Michigan Celebrates Small Business names winners
LANSING—The Michigan Celebrates Small Business event, which has been honoring small businesses in the state of Michigan for 17 years, has announced the awardees of the 2021 MCSB annual gala. …
LEAP’s Tech Startup Gateway program renewed
LANSING–With approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) board, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) will receive $100,000 in Gateway Representative support from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for the …
Ann Arbor-area business expansions get state aid
LANSING–Two projects expected to generate 266 new, well-paying jobs and a total private investment of $7.1 million in the Ann Arbor region have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, …
MEDC OK’s state aid to community redevelopment projects
LANSING—Support for projects that will create vibrant spaces and boost tourism in the communities of Grand Haven, Hillsdale and Ludington and a program that will further grow Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem …
Feds award Michigan $363M for rural broadband
LANSING–Michigan will receive $362,985,055 in federal funding over the next 10 years to expand broadband access to 249,263 sites statewide, officials of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced. The funding …
Application for Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative now live
LANSING—Michigan-based small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 virus may submit their applications for grants of up to $15,000 through the Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative, which …
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 …
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 …
Centrepolis Accelerator to honor top clients in online ceremony Dec. 16
SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator, the manufacturing business accelerator on the campus of Lawrence Technological University, will name the winners of its first-ever Centrepolis Accelerator Client Awards in an online ceremony Wednesday, …
Pure Michigan Small Business Relief Initiative to provide $10M grants for COVID recovery
LANSING—The Michigan Strategic Fund board has approved a $10 million grant program to help meet the urgent needs of small businesses disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The Pure Michigan …