Country music singer Jimmy Wayne to keynote Building Michigan Communities Conference
LANSING, MICH. – (RealEstateRama) — Country music singer/songwriter Jimmy Wayne, whose songs, story and walk halfway across America continue to raise awareness of the plight of foster children and the homeless, will deliver the luncheon keynote speech April 25 at the 2016 Building Michigan Communities Conference at the Lansing Center.
With more than 1,500 attendees annually, the three-day conference has become one of the largest events of its kind in the nation. It unites service providers, nonprofit and for-profit developers and financiers with sessions centered on building Michigan communities through housing, assets, people and partners.
“The Building Michigan Communities Conference is the place to be if you are involved in rebuilding Michigan communities. Whether you are attending to increase your professional knowledge or to network in support of your activities, this conference is the one time of the year when all of us get together,” said Jess Sobel of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and chairperson of the conference planning committee.
Conference attendees will be welcomed April 25 by morning speaker Kevin Elsenheimer, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). He’ll share a few surprises MSHDA has in store as part of its 50th anniversary this year.
The event will be filled with more than 100 breakout sessions. Topics will broadly address the creation and preservation of affordable housing, providing services to the homeless and revitalization of downtowns and neighborhoods.
Registration for the conference is open, with early-bird pricing through April 6. Register and learn more at www.buildingmicommunities.org.
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) provides financial and technical assistance through public and private partnerships to create and preserve decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents and to engage in community economic development activities to revitalize urban and rural communities.*
*MSHDA’s loans and operating expenses are financed through the sale of tax-exempt and taxable bonds as well as notes to private investors, not from state tax revenues. Proceeds are loaned at below-market interest rates to developers of rental housing, and help fund mortgages and home improvement loans. MSHDA also administers several federal housing programs. For more information, visit www.michigan.gov/mshda.
Contact:
Misty Miller
MSHDA Communications
517-373-1858
