Lansing Economic Area Partnership
Bike Racks To Connect Grand Ledge Downtown and Riverside Areas With Functional Aesthetics LANSING, Mich. – Local residents and visitors alike have another reason to get out and about along the Grand Ledge trail system. City residents, local officials, and community partners from across the...
Community Partners Leveraged LEAP’s ENGAGE Placemaking Pilot Program to Bring Public Art Installation by Lansing-based Artist to Lansing River Trail LANSING, Mich. – This afternoon, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero unveiled a new public art installation generously funded by the...
Community Partnerships Work to Extend “Keys In The Cities” Public Art Pianos To Charlotte LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), Windwalker Underground Gallery, and the city of Charlotte gathered together this afternoon to announce LEAP’s new community driven placemaking pilot program, ENGAGE, and...
City to Fund $140,000 for Arts and Culture LANSING, Mich. — The City of Lansing, Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing are pleased to announce the First Impressions Program. This new program (formerly the City of Lansing Sense of Place...
Board of Water & Light Installed LED Lighting Turned On LANSING, Mich. – The community gathered Tuesday evening to be present for the official unveiling of the decorative LED lighting underneath the US-127 bridge overpass along the Michigan Avenue corridor. The lights, which illuminate the bridge...
Lansing Poet Laureate to engage tri-county community in the literary arts LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), the RCAH Center for Poetry at Michigan State University, and the Lansing Poetry Club, are proud to announce the appointment of Dennis Hinrichsen as the inaugural...
*Updated Release* $107,000 Crowdfunded Under the Bridge Project to be Completed This Summer LANSING, Mich. – Note: Listed in paragraph 7 below, are donors who contributed at the $1,000 level or above. We wish to thank and acknowledge donors of all levels, whose contributions have helped...
Three communities work to retain and attract talent through placemaking grants LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced a new round of Public Art for Communities grant recipients today, adding three communities to the growing list of municipalities participating in the LEAP Public...
New Mixed-Use Project to Create Jobs, Diversify Housing Options, and Add New Retail Opportunities LANSING, Mich. – Mayor Virg Bernero and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced a new mixed-use redevelopment project on West Ionia Street this morning. The Belen Buildings project will be completed...
City of Lansing Awards $120,000 to Support Creative Placemaking Projects LANSING, Mich. – Mayor Virg Bernero was joined today by Bob Trezise of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Deborah Mikula of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing to proudly announce $120,000 in investment toward...
