NEWS

4.15.13 | Govs.
Branstad and Walker Meet with President Xi of
China
4.8.13 | MGA Highlights April as Invasive Plant
Pest and Disease Awareness
Month
4.2.13 | Gov.
Quinn to Lead Trade Mission to
Mexico
4.1.13 | Gov.
Branstad to Lead Governors' Trade Mission to
China
3.18.13 | Daiichi Sankyo
Becomes an MGA Gold Partner
2.24.13 | Minnesota Governor Dayton Elected Chair of the MGA - Focuses Agenda on Coordinating State Response to Invasive Species
2.24.13 | Governor Branstad Wraps Up Second
Term as MGA Chair
2.20.13 | MGA Announces Regional Video
Contest Winner
Click here to watch the winning
entry
2.20.13 | AWEA, BP, E.ON, Hewlett-Packard and PhRMA
Renew Membership in the MGA's Partners Program
2.19.13 |Governors' State of
the State Addresses
2.15.13 | MGA Conducts Survey of Young Midwestern
Entrepreneurs
1.24.13 | Edison Electric Institute Renews Membership in
the MGA's Partners Program
1.16.13 | ACCCE and State Farm Renew Membership in the
MGA's Partners Program
1.14.13 | Jay Nixon Sworn-In
for Second Term as Governor of Missouri
1.14.13 | Mike
Pence is Sworn-In as the 50th Governor of Indiana
1.3.13 | Chrysler and Johnson &
Johnson Renew Membership in the MGA's Partners Program
1.2.13 | Best
New Midwest Attractions, Hotels & Restaurants
11.13.12 | Public Voting Underway for
"America's Smartland - Let the Midwest Surprise You!" Video
Contest
9.26.12 | Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Proclaims September 26 as America's Smartland Day
9.26.12 | Minnesota Gov.
Dayton Proclaims September 26 to be America's Smartland
Day
9.26.12 | Midwestern Governors Convene in
Des Moines - Celebrate 50th Anniversary Meeting of the MGA
9.21.12 | MGA
Gov. Branstad Hosts the MGA's 50th Anniversary Meeting
9.20.12 | Iowa Biotech Association to Sponsor
MGA's 50th Anniversary Meeting
9.19.12 | MGA Highlights Midwestern
Manufacturing Strengths - Releases First in Series of Regional
Brochures
9.17.12 | Michigan
Gov. Snyder Leads 10-day Trade Mission to Strengthen Michigan's Business
Relationship with China
9.12.12 | Cargill to Sponsor MGA's 50th
Anniversary Meeting
9.10.12 | Submission Period Open for America's Smartland - Let the Midwest Surprise You! Video Contest;
Governors to Take Part in 50th Anniversary Discussion
9.7.12 | Absolute Energy
Joins the MGA's Partners
Program
9.5.12 | MGA Announces 50th Anniversary
Meeting - Registration Open: Agenda to Highlight the Midwestern Entrepreneurial
Spirit
9.5.12 | 5 Days Until the Submission Period Opens
for the MGA's America's Smartland: Let the Midwest Surprise You! Video
Contest
9.4.12 | ITC Renews Membership in the
MGA's Partners Program at the Gold Level
8.6.12 | MGA Announces 50th
Anniversary Meeting
8.1.12 | National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association and Reynolds American, Inc. Renew Membership in
the MGA's Partners Program
7.31.12 | Four Midwestern Governors
Send Joint Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture and Congress Regarding
Drought Assistance
7.31.12 | Report
Finds Four of the Top Eight Large Metro Areas and 11 of the Top 20 Small Metro
Areas for Aging are Located in the Midwest
7.24.12 | Registration for the MGA's
50th Anniversary Meeting is Open
7.19.12 | Casey's General Store Joins the MGA's Partners
Program
7.13.12 | Kansas
Gov. Brownback Conducts Trade Mission in Germany
7.13.12 | Gov.
Branstad Provides Testimony to the Congressional Subcommittee on
Readiness
7.11.12 | Hy-Vee Joins the
MGA Partners Program at the Gold Level; CN Renews Membership in MGA's Partners
Program
7.3.12 | Archer Daniels
Midland Renews Membership in MGA's Partners Program
6.14.12 | Kraft Renews
Membership in MGA's Partners Program
6.8.12 | Minnesota Gov. Dayton Leads Trade Mission to China
6.5.12 | MGA Releases Regional Recommendations for Farm Bill Reauthorization
5.23.12 | MGA
Launches "America's Smartland: Let the Midwest Surprise You Video Contest to
Showcase Region's Unique Strengths - to award over $10,000 in
prizes
5.21.12 | HP and GE Renew Membership in MGA's Partners
Program
5.14.12 | Duke Energy Renews Membership in MGA's
Partners Program
5.9.12 | Iowa
Gov. Branstad Issues Statement on U.S. Post Office Decision to Save Rural Post
Offices
5.9.12 | Illinois,
Indiana and Michigan to Move Forward on Critical Midwest High Speed Rail
Study
5.8.12 | Edison
Electric Institute and American Wind Energy Association/Wind on the Wires Renew
Their Membership in the MGA's Partners Programs
5.2.12 | Revitalizing the Midwest Through
Industrial Energy Productivity: ArcelorMittal - Steely
Sustainability
5.1.12 | Iowa
Gov. Branstad to Lead Trade Mission to Chile and Brazil this
July
4.20.12 | American
Electric Power Renews its Membership as a Gold Partner
4.16.12 | Gov.
Nixon, Missouri Sign Agreement During Trade Mission to Brazil to Expand Exports,
Promote Trade
4.12.12 | American Coalition
for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) and BP Renew Membership in the MGA's Partners
Program
4.2.12 | Alliant Energy
Renews Its Membership in the MGA's Partners Program
3.30.12 | Obama
Administration and Great Lakes States Announce Agreement to Spur Development of
Offshore Wind Projects
3.26.12 | Revitalizing the Midwest Through Industrial Energy Productivity - Ford Motor Company: Dedicated to Continuous Improvement
3.19.12 | MGA Applauds
EPA for E15 Registration Decision; Encourages Collaboration to
Implement E15
3.12.12 | Gov.
Branstad Joins Amicus Brief Opposing a California Law that Discriminates Against
Iowa Corn Farmers
3.12.12 | Johnson & Johnson and State Farm Mutual
Auto Insurance Renew Membership in the MGA's Partners Program
3.6.12 | Golden Living Renews
Its Membership in the MGA's Partners Program
2.27.12 | Wisconsin
to Participate in 2nd Pilot Program to Reduce Burden on Owners, Developers of
Affordable Housing
2.27.12 | As part of Gov. Branstad's agenda for 2012, the MGA has created 3 new webpages that focus on Midwestern business competitions, venture capital firms and angel investors
2.26.12 | Gov. Branstad Elected Chair of MGA and Sets Chair's Agenda; Gov. Dayton Elected Vice Chair
2.24.12 | Making
Government Work: A Conversation with Iowa Gov. Branstad
2.23.12 | Gov. Quinn Concludes Leadership
of Midwestern Governors Association
2.23.12 | Kansas
Gov. Brownback Delivers Remarks at Groundbreaking of National Museum of African
American History and Culture
2.23.12 | PhRMA Joins MGA's Partners
Program
2.16.12 | Iowa
Gov. Branstad Delivers Remarks at USDA Agriculture Symposium
2.16.12 | Revitalizing
the Midwest Through Industrial Energy Productivity: Didion Milling - Maximizing Ethanol's Potential
2.15.12 | Kansas
Gov. Brownback Recognizes Impact of Wind Energy Industry on Kansas
Economy
2.10.12 | South Dakota Gov.
Daugaard Pushes for new state Dairy Development
2.7.12 | Iowa
Gov. Branstad to hold Joint Press Conference with Chinese Consul General Yang
Guoqaing
2.2.12 | Michigan
Gov. Snyder Testifies Before Congressional Committee
2.2.12 | Revitalizing the Midwest Through Industrial Energy Productivity: Adkins Energy - Combining Ethanol and Efficiency
2.1.12 | Iowa
Gov. Branstad and Kansas Gov. Brownback Send Letter to Congress Regarding an
Extension to the Wind Energy Production Tax Credit
1.31.12 | Learn More about the Region
through our Revamped "The Midwest" Page
1.23.12 | Iowa
Gov. Branstad to Welcome Chinese Vice President to Iowa
1.6.12 | Midwestern Governors Announce Dates
for State of the State Addresses
Illinois
February 1
Indiana January
10
Iowa January
10
Kansas January
11
Michigan January
18
Minnesota February 15
Missouri January 17
Ohio February 7
Wisconsin January 25