Plymouth Company Encourages "Michigan Made" Promotion

PLYMOUTH, MI - Saturday, July 25, 2009 - Michigan Tape, Incorporated and www.thinkmichiganmade.com is pleased to announce the official launch of our "Made in Michigan" and "Grown in Michigan" consumer awareness sticker initiative.

The company believes that all Michigan businesses should have one common and easily identifiable image to promote their products as Michigan Made or Grown. This is Michigan Tape's way to help promote Michigan and Michigan businesses, increase awareness and encourage and help consumers to Buy Michigan Made. One common image for one common goal ... A brighter Michigan future!

By visiting the company website, www.thinkmichiganmade.com one will see that many prominent Michigan companies like Sander's, Better Made and Faygo are already involved in the initiative, and there are many more to follow.

Michigan Tape, Inc. will be displaying a 400 square foot window graphic on the east side of their Plymouth manufacturing facility, off the I-275/M-14/I-96 corridor to promote the Think Michigan Made initiative and the Made in Michigan and Grown in Michigan stickers. This graphic will be displayed on or before July 29th, during what Governor Granholm has officially proclaimed Buy Michigan Week.

Visit Michigan Tape, Inc. online for more information: www.thinkmichiganmade.com.

Did you know...

1. The impact of Michigan agriculture on our state's economy is $67.3 billion and growing.
2. When a dollar is spent locally, that $1 impacts three to seven different local business before leaving the local economy.
3. Production agriculture, food processing, and related businesses employ more than one million Michigan residents.
4. Many Michigan residents don't know which products are grown or produced in Michigan.
5. If every Michigan household spent just $10 of their weekly food budget on Michigan Made or Michigan Grown products $36 million per week would be added into Michigan's economy.