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“They asked me what I thought
of their choices,” Gotthelf said. “I
gathered information on the other
states but also gave them a lot
of information about Michigan’s
greatness. Finally, SIBAT decided it
would only focus on Michigan for
its first big mission.”
Michigan is the epicenter of
the automotive industry, but few
outside the state know it is also a
major defense center. Seventy per-
cent of everything a soldier shoots,
drives, flies, wears, eats or com-
municates with was contracted in
Michigan, according to MEDC.
Macomb County is a hub of
Michigan’s defense industry,
anchored by the U.S. Army’s
Tank Automotive Research,
Development and Engineering
Center (TARDEC) and Tank-
automotive and Armaments
Command.
During the event, the Israeli del-
egation participated in the April
25-26 TARDEC Industry Days,
where they heard about TARDEC’s
30-year strategy and initiatives
at the Detroit Arsenal. They also
attended the April 26-27 Michigan
Defense Expo meeting with
Michigan defense companies.
“Macomb County is the defense

capital of the Midwest,” said
Mark Hackel, Macomb County
Executive. “We welcomed the
Israeli delegation to Michigan and
discussed how together we can
meet our business goals.”
Nearly 4,000 Michigan busi-
nesses are currently involved in
the defense industry, according
to the MEDC. They are involved
in projects such as information
technology solutions, construction
services and generating energy-
saving ideas that can be applied in
the field.
“Michigan’s economy continues
to strengthen and offers tremen-
dous opportunities to Israel’s
many defense companies,” said
MEDC Chief Executive Officer
Steve Arwood. “We look forward
to working collaboratively with
public, private and governmental
partners to raise awareness and
implement innovative solutions to
complex defense issues.”
According to Hadas Bernard,
MIBB executive director, the Israeli
defense companies were well
received by the Michigan business
community. The MIBB anticipates
many positive economic impacts
from the mission. •

JARC’s SpringElation

JARC, an organization serving people
with disabilities, presents its 19th
annual SpringElation fundraiser,
JARCapalooza, an all-inclusive family
friendly evening.
This year, SpringElation will be held
at a new indoor location — EMAGINE
Royal Oak, on Tuesday, May 16, from
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Festivities include a private evening
at Emagine complete with dinner
catered by Quality Kosher Catering,
movies, bowling for all abilities, a
rockin’ dance party by StarTrax, photo
booth, face painting, balloon sculp-
tures, Arts & Scraps and a special
souvenir for the kids. Theaters will
also feature a variety of entertainment
such as the movies Guardians of the
Galaxy Vol. 2 (PG-13) with open cap-
tion and Smurfs: The Lost Village (3D),
magic shows, musical performers and
various short cartoons. There will also
be an opportunity to take pictures

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with popular movie characters.
SpringElation is one of JARC’s larg-
est fundraisers of the year, and 1,500
partygoers are expected. Tickets
cost $25 (children under 2 are free).
Individual sponsorships start at $100
and corporate sponsorships begin
at $1,500. For more information, to
purchase tickets or learn more about
sponsorship opportunities, visit www.
jarc.org/events/2017springelation
or call (248) 538-6611. To volunteer,
contact Melissa Garrett at melissagar-
rett@jarc.org or (248) 488-7549.
This year’s event chair is JARC
board member Joshua Jacobs of
Farmington Hills. Quicken Loans
is the official presenting sponsor
and EMAGINE serves as the venue
sponsor.
Proceeds from SpringElation
support JARC’s range of services
for men, women and children with
disabilities. •