Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Small Businesses and Nonprofits Across Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties Seek Help to Address COVID-19 Related Financial Hardship Following the Aug. 5, 2020, closing of the statewide Michigan Small Business Restart Program grant application, created and managed by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), 1,640...
Lansing’s Resilient Economy and Midsize Market Status Combine to Make the Region A Top Location in the Post-COVID United States As economies slowly begin to restart and Americans adjust to a vastly different professional and social landscape, the places in which we choose to live,...
More than 400 Grants Available for Small Businesses and Nonprofits Across Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties Following the creation of a small-business restart program by the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) on July 7, 2020, funded with $100 million received from the Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund,...
Authentic Cheesecake Startup Takes Home Top Prize at Recent Business Pitch Competition Six Lansing-based entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas at LEAP’s July 9 virtual Hatching event, building on the theme of resilience for this year’s series of monthly events. This month’s ideas included a 3D...
Relief Funds for Local Small Businesses Distributed by LEAP Across Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties Exceeds $1.2 Million During COVID-19 Crisis LANSING, Mich. (June 11, 2020) – Twelve Lansing area small businesses are leaping to higher ground thanks to relief loans from the Michigan Economic...
Statement from LEAP President and CEO Bob Trezise and Board Chair Edythe Copeland LANSING, Mich. (June 2, 2020) – The heart of LEAP’s mission is to create vibrant, inclusive and strong communities that more competitively support the attraction and growth of businesses, people and entrepreneurs...
A Statement from LEAP President and CEO Bob Trezise LANSING, Mich. (May 28, 2020) – There are only a handful of true giants from Lansing who truly impacted the quality of life of every person, business and organization throughout our entire three county community –...
Investment in Key Economic Partnership Pays Off in Time of Need LANSING, Mich. (May 27, 2020) – Health care workers in the Lansing region and other areas in the state of Michigan with the greatest need will have better protection against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Annual Diversity & Equity Statement Signed & 2019 Regional Diversity Star Award Presented With an eye toward highlighting exemplary diversity, equity and inclusion business practices, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) presented its fifth annual Regional Diversity Star Award to CASE Credit Union during its...
