BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261202T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:MEDA 2026 Holiday Networking Event DESCRIPTION:Let's ring in the cheer to a superb year! You've earned many reasons to be celebrated!Economic developers and their partners in community development\, talent development\, environmental\, housing\, etc. are invited to this casual afternoon of meeting and mingling.Date and TimeWednesday\, December 2nd\, 2026\n5:00 to 7:00 p.m.Thank You SponsorsConsumers Energy works with state\, local and regional partner agencies to help businesses choose Michigan as the best place to grow and thrive. We work as a team to understand a company's long-term goals and connect all the dots\, resulting in a "we've got this" customer experience. That's why our service territory has welcomed more than $30 billion in new investment and 30\,000 new jobs across next-gen manufacturing sectors since 2020. This summer\, Consumers Energy was awarded Site Selection Magazine's national Top Utility award for the seventh time in eight years. We are proud of this achievement and know it is only possible through the collaboration of our partners across the state. An expanding site inventory helps ensure we can meet electric demand from all industries. Customized energy solutions offer energy- and cost-saving advantages. And our $9 billion reliability roadmap will help ensure no customer goes more than 24 hours without power\, and fewer outages affect more than 100\,000 customers. And it's working: outage events rose nearly 20% in 2025\, yet customers experienced 130\,000 less outages thanks to grid‑hardening and increased system automation. Contact Consumers Energy's Economic Development Team today.Since 2021\, Double-Haul Solutions (DHS) has helped local governments\, economic development organizations\, and community leaders move important work forward. DHS brings practical public-sector experience\, thoughtful facilitation\, and added leadership capacity to projects that require focus\, coordination\, and follow-through.\n\nWorking through a network of experienced practitioners\, DHS builds the right team for each engagement and grounds its work in the realities of public service delivery\, organizational capacity\, community expectations\, and good governance.\n\nFrom strategic conversations to implementation\, DHS helps clients clarify priorities\, manage complexity\, engage stakeholders\, track progress\, and maintain momentum. The result is support that is both strategic and usable: clear enough to guide decisions and practical enough to put into motion.\n\nLike a well-timed double haul cast\, DHS helps communities move with focus\, control\, and purpose toward their intended target\, even in challenging conditions against the wind.Contact Nate Geinzer\, Founder/CEO\, PH: 248-207-5293Sponsor This EventWhether you seek to grow new partnerships among the economic development community or want to support the work of the Michigan's hard-working EDO's throughout the year\, consider sponsoring the event.Sponsorship Package ($750) - 5 Spots - 3 LeftAddress the AudienceExcel List of AttendeesLogo on Event HandoutsProvide a Marketing Piece and/or Small Gift in Attendee BagSocial Media PromotionSpotlight* in Promotional EmailsSpotlight* on Event Webpage*Spotlights include your logo linked to your website\, a description up to 150 words\, and contact information.Contact Cassandra on the MEDA Staff page to sponsor.Cancellation Policy - We want to see you there\, but if you can't make it\, let us know!While this event is free\, we appreciate canceling as soon as you know that you cannot attend\, but at least 24 hours in advance.You can cancel via your Info Hub account or send your cancellation to Cassandra on the MEDA Staff page. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


Let'\;s ring in the cheer to a superb year! You'\;ve earned many reasons to be celebrated!

Economic developers and their partners in community development\, talent development\, environmental\, housing\, etc. are invited to this casual afternoon of meeting and mingling.

Date and Time

Wednesday\, December 2nd\, 2026
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Thank You Sponsors

Consumers Energy works with state\, local and regional partner agencies to help businesses choose Michigan as the best place to grow and thrive. We work as a team to understand a company&rsquo\;s long-term goals and connect all the dots\, resulting in a &ldquo\;we&rsquo\;ve got this&rdquo\; customer experience. That&rsquo\;s why our service territory has welcomed more than $30 billion in new investment and 30\,000 new jobs across next-gen manufacturing sectors since 2020. This summer\, Consumers Energy was awarded Site Selection Magazine&rsquo\;s national Top Utility award for the seventh time in eight years. We are proud of this achievement and know it is only possible through the collaboration of our partners across the state. An expanding site inventory helps ensure we can meet electric demand from all industries. Customized energy solutions offer energy- and cost-saving advantages. And our $9 billion reliability roadmap will help ensure no customer goes more than 24 hours without power\, and fewer outages affect more than 100\,000 customers. And it&rsquo\;s working: outage events rose nearly 20% in 2025\, yet customers experienced 130\,000 less outages thanks to grid‑hardening and increased system automation. Contact Consumers Energy'\;s Economic Development Team today.

Since 2021\, Double-Haul Solutions \; (DHS) has helped local governments\, economic development organizations\, and community leaders move important work forward. DHS brings practical public-sector experience\, thoughtful facilitation\, and added leadership capacity to projects that require focus\, coordination\, and follow-through.

Working through a network of experienced practitioners\, DHS builds the right team for each engagement and grounds its work in the realities of public service delivery\, organizational capacity\, community expectations\, and good governance.

From strategic conversations to implementation\, DHS helps clients clarify priorities\, manage complexity\, engage stakeholders\, track progress\, and maintain momentum. The result is support that is both strategic and usable: clear enough to guide decisions and practical enough to put into motion.

Like a well-timed double haul cast\, DHS helps communities move with focus\, control\, and purpose toward their intended target\, even in challenging conditions&mdash\;against the wind.

Contact Nate Geinzer\, Founder/CEO\, PH: 248-207-5293

Sponsor This Event

Whether you seek to grow new partnerships among the economic development community or want to support the work of the Michigan'\;s hard-working EDO'\;s throughout the year\, consider sponsoring the event.

Sponsorship Package ($750) - 5 Spots - 3 Left

*Spotlights include your logo linked to your website\, a description up to 150 words\, and contact information.

Contact Cassandra on the MEDA Staff page to sponsor.

Cancellation Policy - We want to see you there\, but if you can'\;t make it\, let us know!

While this event is free\, we appreciate canceling as soon as you know that you cannot attend\, but at least 24 hours in advance.

You can cancel via your Info Hub account or send your cancellation to Cassandra on the MEDA Staff page.

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