Michigan announces Pure Michigan Living winners

Is it any wonder that the two winners of the Pure Michigan Living contest come from places in the heart of the state?Excerpt:The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today announced the winners of the “Why I Choose Michigan” essay contest. The contest helped kick off the recent launch of PureMichiganLiving.com, a new Web site featuring the people, places and things that make Michigan a great place to live, work and play.The recipients are: Gerry Callison of Jackson, who chose to relocate in Michigan last year after his job was eliminated in Wisconsin and now works at Commonwealth Associates in Jackson, an engineering and consulting firm that specializes in electrical transmission and distribution projects; and,Rita Noel, of Howell, was born and raised in Michigan and has chosen to raise her family in Howell because she believes Michigan is one of the nation’s most attractive places to enjoy cultural and recreational opportunities. “The essays submitted by Rita and Gerry exemplify the reasons why Michigan is retaining and attracting the people our state will need to succeed in the new knowledge-based economy,” said Joe Borgstrom, a Division Director with MSHDA. “We are delighted to reward their efforts with free weekend getaway packages to two of Michigan’s most outstanding resorts.”Read the rest of the story here.