Wayfair to bring 500+ jobs to Lansing area
LANSING–Wayfair, the Boston-based online store for home furnishings and décor, announced it would establish a customer service center in Meridian Township, which the company says will create 500 full time …
Lansing insurer gets state aid for expansion
LANSING—The Michigan Farm Bureau Family of Cos. Has received a $241,500 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a $6.8 million prouect to upgrade its existing headquarters. Included in …
LEAP’s Proto Accelerator InsurTech program opens 2020 applications
LANSING—On the heels of highly successful first year, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s Proto Accelerator InsurTech program has opened its 2020 application process. Earlier this year, the program welcomed three …
Three companies win Hatching business pitch contest in Lansing
LANSING—Empowerment, community and sustainability are embedded within the Lansing region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem—values which were clearly visible during the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s Sept. 26 Hatching business pitch competition, where three …
Site Selection names Lansing nation’s third best city for sustainable development
LANSING – The Lansing-East Lansing area was named the third best metro in the nation for sustainable development in Site Selection Magazine’s 2019 Sustainability Rankings, among other Midwestern powerhouses like …
Lansing area gets $600k EPA grant to clean up polluted properties for redevelopment
LANSING—The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) has again led a coalition of regional partners—including the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, Clinton County, Eaton County, and Ingham County—in securing a …
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 …
MSU high-tech turbine startup gets help from LEAP accelerator
LANSING — Black Pine Engineering, a manufacturer of advanced compressor engines, has been accepted into the Proto Accelerator phyiscal product program run by the capital region’s economic development agency, the …
LEAP efforts land Tesla supplier in Lansing
LANSING — The Lansing Economic Area Partnership was joined by the City of Lansing in announcing the new distribution operations of Norm Fasteners, a U.S. subsidiary of Norm Group. Norm …
Lansing’s Proto Accelerator launches insurance tech program
LANSING – A new insurance technology accelerator program has been launched by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership — the economic development agency for the Lansing region — along with two …