at Sault Ste. Marie.
1671 - French fur trappers visit Ile Royal.
1672 - Rene-Robert Cavalier De La Salle traveled down the Saint Joseph
River, trying to find the easiest route between Quebec and the
Mississippi's mouth.
1673 - Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette, fur trader Louis Jolliet
and five voyageurs leave the recently established Indian mission at St.
Ignace (May 17).
1680s - The French built a fort at St, Ignace.
1683 - The French published maps outlining the Great Lakes.
1679 - Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle had the "Griffen" built to
sail the Great Lakes. He described the scene at the mouth of the
Detroit River.
1691 - French built and occupied Fort Saint Joseph on the west bank of
the Saint Joseph River near present day Niles, Michigan.
French withdrew the garrison from the fort at near the turn of the 18th
century.
1701 - The Fox and Sauk tribes started to make raids upon the fur
stores of the Potowatomi and the French traders.
1701 - Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded French fort Pontchartrain,
later Detroit (July 17).
1702 - Cadillac's wife, Marie Thérèse, soon moves to
Detroit, becoming one of the first white women to settle in the
Michigan.
1714-1715, French soldiers built Fort Michilimackinac.
1749/52 - Chaussegros de Lery's map shows a grant R. du Grand
Marais-Conner Creek, near Gorsse Pointe.
1749 - May 24, the Comte de la Gallissonière, governor-general
of New France, decided to encourage immigration to Detroit. He
said: "Every man who will go to settle in Detroit shall receive
gratuitously, one spade, one axe, one ploughshare, one large and one
small wagon. We will make an advance of other tools to be paid for in
two years only. He will be given a cow, of which he shall return the
increase, also a sow..."
1754–63 French & Indian Wars
1758 - the site of the Grosse Pointe Club (Little Club) was being
farmed by Nicholas Patemaud.
1760 - November 29 the soldiers of France, under the command of
Francois Marie Picoté, sieur de Belestre, marched out of
the stockade for the last time and Detroit was surrendered with the
honors of war.
By the mid-eighteenth century, the French will also occupy forts at
present-day Niles and Sault Ste. Marie.
1800 - French trappers were using Presque ile harbor as shelter from
storms on Lake Huron
1863 - Franco-American agent of the Association, Euchariste
Brûlé, arrived in the Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula with
250 workers he had recruited in French Canada.
Colonial Fort Michilimackinac
http://www.mightymac.org/michilimackinac.htm
Detroit: History - Riverside Stronghold Established by French
http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Detroit-History.html
History Detroit Timeline from 1701 to 1760
http://historydetroit.com/chronology.asp?date1=1701&date2=1760
French historical map of Detroit from Bellin, Petit Atlas Maritime
(1764)
http://www.historydetroit.com/pics/old_map_1763_bellins_origin.jpg
L'Anse Creuse Register Father G.J. Boheme
http://
www.libcoop.net/mountclemens/local%20history/lanse%20creuse%20register.pdf
DuLong, John P. French Canadians in
Michigan. Discovering the Peoples of Michigan. East Lansing, MI:
Michigan State University Press, 2001.
Lamarre, Jean. The
French Canadians of Michigan: Their Contribution to the Development of
the Saginaw Valley and the Keweenaw Peninsula, 1840-1914. Great
Lakes Books. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2003.
MICHIGAN'S FRANCOPHONE PLACE NAMES
Sault Sainte Marie, Detroit, Presque Isle, Charlevoix County, Grand
Traverse County, Gratiot County, Lapeer County, Marquette County,
Montcalm County, Presque Isle County, St. Joseph County, Benzie County,
Huron County, Ampere, Antoine, Arlene, Au Train, Bai de Wasai, Barbau,
Bellair, Belle River, Belleville, Bellevue, Belmont, Bernard, Bois
Blanc, Bois Blanc Island, Brest, Brouard, Cadiz, Calumet, Campau,
Charlevoix, Cheviers, Devereaux, Eau Claire, Ecorse, Eloise, French
Landing, Grand Blanc, Grand Marais, Gratiot, Fort Gratiot, Grosse
Pointe, Grosse Ile, La Barge, La Branche, Lachine, Lac La Belle,
Lafayette, La Grange, Lamont, LaMotte, Lapeer, La Phamville, Laporte,
Laramie, La Rocque, La Salle, Legrand, Leroy, Les Cheneaux Club, Little
Manistee, Little Point Sable, Little Traverse, Lyons, Manistee,
Marquette, Marquette Island, Menominee, Michigamme, Millecoquins,
Napier, Napoleon, Allouet, Orleans, Osier, Ozark, Paris, Parisville,
Parmelee, Perrin, Platte, Pingree, Point au Gres, Point au Sable, Point
aux Barques, Point aux Chenes, Point au Frenfe,Point aux Peaux, Point
aux Pins, Point aux Tremble, Point Etoufette, Point Fuyards, Point La
Barbe, Point St. Ignace, Ruse, Sans Souci, Soule, South Lyon, Nadeau,
Vermillion, De Tour Village, Epoulette, Lake Au Sable, Cadillac, Lake
Petit
A Brief History of the Native American and European Names
of the Saint Joseph-River
http://www.fotsjr.org/about/history.html
Michigan's Role in International
Business:
Michigan: Exports, Jobs, and Foreign Investment
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/state_reports/michigan.html
Michigan District Export Council
http://www.exportmichigan.info/main.htm
FOREIGN TRADE ZONES in Michigan
http://www.crcmich.org/EDSurvey/fedzones/ftz.html
Greater Detroit Foreign Trade Zone
http://www.portdetroit.com/gdftz/
MSU Global Michigan
http://www.msuglobalmichigan.com/index.php
Global Edge (CIBER at MSU)
http://globaledge.msu.edu/
BNI Dearborn
http://www.bnidearborn.com/
World Trade Center - Detroit/Windsor
http://www.wtcdw.com/ibf2.htm
MICHIGAN BUSINESSES GAIN EXPORT ASSISTANCE AS VAN ANDEL GLOBAL TRADE
CENTER BECOMESEX-IM BANK CITY-STATE PARTNER
http://www.exim.gov/pressrelease.cfm/0F2F9C3F-CEBB-2825-F1E1C4350E270066/
Michigan Economic Development Corp.
300 North Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 373-9808, FAX: None
Website: http://www.michiganadvantage.org/
International Investment: http://www.michiganadvantage.org/Reference/International-Investment/Default.aspx
Export Advice and Assistance (Dept. of Agriculture - Micgigan)
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568_2387_22848-12995--,00.html
Michigan & U.S. Agricultural Exports
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-2961_2971-79471--,00.html
Value of Michigan exports in 2008 in millions of dollars
Total:
42,270
Canada:
23,807
France:
627
Belgium:
532
total for Francophone countries
24,966
Over 59% of Michigan's export dollars come from trade with Francophone
countries.
Canada is Michigan's largest export market. 221,500 Michigan jobs are
supported by Canada–U.S. trade.
Tourism: In 2008, Canadians
made more than 1,410,900 visits to Michigan, spending $284 million
As of February 2009,
Export-supported jobs linked to manufacturing account for an estimated
6.4 percent of Michigan's total private-sector employment. A total of
10,373 companies exported goods from Michigan locations in 2006.
French embrace MSU-based biotech know-how rooted in northwest Michigan
company
http://newsroom.msu.edu/site/indexer/2482/content.htm
International group promotes French-American business (Oakland Business
Review, March 13, 2008)
http://blog.mlive.com/oak_business_review/2008/03/international_group_promotes_f.html
Transborder Surface Freight Data for trade between Michigan and Canada
between October 2004 and October 2005
All Canadian Provinces to Michigan
$52,873,485,540
Michigan to All Canadian Provinces
$23,555,125,12
Michigan is Canada’s leading partner in trade, and vice versa.
Michigan's exports to Canada increased 8.5% in 2004. The two-way
trade that crosses the Ambassador Bridge between Michigan and Ontario
equals all U.S. exports to Japan.
Michigan Fact Sheet (Canadian trade)
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/commerce_can/2008/mi.aspx?lang=eng
Foreign Direct Investment
Michigan: Exports, Jobs, and Foreign Investment (November 2009)
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/state_reports/michigan.html
Foreign Investment/Trade in Oakland County
http://www.co.oakland.mi.us/peds%5Cinfo_pub%5Cforeign_inv_trade.html
Foreign-owned companies in the Detroit Region (2005), employing nearly
200,000 area workers:
Investment in millions of dollars
Japan
259
Germany 190
Canada 104
France 102
United Kingdom 65
Rest of the world 260
Statewide also, two of the top investors are Francophone countries
In Michigan, 5.4 % of the workforce is employed by foreign-based
companies. Because of this, Michigan is ranked 14th in the nation
by 2002 figures. Michigan is also ranked number 14 in the nation
because of the employment derived form French nonbank U.S. Affiliates
in State: 14,100 (2001)
Considering all foreign-direct investment, there are 3,760 divisions,
affiliates and subsidiaries in the state representing over 40 countries
and encompassing all industry and service sectors. They employ over
204,100 Michigan workers, and 47% of these are manufacturing jobs.
300 French company operations are located in Michigan
In 1995 444,239 acres of Michigan farmland were owned by foreign
investors.
French-American Chamber of Commerce (Michigan)
c/o Clayton & McKervey, P.C.
Jean-Pierre Kemper, Directeur
27777 Franklin Road, Suite 1200
Southfield, MI 48034-2390
Tel. (248)358-1861,
Fax (248)358-4766
E-mail: faccmi@claytonmckervey.com
http://www.businessfinance.com/coc.asp?id=6215&zip=48034
Incentives Help Michigan Land French Firm's First North American Plant
http://www.conway.com/ssinsider/bbdeal/bd010827.htm
SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT U.S.A., INC.
Headquarters
51010 Celeste Drive
Shelby Township, MI 48315
Phone: 586-532-9500
Fax: 586-532-9501
French Presence in Michigan
http://www.faccmi.org/web-site/information-about-michigan/french-presence-in-michigan/
Michigan in France
Here is a list of 71 Michigan-based companies with important
subsidiaries and offices in France:
Acheson Industries Inc - Port Huron, MI
Advanced Accessory Systems, Llc. - Sterling Heights, MI
Altair Engineering Inc. - Troy, MI
American Communications Network (Acn) - Farmington Hills, MI
Amway Corp. - Ada, MI
Arbortext, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI
Arvinmeritor, Inc. - Troy, MI
Autocam Corporation - Kentwood, MI
Axletech International - Troy, MI
Blackmer (Dover Corp ) - Grand Rapids, MI
Cignet Llc. (Combined Industrial Group Network ) - Grosse Pointe,
MI
Cimdata Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI
Cincinnati Lamb (Unova, Inc.) - Warren, MI
Collins & Aikman Corporation - Troy, MI
Compuware Corporation - Detroit, MI
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. - Novi, MI
Csm Worldwide - Farmington Hills, MI
Cypress Corporation - Rochester Hills, MI
De-Sta-Co Industries (Dover) - Madison Heights, MI
Delphi Corporation - Troy, MI
Dme Company (Milacron) - Madison Heights, MI
Domino's, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI
Dow Automotive - Auburn Hills, MI
Dow Chemical Company - Midland, MI
Dow Corning Corporation - Midland, MI
Dura Automotive Systems - Rochester Hills, MI
Dynalog Inc. - Bloomfield Hills, MI
Edward C. Levy Co. - Detroit, MI
Elysium, Inc. - Southfield, MI
Federal-Mogul Corporation - Southfield, MI
Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, MI
Gdx Automotive (Gencorp. Company) - Farmington Hills, MI
General Motors Corporation - Detroit, MI
Gentex Corporation - Zeeland, MI
Gmac (General Motors Acceptance Corporation) - Detroit, MI
Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills, MI
Haden International Group - Auburn Hills, MI
Haworth, Inc. - Holland, MI
Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. - Northville, MI
Herman Miller Inc - Zeeland, MI
Kellogg's - Battle Creek, MI
Kelly Services - Troy, MI
Key Plastics L.L.C. - Novi, MI
Key Safety Systems, Inc. - Sterling Heights, MI
L & L Products, Inc / Dow Automotive - Romeo, MI
L & L Products Inc - Romeo, MI
Lear Corporation - Southfield, MI
Magnum Corporation - Birmingham, MI
Metaldyne Corporation - Plymouth, MI
Msx International, Inc. - Auburn Hills, MI
Ogura Corporation - Madison Heights, MI
Omega Productive Services, Inc. - Rochester Hills, MI
Oxford Automotive, Inc. - Troy, MI
Perceptron - Plymouth, MI
Pontlevoy Equity Corporation - Bloomfield Hills, MI
Questor Partners Funds - Southfield, MI
R. L. Polk & Co - Southfield, MI
Smw Automotive Corp. - Birmingham, MI
Steelcase Corp. - Grand Rapids, MI
Stryker Corp. - Kalamazoo, MI
Tecumseh Products Co - Tecumseh, MI
Terre Clinical Research Services, Inc. - Ann Arbor, MI
The Magni Group Inc. - Birmingham, MI
Tower Automotive, Inc. - Grand Rapids, MI
Trw Automotive, Inc. - Livonia, MI
Valassis Communications, Inc. - Livonia, MI
Venture Industries Corporation - Fraser, MI
Visteon Corporation - Dearborn, MI
Wall Colmonoy Corporation - Madison Heights, MI
Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor, MI
X-Rite, Incorporated - Grandville, MI
Direct Political Advocacy in Michigan
Michigan members of the US Congress
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=mi
Directory of Michigan State House Members
http://house.michigan.gov/find_a_rep.asp
Directory of Michigan State Senate Members
http://senate.michigan.gov/SenatorInfo/find-your-senator.htm