Mich. governor signs water technologies agreement
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan has become the first U.S. state to sign a water technologies partnership agreement with Israel. Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the agreement Monday during her seven-day trade trip to the Mideast. She and Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yshai say the joint declaration establishes a working group between the two governments to focus on energy efficiency and technology that will improve water quality and increase water reuse. Granholm met earlier Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
On Sunday, the governor was a keynote speaker at an automotive reception hosted by the Michigan Israel Business Bridge and the Israel Export Institute. She also met with companies with Michigan ties. It's Granholm's seventh overseas trade trip.
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