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Media Covers Grand Rapids Movie Studio Deal After Mackinac Center Analysts Release Results of Months-Long Investigation

MEDC mum on Hangar42 deal

… Press had coverage Thursday about Hangar42 Studios after the Center sent out … with the principals involved in the Hangar42 project, have refused to answer questions … $10 million as late as February. Hangar42 has also applied for an "assignable" … about $270,000 for work he did on Hangar42. LaFaive told The Press that the …

Subpoenas Issued in Hangar42 Investigation

… Attorney General's investigation of movie studio Hangar42, according to WWMT-TV3 in Grand Rapids. Communications … the first to publicly raise questions about the Hangar42 deal with an essay and video posted on its website … Act Request agreed with Center analysts that Hangar42's request for a state film subsidy is questionable. …

Hangar42 Investor in Court Today

The lead investor in the Hangar42 movie studio deal was in court today for a preliminary exam, according to The Grand Rapids Press. Joseph Peters is charged … attempted false pretenses over $20,000. Attention was first drawn to Hangar42 after the Mackinac Center broke the story following a months-long investigation …

Attorney General Investigating Hangar42

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's office has heeded a call from Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Director Patrick J. Wright to investigate the Hangar42 movie studio subsidy deal, according to The Grand Rapids Press. Michigan Capitol Confidential has more information here. You can read more about …

Center Calls for Hangar42 Investigation Cited

… newsletters Gongwer and MIRS (subscriptions required) today both cite this Mackinac Center news release that calls for an official investigation of the Hangar42 movie studio deal. The Grand Rapids Press also includes a mention of the news release in a story about the resignation of the chief of staff to …

New Facts Exposed in Hangar42 Investigation

… of information so far known about the proposed Hangar42 film subsidy deal. First, suspicions that the sale of the Hangar42 property would be in the form of a land contract … described this development in a follow-up story: "Hangar42 investor Joe Peters, whom Beck said he never …

New Questions Arise Over Hangar42 Funding

Questions continue to arise over the Hangar42 movie studio deal, including this breaking news from reporter … Specialist Kathy Hoekstra broke the story about Hangar42 after a months-long investigation. You can see a list of Mackinac Center articles about Hangar42 here. More Grand Rapids Press coverage is available …

Hangar42 in Court

… Beckmann Show" on WJR 760AM. The Daily Caller, a Washington-based political website, also took note of the Center's role in exposing questions about Hangar42.

Breaking News: Complaint Filed Against Hangar42 Principals

… attorney for 11 contractors hired to perform work on a building now known as Hangar42. You can read the complaint by clicking here. Hangar42 was supposed to be a functioning film studio run out of Walker, a suburb …