Lansing Economic Area Partnership
The Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grant Program created by Ingham County in April 2021 using $11 million from the county’s first tranche of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds will provide working capital grants to eligible Ingham County small businesses and nonprofits. The Lansing Economic...
Elder Care-Focused Startup Aims to Address Care Disparities Through Education and Evidence-Based Intervention LANSING, Mich. (June 22, 2021) — Seven talented local entrepreneurs pitched at the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) June 10 virtual Hatching event, the quarterly pitch competition’s second event of 2021. June’s pitch lineup...
In April 2021, Ingham County took action to assist small businesses negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and allocated $11 million from the county’s first tranche of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to create the Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grant Program. The county selected...
Grant Seeks to Strategically Align Regional Partners and Create Top MedTech Hub The Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) efforts to transform and connect a vital and growing regional industry cluster into one of the nation’s top 20 medical technology ecosystems is taking a significant step forward...
[caption id="attachment_5262" align="alignleft" width="300"] A state-of-the-art McKesson distribution facility like pictured, will open in Holt, MI late fall 2021. Photo courtesy of McKesson.[/caption] Today, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Delhi Charter Township board of trustees jointly announced global healthcare supply chain company McKesson is...
Lansing Recognized Among National Competitor Communities for Economic Development Excellence The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is recognized as one of the 20 top economic development organizations (EDO) in the nation, receiving the prestigious 2021 Site Selection Magazine Mac Conway Award designation earlier this week. LEAP...
Delhi Township and Meridian Township Receive Public Art Grants to Enhance Business and Talent Attraction [caption id="attachment_5075" align="alignleft" width="214"] The Keeping Time Sculpture in Charlotte's Time Piece Park was funded in part by a 2018 LEAP Public Art for Communities Grant.[/caption] The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP)...
Customer-Focused Personal Shopping Startup Fills Community Need LANSING, Mich. (Mar. 26, 2021) — Five budding female entrepreneurs pitched at the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) March 11 virtual Hatching event, the quarterly pitch competition’s first event of 2021. March’s pitch lineup included an apparel and gift boutique...
New Department Will Focus on Unlocking Full Potential of Local Economy Through Intentional Inclusion of Traditionally Underserved Populations LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) has announced the creation of a new Department of Equitable Economic Planning (DEEP), which will aim to unlock the...
Grants to Benefit Businesses Directly Impacted by December 2020 State Mask Mandate LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 14, 2021) — More state funded grants are on the way for small businesses that continue to be battered by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) has approved...
