Lansing Economic Area Partnership
*Updated Release* $107,000 Crowdfunded Under the Bridge Project to be Completed This Summer LANSING, Mich. – Note:Â Listed in paragraph 7 below, are donors who contributed at the $1,000 level or above. We wish to thank and acknowledge donors of all levels, whose contributions have helped...
Three communities work to retain and attract talent through placemaking grants LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced a new round of Public Art for Communities grant recipients today, adding three communities to the growing list of municipalities participating in the LEAP Public...
New Mixed-Use Project to Create Jobs, Diversify Housing Options, and Add New Retail Opportunities LANSING, Mich. – Mayor Virg Bernero and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced a new mixed-use redevelopment project on West Ionia Street this morning. The Belen Buildings project will be completed...
City of Lansing Awards $120,000 to Support Creative Placemaking Projects LANSING, Mich. – Mayor Virg Bernero was joined today by Bob Trezise of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Deborah Mikula of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing to proudly announce $120,000 in investment toward...
Sculpture by Emerging Artist Frank Balluff Funded by LEAP and PNC Foundation Public Art Grant LANSING, Mich. – The City of Charlotte unveiled a new sculpture funded by a Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and PNC Foundation Public Art for Communities Grant this afternoon. The sculpture...
Applications Available for the Tri-County Area’s First Poet Laureate LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Poetry Club, the RCAH Center for Poetry at Michigan State University and Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) are seeking a Poet Laureate to engage the tri-county community in the literary arts. Applications...
$30,000 Available in Public Art Funding to Enhance Sense of Place in Tri-County Communities LANSING, Mich. – Request for Proposals for LEAP’s successful Public Art for Communities Grant are now being accepted until 4 p.m. on February 28, 2017. This year, LEAP seeks to add three...
Nineteenth Piece of Art Unveiled in Lansing Region LANSING, Mich. –With a $10,000 placemaking grant from LEAP, Delhi Township unveiled a new piece of art ‘Happy in Holt’ created by artist Matthew Lincoln today in front of the Delhi Township offices at 2074 Aurelius Road, Holt,...
LANSING, Mich. – A recent report released by Livibility.com named Lansing, MI as the 2nd Best City for African Americans. Livability.com used the percentage of African American residents, income equality, percentage of African American homeowners, percentage of new African American residents as a few of the criteria...
Initiative Kicks Off with Education Series, and presents first annual Regional Diversity Star Award to Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. LANSING, Mich. – Diversity Lansing, a LEAP0-led initiative, is officially underway with the launch of the 2015-2016 Diversity Education Series, which took place on Wednesday, November...
