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 innovators...
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 MEDC...
The stakes are high when it comes to creating places where top talent want to live and work. As competition for talented workers intensifies, cultivating attractive communities can make or break economic success — especially in Michigan, which faces at least a decade and a...
The below remarks were given at the Michigan Higher Education Attainment Roundtable (MIHEART) Talent Summit on Jan. 24, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. by Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) President/CEO, Bob Trezise. Thank you to the organizers and participants of this most critical coalition, MIHEART. Welcome to...
LANSING, MICHIGAN PUBLIC NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP ANALYSIS Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup Alternatives for the PARK PLACE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE CITY OF LANSING: TAKE NOTICE that the Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (LBRA) is accepting comments and review of the Analysis of Brownfield Cleanup...
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 Federal...
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 LEAP’s...
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 company’s...
LEAP's Economic-Corridor Development Specialist Anum Mughal sat down with Urban Systems, a dynamic and growing development company located in Lansing, Michigan, to talk about the benefits Opportunity Zones offer developers, and how the company envisions using Opportunity Zones to bring innovative and unique projects to...
