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MEDA | 2024 Birgit M. Klohs Fellowship for Women and Minorities in Economic Development – Apply Now

Michigan Business Network
March 28, 2024 12:00 PM

Birgit M. Kloh's Fellowship 

For Women and Minorities to Build Their Career
in Economic Development

Applications Open Today!

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Cinnaire Announces Key Leadership Promotions

Michigan Business Network
March 27, 2024 5:00 PM

Jennifer Everhart Named Chief Impact Officer; Donsia Strong Hill Named Executive Vice President of Equitable Engagement & Impact Strategies; and Ryan Robinson, President, Cinnaire Syndication

Cinnaire announced the promotion of several team members to key new leadership positions in alignment with the organization’s long term strategic plan.

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ICYMI: Michigan Business Beat | Cathleen Edgerly, Downtown Lansing Inc. Receives Funding for Downtown Improvement Projects

Michigan Business Beat
March 27, 2024 12:00 PM

Jeffrey Mosher welcomed Cathleen Edgerly, Executive Director of Downtown Lansing Inc. Lansing, MI.

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DOE and DOL Announce New Effort to Support and Expand America’s Battery Workforce

Michigan Business Network
March 27, 2024 11:00 AM

The Battery Workforce Initiative Provides Standardized Training Guidelines, Ensuring Worker Safety and Opening Pathways for Family Sustaining Careers in America’s Fast Growing Manufacturing Sector 

LANSING, MI— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Tuesday announced the release of the Battery Workforce Initiative (BWI)’s National Guideline Standards for registered apprenticeships for battery machine operators.

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U.P. Perspective | Building a Foundation for the Next Twenty-Five Years

U.P. Perspectives
March 27, 2024 7:00 AM

Perspective delivered by

Christopher Germain, AICP, EDFP

CEO, LSCP.

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Discover Kalamazoo Sports 2023 Economic Impact Report

Michigan Business Network
March 26, 2024 5:00 PM

Discover Kalamazoo Sports Reports $28.5 Million in Estimated Visitor Spending in 2023

Discover Kalamazoo Sports reports hosting 70+ sports events in 2023, which resulted in $28.5 million in estimated direct visitor spending.

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Lt. Gov. Gilchrist Announces Approval for up to $22 Million in SSBCI 2.0 Funding

Michigan Business Network
March 26, 2024 4:00 PM

 to Support Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem   

LANSING, Mich. -- Today, Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing Michigan Strategic Fund approval of up to $22 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) 2.0 Michigan Small Business Venture Capital Program (SBVCP) funds to support two venture capital investment funds. 

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The Right Place Assists Alticor, Parent Company of Amway, with Ada Expansion

Michigan Business Network
March 26, 2024 1:00 PM

Amway to add 260 jobs, invest $127 million to expand location in Ada Township

(GRAND RAPIDS, MI.) -  Today, The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), announced that Alticor, the parent company of Amway, is increasing manufacturing and research and development capacity through renovation and expansion of its existing facilities in Ada Township near Grand Rapids.

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Fly Lansing | MBN On the Road | CRAA Announcement- Breeze Airways to Land in Lansing with New Service to Florida!

Michigan Business Network
March 26, 2024 12:00 PM

Jeffrey Mosher was "on the road" to the Friendship Room of Capital Region International Airport Tuesday, March 26th gathering with leaders and media from the region for this announcement.

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MEDC | Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for the Discovery Pavilion at Rabbit River Preserve Project

Michigan Business Network
March 26, 2024 11:00 AM

$50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

LANSING, Mich. – The ODC Network, a local West Michigan-based nonprofit with a mission to advance outdoor education and conservation, acquired the beautiful, 65-acre Rabbit River preserve in 2017. Since then they have worked to develop the space into a place for community gathering, and through the anticipated success of a new crowdfunding campaign they will create an indoor pavilion for year-round use and education, as well as completing a new picnic shelter, bathrooms, and accessible parking.

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