Google has long played a part in helping diversify and boost Michigan's economy, the biggest example being installing its AdWords headquarters in downtown Ann Arbor. Now some of its executives and others from Silicon Valley are taking serious initiative. Read: A New Yorker moves to Detroit to start the Michigan Corps; finally, the money flows the other way.
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To Rishi Jaitly, Michigan is America's state.
The New York native and former Google executive this week launched Michigan Corps, a national nonprofit intent on boosting Michigan's economy and creating wealth for its residents. Founding board members include Google's chief executive Eric Schmidt, CNN's chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, author Jeffrey Eugenides, and former Digg CEO Jay Adelson.
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