Business expansions, community project get state aid
LANSING – Two business expansions and a community revitalization project that will generate a total of $25 million in private investment and create 310 jobs around Michigan have received support …
WMU to break ground on second phase of research park in 2019
KALAMAZOO – Western Michigan University announced it will begin development of a 55-acre addition to its Business Technology and Research Park in 2019 thanks to a $2.1 million grant from …
State aid OK’d for expansion to create 25 engineering jobs
LANSING – The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a $175,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a $1.7 million expansion of Farmington Hills-based Drive System Design Inc. that …
Ford’s Corktown project gets state aid, leads $1B in expansions
LANSING – The state of Michigan has approved a $209 million tax break over 30 years for Ford Motor Co.’s redevelopment of the long-vacant Michigan Central Station in Detroit’s Corktown …
Recycler expanding in Kalamazoo, creating 80 jobs
LANSING — The metals and plastics recycling company Schupan & Sons Inc. is expanding at two locations in Kalamazoo with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development …
Lawrence Tech, Southfield launch new Centrepolis Accelerator
SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University and the City of Southfield have entered into a formal partnership to launch the Centrepolis Accelerator. Housed on the campus of LTU, the Centrepolis Accelerator …
Two business expansions creating 100 jobs get state aid
LANSING — The Michigan Strategic Fund has supported two business expansions, in Washtenaw County’s Pittsfield Township and in Kent County’s Plainfield Township. Pacific Industrial Development Corp. received a $400,000 Michigan …
Sterling Heights project to create 100 jobs, downtown projects get state aid
LANSING — HTI Cybernetics Inc., a provider of automated and robotic welding systems, is expanding its manufacturing and headquarters operations in Sterling Heights with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, …
LEAP wins excellence in economic development awards
LANSING — The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) has received two top Excellence in Economic Development awards from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the world’s largest membership organization for …
BLM sets CEO Summit
DETROIT — Business Leaders for Michigan has set its 2018 Michigan CEO Summit for Thursday, Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cobo Center in Detroit. The event …