Detroit, GR make ‘superstar’ list for growth in employment
LANSING—In Reuters’ recent ranking of 378 metropolitan areas by how their share of national employment changed from 2010 to 2017, Grand Rapids and Detroit are recognized among the top 20 …
Six startups get Planet M Mobility Grants
TRAVERSE CITY—Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Wednesday announced the latest PlanetM Mobility Grant recipients during her opening remarks at the Center for Automotive Research’s annual automotive industry event, the Management Briefing …
Two business expansion projects get state aid
LANSING—Two projects expected to generate a total investment of $14.9 million and create 188 jobs in Michigan have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. …
Business expansions, community projects get state aid
LANSING—Four projects expected to generate a total investment of $12.4 million and create 88 jobs in Michigan have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. …
Four business expansions to add 395 Michigan jobs get state aid
LANSING—Four business projects expected to generate a total investment of $130.6 million and create 395 jobs across Michigan have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development …
$500M+ in expansions, renovations get state aid
LANSING—Projects expected to generate more than $500 million in total investment received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced today. Besides the massive $80 million …
$80M project to turn former paper mill into mixed-use development
VICKSBURG—An abandoned, historic paper mill in the Kalamazoo County village of Vicksburg will be transformed into a mixed-use development in an $80 million project supported by the Michigan Strategic Fund, …
Waupaca Foundry opens opens in UP’s Ironwood
LANSING–Waupaca Foundry, a Hitachi Metals company, this week started operations in Ironwood in the far western Upper Peninsula. The new plant will process iron castings produced at the company’s plants …
Community projects, huge Fiat Chrysler expansions get state aid
LANSING—Three community revitalization projects expected to generate a total investment of $131 million and create 293 jobs in Michigan have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic …
Cybersecurity firm to create 25 jobs in GR area
LANSING—VDA Labs LLC, a cybersecurity company, has received a $75,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a $300,000 investment to create a new headquarters in Kent County’s Plainfield …