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Autonomous Vehicles / Connected Vehicles / Drones / Economic Development / Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mobility startups get state funding

LANSING—Officials with PlanetM, the state of Michigan’s mobility industry accelerator, announced its next fround of testing grants, totaling $200,000, for drone and connected vehicle technology programs. Testing of the technologies …

Economic Development

Business, community projects get state aid through MSF, MEDC

LANSING—The final meeting of 2020 for the Michigan Strategic Fund board saw approval of projects that will result in the investment of $80.7 million into businesses and communities around the …

Economic Development / Electric Vehicles

Ohio electric truck maker picks Michigan for R&D center

LANSING—Michigan continues to claim its position as the automotive capital of the world with the announcement from Ohio-based Lordstown Motors Corp. on plans to establish an automotive research and development …

Economic Development / Software

TechSmith planning new HQ in East Lansing

EAST LANSING—The software developer TechSmith Corp. will submit plans for a new headquarters to the East Lansing City Council Tuesday, Nov. 17. Pending local and state approval of the project, …

Economic Development

MEDC helps to bring 10 sites across Michigan closer to ‘shovel ready’ status

LANSING—Ten industrial sits across Michigan have been awarded $728,500 in site readiness grants, officials at the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced. Awarded under the  Michigan Build Ready Sites program, the …

Economic Development / Entrepreneurship

Lansing area named No. 25 Startup City in Midwest; Ann Arbor 6th, Detroit 9th, GR 23rd, TC 34th

LANSING—The Lansing-East Lansing Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties, has been ranked No. 25 among Midwest cities on the Midwest Startup magazine’s 2020 Midwest Startup Cities …

Economic Development

State aid OK’d for community redevelopment projects

LANSING—Projects that will support growth and economic recovery in five communities around Michigan have received support from the board of the Michigan Strategic Fund, officials at the Michigan Economic Development …

Broadband / Economic Development

Midland launches new broadband survey

MIDLAND—The Midland County Broadband Committee, in partnership with Connected Nation, has kicked off a Connected Community Engagement for the county. The program will use data and input provided by local …

Economic Development / Pharmaceuticals / Retail Technology / Robotics

Developments in GR, Romulus, TC get state support

LANSING—The board of the Michigan Strategic Fund has approved state aid for two business expansions and a community project that will generate a total of $154.7 million in capital investment …

Economic Development / Exports

New state-federal partnership to open export opportunities for SMBs

LANSING–State officials Monday announced a new partnership with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to make more export opportunities available for small and medium-sized businesses. Under the deal, the Michigan …

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