EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 7 MIN
Michigan Business Beat | Jeff Magnuson, James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, Hospitality
from Michigan Business Network · host Michigan Business Network
Chris Holman welcomes Jeff Magnuson, Executive Director of the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Jeff Magnuson, executive director of the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development at Michigan State University, discussed the center's role as a full-service educational conference facility on MSU's campus that has been operating since 2001. Magnuson was recently honored as the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) Star of the Year by Choose Lansing, a recognition tied to his 15 years of facilitating the CTA program, which trains frontline hospitality employees about the Lansing region's attractions and the importance of customer service. He also highlighted notable 2024 tourism statistics for the Tri-County Lansing region, including 6.7 million annual visitors, 9,500 local hospitality jobs, and $732 million in total economic impact. Magnuson emphasized that supporting local restaurants, arts venues, and hospitality facilities is essential to sustaining and growing that economic contribution. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/
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Chris Holman welcomes Jeff Magnuson, Executive Director of the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Jeff Magnuson, executive director of the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development at Michigan State University, discussed the center's role as a full-service educational conference facility on MSU's campus that has been operating since 2001. Magnuson was recently honored as the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) Star of the Year by Choose Lansing, a recognition tied to his 15 years of facilitating the CTA program, which trains frontline hospitality employees about the Lansing region's attractions and the importance of customer service. He also highlighted notable 2024 tourism statistics for the Tri-County Lansing region, including 6.7 million annual visitors, 9,500 local hospitality jobs, and $732 million in total economic impact. Magnuson emphasized that supporting local restaurants, arts venues, and hospitality facilities is essential to sustaining and growing that economic contribution. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/
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