Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Latest Rankings Highlight Lansing Region's National Appeal for Top Tech Talent Years of regional coordination and partnerships focused on building a robust Lansing regional high-tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem continue to pay off, with the Lansing-East Lansing Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) landing the eleventh spot on CompTIA’s...
LANSING, Mich. (Sept. 16, 2022) – Led by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), the M-21 AgTech Taskforce, comprised of the Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership (SEDP), The Right Place in Grand Rapids, Clinton County Catalyst (CCC), Michigan Soybean Committee (MSC) and Michigan Department of Agriculture...
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...
Six One and All Graduating Class Continues to Accelerate Economic Mobility Across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee Counties LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 3, 2022) – Nineteen entrepreneurs from across the Lansing region celebrated the end of a two-month journey of business growth with the sixth program of One and All, an inclusive entrepreneurship initiative created in 2020 by...
Chinese Company to Offer Educational and Cultural Exchange Opportunities [caption id="attachment_6888" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ms. Yin of A Plus International Culture Communications, Inc. is joined by Lansing Sister Cities representatives, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and LEAP President and CEO Bob Trezise in officially launching the company's US...
LANSING, Mich. (July 5, 2022) – Continuing its investment in public art and artistentrepreneurs, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) awarded $20,000 for new permanent public art installations through its Public Art for Communities (PAFC) grant program. LEAP’s PAFC program, with support from the PNC...
The One and All Program Continues to Accelerate Economic Mobility Across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee Counties LANSING, Mich. (May 24, 2022) – Twenty-one entrepreneurs from across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee counties have been selected to participate in program six of One and All. This...
Eight Entrepreneurs Join Rigorous Six-Month Business Accelerator Program LANSING, Mich. (April, 28 2022) – Today, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and the PNC Foundation, in partnership with Best Practice Consulting Services welcomed eight entrepreneurs from the Lansing region who will participate in the inaugural...
Pitch Competition Returns After Necessary Move to Virtual amid COVID-19 Pandemic LANSING, Mich. (April, 14, 2022) — The Hatching is back and better than ever with a return to in-person programming in partnership with the Allen Neighborhood Center in Lansing’s Eastside Neighborhood. The Hatching is a business pitch...
LEAP’s One and All Inclusive Entrepreneurship Initiative Celebrates 23 Graduates for Program Five— January-March 2022 Fifth One and All Graduating Class Continues to Accelerate Economic Mobility Across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee Counties LANSING, Mich. (Mar. 30, 2022) – Twenty-three entrepreneurs from across the Lansing region celebrated...
