Encouraging the Growth of Lansing

From: Greater Lansing Business Monthly | Date: July 1, 2008| Author: Caswell, Christine | Copyright information

Whether waiting for a train in Union Station in Chicago, attending a conference in Omaha, or listening to Tim Allen in Toledo, Lansing is there.

"We've done a radio spot for Lansing that is voiced by Tim Allen," said Tracy Padot, vice president of marketing communications for the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau (GLCVB). "That's [been] running in Toledo from May through July."

"We're doing that in collaboration with Travel Michigan and its program Pure Michigan,"...

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