Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Regional Communities Invited to Apply for Funding to Enhance Sense of Place For the ninth consecutive year, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals is now open for LEAP’s 2021 Public Art for Communities (PAFC) Grant Program. Applications...
LEAP Helps Land Leading Building Products Company in Delta Township Cameron Ashley has established a new Michigan distribution center at 3524 S. Canal Street in Delta Township. Cameron Ashley Building Products, Inc. (Cameron Ashley), a leading distributor of specialty building products, will open its newest...
Regional Geographic Distribution, Economic Impact and Inclusion-Minded Process Drove Complex Grant Awards Following a statewide announcement from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is announcing 412 small businesses and nonprofits from across Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties have been...
One&All Program Aims to Accelerate Economic Mobility Across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee Counties Twenty entrepreneurs from across Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and Shiawassee counties are taking important next steps toward building or growing their businesses as part of the inaugural cohort of One&All, a new...
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...
