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Bonnie Alfonso, left, President and Chief Embellishment Officer at Alfie Logo Gear for Work and Play, looks on as Yan Ness, right, CEO of Online Tech Inc., talks about the state’s economic gardening program at an event March 20 at the Pantlind Ballroom.

GRAND RAPIDS — Michigan needs to do less hunting and more gardening when it comes to economic development.

That was a key message delivered at a March 20 event in Grand Rapids that spotlighted a Michigan Economic Development Corp. pilot program aimed at helping grow second-stage companies in the state. The event also included an impromptu announcement by an MEDC official that the organization plans to significantly expand the program, even though the pilot is still underway.

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