LANSING - Wednesday morning the Michigan AFL-CIO hosted their 34th Legislative Convention, attended by scores of union members across the state. Under the theme “Honoring Frontline Heroes,” the convention explored the hard-fought wins of the Michigan labor movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, the increase of workers using their collective power by going on strike, and the importance of supporting union members on the picket line.
Since mid-2020, the SBA has delivered more than $1 trillion in economic aid ($173+ billion in the Great Lakes region) via COVID relief measures to help the nation’s small businesses and those hardest hit by the pandemic survive. Fiscal year-end traditional SBA-backed lending numbers should be released this week and the SBA is on schedule to celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week from Nov. 1 to 5. We also are gearing up for the 2022 National Small Business Week to return the first week of May with details on award nominations to come in November as well.
Application Open Oct. 20, 2021
LANSING, Mich. (Oct 18, 2021) — The Clinton County Board of Commissioners took action to assist small businesses negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by allocating $2 million from the county’s first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for small business grants. The county selected the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) to design and administer the program, which will deliver grants ranging from $10,000-$25,000 to small businesses with 100 or fewer employees physically located in Clinton County.
83 Grants Awarded to Nonprofits Across Ingham County
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 15, 2021) — Today, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced additional grant recipients of the $11M Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grants Program.
Chris Holman connects with Michigan Festivals & Events Association's Executive Director Mike Szukhent to discuss the upcoming 29th Annual MFEA Convention set for November 4-6, 2021.
Excellence in Project Work and Economic Equity Programming Awards from Economic Development Industry's Most Respected Governing Body
LANSING, Mich. (Oct. 8, 2021) – Building off a respected history of excellence in economic development practice, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) received two top international Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) today. LEAP received a Gold Rank for the BLOCK600 project in the Real Estate Redevelopment and Reuse category and a Gold Rank for its One and All-Inclusive Entrepreneurship Initiative Economic Equity and Inclusion category.
