Lansing Economic Area Partnership
One of the few companies in the U.S. producing therapeutic and diagnostic isotopes like Ac-225 and N-13 is headquartered right here in Lansing, and is helping to drive the innovation behind Michigan’s Health Core. A leader in advanced nuclear medicine, Ionetix’s innovations improve access...
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow has been caring for the people of the Lansing region since its founding in 1896, when a group of pioneering women organized the Women’s Hospital Association after determining that Michigan’s growing capital city needed improved access to health care. Today,...
First responders are a critical component of a region’s healthcare infrastructure. Firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians with advanced training can increase survival rates and outcomes for the patients they care for. Michigan’s Health Core understands that improving healthcare in the Lansing region requires...
The Capital Area College Access Network (CapCAN) creates a college-going culture in the Capital region by supporting college and post-secondary opportunities, readiness, participation, and completion. Seeing an opportunity to create a new healthcare pathway in response to the shortage of healthcare workers locally and...
The expansion strengthens child care access, affordability, and workforce solutions. Lansing, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2026) — Employers across Region 7, including Eaton, Clinton, Ingham, and Shiawassee counties, can now participate in MI Tri-Share, a state-supported employer-based child care cost-sharing program benefit administered by the Michigan...
Project Reinforces Flagship Production Campus. Lansing, Mich. (Jan. 22, 2026) — Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) celebrated a ribbon cutting for a major expansion at its Ovid campus, marking a significant investment in the City of Ovid and reaffirming the site as MMPA’s flagship production location. MMPA is investing a total...
The wins highlight the quality of local teams and the network behind them. LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 21, 2026) — Two Michigan State University student-led ventures, BRCĒ and CocoMar, earned top honors at the internationally recognized Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition in Toronto, reinforcing strength of the Lansing region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and the growing...
The funding continues support for talent development, public awareness, and initiative advocacy. Lansing, Mich. (Feb. 21, 2026) — The Capital Area Child Care Coalition (CACCC), co-led by the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), United Way of South Central Michigan (UWSCM) and Capital Area Michigan Works! (CAMW!), and 70+ coalition members has received renewed funding to continue strengthening the regional child...
The Agreement Will Allow for Increased Development Opportunities in the M-21 Corridor LANSING, Mich. (December 18, 2025) – The City of St. Johns and Bingham Township have announced a unique partnership to extend water infrastructure, unlocking new economic development potential along the M-21 corridor....
The five-day celebration featuring 20+ events, panels, workshops, and community activations is designed to strengthen mid-Michigan’s innovation ecosystem LANSING, Mich. (December 17, 2025) – 517 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Week (517 E&I Week), the region’s flagship celebration of entrepreneurial energy and creative technology, will return April 6–10, 2026...
