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MEMBERS:
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. ROGER VICTORY, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY
SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR MALLORY MCMORROW
CHAIR
6100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2523
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 13, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Community Development was scheduled for Thursday,
March 13, 2025, at 12:00 noon in the Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation from Citizens Research Council.
2. Testimony from the State's Innovation Fund Recipients:
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University of Michigan Accelerate Blue Fund;
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ID Ventures;
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WMU Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:48 p.m.. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that
time, the following members were present: Chair McMorrow, Sen.(s) Cavanagh, Polehanki, Moss, Geiss and
Webber.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Cavanagh to adopt the meeting minutes from February 12th committee
meeting. Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the Bob Schneider, Senior Research Associate with the Citizens Research Council to present
their August Innovation report, titled “State Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: How Public Policy Can Drive
Economic Innovation.” Member questions followed.
The Chair invited State Innovation Fund recipients to testify. The following individuals presented testimony:
Kelly Sexton, Associate VP of Research, Innovation Partnership and Economic Impact with the
University of Michigan Accelerate Blue Fund;
Patti Glaza, Managing Director of ID Ventures;
Steve Haakenson, Executive Director with WNU Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Moss. to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection,
Sen. Victory and Sen. Lindsey were excused from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion to adjourn the committee at
1:39 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date Adopted by Committee: