Grant Seeks to Strategically Strengthen Regional Child Care System

LANSING, Mich. (March 13, 2023) — The Lansing Region’s vital childcare industry is taking a significant step forward thanks to a Regional Child Care Coalition Planning grant from the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC). Led by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), with Capital Area Michigan Works! (CAMW!) and the United Way of South Central Michigan (UWSCMI), LEAP received a $150,000 grant to support the Capital Area Child Care Coalition (CACCC) to connect, strengthen and expand the regional childcare ecosystem.

LANSING, Mich. (March 8, 2023) – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) mission is to work with local business and community leaders to attract world-class companies to Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties and create jobs and community investment that support our families and our local economies.

The One and All Program Continues to Accelerate Economic Mobility in the Lansing Region 

LANSING, Mich. (March 7, 2023) – Twenty entrepreneurs from Ingham County have been selected to participate in One and All program seven! This will be the first cohort solely funded by Ingham County, through the Ingham County Sunrise Program created in April 2021 using $11 million from the county’s first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

Four Major Community Awards to be Presented Annually at LRCC Annual Dinner
Lansing, Michigan – The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) are pleased to announce that applications are open for the second annual Diversity Star Award, honoring organizations that champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and the Lansing regional community.

Four Major Community Awards to be Presented Annually at LRCC Annual Dinner
Lansing, Michigan – The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) are pleased to announce that applications are open for the second annual Diversity Star Award, honoring organizations that champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace and the Lansing regional community.

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Following up on our previous analysis of the country’s fastest-growing jobs from 2012 through 2021, CommercialCafe’s newest report shifts the focus toward the occupations that saw the sharpest decline during that same timeframe.