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'Michigan Matters' GRID70

July 21, 2011 / 10:37 AM EDT / CBS Detroit

Why are Meijer, Amway, Steelcase, and Wolverine Worldwide suddenly moving in together? It's all about jobs. Carol Cain gets the details in a special "Michigan Matters" featuring Amanda Sievers, the program manager at GRID70 (Grand Rapids Innovation and Design); Hank Meijer, Co-Chair and CEO of Meijer's; Seth Starner, manager of business innovations consulting at Amway; Robert Koenen, vice president and general manager of Wolverine's Cat footwear division; John Malnor, vice president of growth initiatives at Steelcase; Seth Starner of AMWAY; Chef Ray Sierengowski, Meijer's Corporate Research Chef; and others.

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