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		<title>PCF Summer 2011 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hhetzner</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The PCF Summer 2011 quarterly newsletter is here! Read up on our latest projects including the Iraq manufacturing opportunity, Trade and Transport initiative, Walk for Michigan, IGNITE Youth Business...<br/>
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		<title>Statewide Training Sessions to Assist Employers with Building Internship Programs and Connect to Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aavila</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Prima Civitas Foundation (PCF), partner of the Michigan Internship Initiative, will be presenting several Employer Internship Training Sessions (EITS) over the next several months. The focus of...<br/>
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		<title>Prima Civitas, MSU part of national consortium to seek high-speed broadband</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hhetzner</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[EAST LANSING, Mich. — The East Lansing-based Prima Civitas Foundation (PCF) and Michigan State University (MSU) are part of a national, higher-education consortium that has come together in an effort...<br/>
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		<title>Could Your Organization Benefit from an Internship Program?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aavila</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It has been proven that a well-structured internship program and properly recruited interns can directly impact an organization’s bottom line. At a recent Employer Internship Training Session in...<br/>
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		<title>Michigan Business Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aavila</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Amanda Avila, Regional Coordinator of Prima Civitas, recently had the privilege of talking with Lansing area HR professional, Julie Mann, on her new radio show on the Michigan Business Network. As an...<br/>
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		<title>Upcoming Employer Internship Training Sessions</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PCF_BreakingNews/~3/EZR5BGcfWWs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aavila</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Prima Civitas has connected with several partners to schedule Employer Internship Training Sessions (EITS). The purpose for EITS is two-fold. First, they are designed to walk employers through the...<br/>
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		<title>New project aims to help Iraq rebuild, boost Michigan economy</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PCF_BreakingNews/~3/8KaG1cgZGwM/</link>
		<comments>http://www.primacivitas.org/2011/07/05/new-project-aims-to-help-iraq-rebuild-boost-michigan-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aevans</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sami Al-Araji has a hefty business proposal for the people of Michigan.

His native country of Iraq needs millions of new housing units as it works to rebuild the war-torn nation. And Al-Araji, a...<br/>
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		<title>C.S. Mott Foundation’s Committment to PCF</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PCF_BreakingNews/~3/iX-bcDjtte4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.primacivitas.org/2011/06/29/c-s-mott-foundations-committment-to-pcf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aevans</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Since its launch in 2006, the Prima Civitas Foundation has sought to help Michigan residents and leaders explore, understand and realize a new economic vision for the state. The East Lansing-based...<br/>
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		<title>Expanding economic strength, opportunities in Michigan</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PCF_BreakingNews/~3/ry0ExChRc60/</link>
		<comments>http://www.primacivitas.org/2011/06/28/expanding-economic-strength-opportunities-in-michigan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hhetzner</dc:creator>
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		<title>Prima Civitas organizes economic development coalition around I-69 corridor</title>
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		<comments>http://www.primacivitas.org/2011/06/22/prima-civitas-organizes-economic-development-coalition-around-i-69-corridor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hhetzner</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s not easy to get 12 local governments to agree on anything. In an effort to galvanize economic growth opportunities along the I-69 corridor, however, that is exactly what the Prima Civitas...<br/>
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