Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Students from Across the Region Share Business Ideas with Local Leaders and Community LANSING, Mich. – Close to 250 of tomorrow’s business leaders took center stage at Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) sixth annual Youth Startup Expo Monday at the Lansing Center. Youth entrepreneurs and...
LEAP Acquires Funding from MEDC to Assist in Expanding and Growing Key Defense and Homeland Security Industry Growth Sectors in Michigan LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) has been awarded a Defense Industry Growth Regional Grant from the MEDC to assist the...
LANSING, Mich. – Following an October 2018 program launch, PROTO Accelerator InsurTech has just closed the 2019 application process. Notably, international interest in the program is high, with two-thirds of applications received coming from outside the U.S. This new interest from abroad has yet to...
2018 Regional Diversity Star Award Presented and Outgoing Board Member Honored With Legacy Award at LEAP Annual Board Meeting LANSING, Mich. – Continuing its commitment to inclusion and diversity, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) presented its fourth Annual Regional Diversity Star Award to MSU...
LEAP Builds Marketing Muscle to Support Regional Talent and Business Attraction Efforts LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is pleased to announce the addition of Katlyn Lindstrom to the LEAP team. Working alongside LEAP’s Marketing and Communications Division Director, Lindstrom takes on...
JMT US Launches Distribution Out of Port Lansing Warehouse LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and JMT US, the United States subsidiary of French-based company Janny MT, announced new US operations for the company are to be based in Lansing, Michigan. The...
Application Period is Open for the Lansing Area’s Second Poet Laureate LANSING, Mich. – Following two years of programming and engagement from the inaugural Lansing Poet Laureate, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), the Lansing Poetry Club, and the Residential College in the Arts and...
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) has received two top Excellence in Economic Development awards from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the world’s top leader in setting standards for the economic development industry. The awards, a gold award for the publication...
LANSING, Mich. – Black Pine Engineering, a manufacturer of cutting-edge compressor engines, has been accepted into the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) PROTO Accelerator physical product program. Poised to continue the innovation of technology developed at one of the country’s top research institutions, Michigan State...
Development of New Cheese and Whey Processing Facilities in St. Johns Underway ST. JOHNS, Mich. — Ground has broken on the site of two new world-class dairy processing facilities in St. Johns, which are expected to dramatically improve the production, profitability and long-term prospects for...
