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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 3-4-24

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OMNI, the first annual Music Econ Summit, Grand Action 2.0, the 25th Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium, and Tater Tot Festival.

OMNI is a new delivery model for adults to advance their career opportunities and economic mobility and GVSU’s Omni is designed to help MI residents be flexible, trustworthy and fast when it comes to the experience. We talk to Developer and Leader Chief Executive Kara Van Dam about the efforts.

The first annual Music Econ Summit takes place on April 27th at the GR Center for Community Transformation to support entrepreneurship and wealth generation for hard working music creatives. We talk to Monk Duncan, Training and Culture Coordinator, about this bringing together music and industry experts, now is the time to plan.

The Soccer Stadium will happen on the West Side. Grand Action 2.0’s ED Kara Wood discusses where the plans are early March 2024 and how the community can help. This 8500 seat soccer stadium has plans for a significant spur in local economic activity and more.

Time for the 25th Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium come March 7th, the theme Momentum Matters, Meeting Auto Industry Challenges Head on. We talk to Sonja Johnson with the Van Andel Global Trade Center and Mike Wall, ED for Automotive Analysis at S & P Global Mobility. Mike shares the Automotive Industry Forecast.

Don’t miss a Tater Tot Festival in West Michigan, one of the first festivals coming to GR May 4th. Outlier Events partners with LMCU Ballpark for this one of a kind event. Dean Thomas, Director of Media and Marketing talks about this unique selection of cities and how it will work.

Transcripts are provided upon request.

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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