Sølv, a Redesigned Bathmat and Brainchild of Ben Pikus Takes Home First Prize; Hezekiah Trevino’s Community Building Nonprofit Ourspace (517) Takes Second Place    

LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 17, 2022) — In a night of creative collaboration, five local entrepreneurs pitched at The Hatching, Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) regular pitch competition. The event, open to entrepreneurs in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties, took place November 10 at UrbanBeat Event Center in Lansing’s Old Town Neighborhood and marked LEAP’s last pitch competition of 2022. In addition to the night’s winners, November’s entrepreneurial lineup included a bakery with the goal of offering a late-night sober experience, an app to consolidate come-to-you services in one place, and a family outreach service for teen mothers and other underserved youth.

Bookstore centered on celebrating Black women and Black literature takes home first prize; Jacob Mervyn’s blend of coffee and cinematic horror, Crema-torium, takes second place    

LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 1, 2022) — In a night of creative collaboration, six local entrepreneurs pitched at The Hatching, Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) regular pitch competition. The event, which was open to entrepreneurs in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties, took place on Aug. 25 and marked LEAP’s first outdoor pitch competition—taking place in the Albert EL Fresco Social District in East Lansing.

What:       The Hatching Pitch Competition   

When:     Thursday, August 25, 2022  
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.   

Where:    Albert EL Fresco Pedestrian Space
Intersection of Grove St. and Albert St.
Downtown East Lansing, MI 48823  

Chinese Company to Offer Educational and Cultural Exchange Opportunities 

LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 2, 2022) — An exciting new educational and cultural exchange company is coming to Lansing, Michigan, thanks in part to the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) foreign direct investment (FDI) soft landing program. Representatives from A Plus International Culture Communication, Inc., were joined by LEAP, local elected officials, and education partners in Lansing today to announce the launch of its U.S.-based cultural exchange operations.

Chinese Company to Offer Educational and Cultural Exchange Opportunities 

LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 2, 2022) — An exciting new educational and cultural exchange company is coming to Lansing, Michigan, thanks in part to the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) foreign direct investment (FDI) soft landing program. Representatives from A Plus International Culture Communication, Inc., were joined by LEAP, local elected officials, and education partners in Lansing today to announce the launch of its U.S.-based cultural exchange operations.

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