Governor Rick Snyder with team member Julia Hawley at NAIAS 2011

Today Governor Rick Snyder made a stop at the 2011 North American International Auto Show, where he addressed leaders at the “MEDC Town Square”.  During the speech, he discussed “Reinventing” the State of Michigan by building on the entrepreneurial ventures of companies and universities. In addition, he expressed his confidence in the future successes of the Solar Car Team, going on to state that the members are “role models” who demonstrate the innovative spirit the state needs.

See below for an excerpt of the speech: