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Innovation in Action: My Experience at the Inaugural E&I Week

LEAP Team April 22, 2025 No Comments

Written by Katie Goble, Digital Marketing Intern It isn’t often that you get to witness innovation in action. By definition, innovation can feel invisible amongst the hustle and bustle of…

Lansing Region Entrepreneurs Take Center Stage as LEAP and Lansing Regional SmartZone Lead Delegation to SXSW

Jessica Vilca, CDMP March 10, 2025 No Comments

Okemos, Mich. company is part of the 1 percent of applicants accepted into the global accelerator LANSING, Mich. — (March 10, 2025) — In a testament to the Lansing Region’s…

Innovating in Insurance with PROTO Accelerator

Genesis Lodise July 11, 2019 No Comments

On June 4, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) board of directors heard from members of PROTO Accelerator’s inaugural PROTO InsurTech cohort, Ron Shalit of Israel’s Supportomate, Declan Trumble of…

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Joins the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Insurance Industry Leaders to Announce a New Statewide Economic Development Initiative

Genesis Lodise April 8, 2019 No Comments

PROTO InsurTech Initiative to Enhance Competitiveness of State’s Business Startup Programming Through Recruitment of High-tech International Companies LANSING, Mich. – Three new international high-tech startups set up shop in LEAP’s…

Local Entrepreneur Wins $2,000 to Save Lives in Lansing

Genesis Lodise March 29, 2019 No Comments

MSU Student’s AssemBIO the Latest Company to be “Hatched” Through LEAP LANSING, Mich. – Michael Behrendt, a Michigan State University (MSU) senior studying chemical engineering, is the winner of the…

Kid CEOs Take Home $14,000 in Prize Money at LEAP’s Sixth Annual Youth Startup Expo Event

Genesis Lodise March 19, 2019 No Comments

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…

LEAP Subsidiary PROTO Accelerator InsurTech Now Selecting First Startup Cohort Among Strong International Competition

Genesis Lodise December 21, 2018 No Comments

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…

MSU High-tech Turbine Startup Accelerates with LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator

Genesis Lodise October 26, 2018 No Comments

LANSING, Mich. – Black Pine Engineering, a manufacturer of cutting-edge compressor engines, has been accepted into the Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) PROTO Accelerator physical product program. Poised to continue…

LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator Launches InsurTech Platform

Genesis Lodise October 2, 2018 No Comments

Applications open for insurance technology business startups to receive investment, mentorship and resources during 2019 program LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), together with key industry leaders Delta…

LEAP’s Youth Startup Expo Event Helps Young Entrepreneurs Prepare for the Future Economy

Genesis Lodise March 30, 2018 No Comments

Students from Across the Region Share Business Ideas with Local Leaders and Community LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) welcomed close to 150 youth entrepreneurs and innovators…

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Innovation in Action: My Experience at the Inaugural E&I Week

Lansing Region Entrepreneurs Take Center Stage as LEAP and Lansing Regional SmartZone Lead Delegation to SXSW

Innovating in Insurance with PROTO Accelerator

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Joins the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Insurance Industry Leaders to Announce a New Statewide Economic Development Initiative

Local Entrepreneur Wins $2,000 to Save Lives in Lansing

Kid CEOs Take Home $14,000 in Prize Money at LEAP’s Sixth Annual Youth Startup Expo Event

LEAP Subsidiary PROTO Accelerator InsurTech Now Selecting First Startup Cohort Among Strong International Competition

MSU High-tech Turbine Startup Accelerates with LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator

LEAP’s PROTO Accelerator Launches InsurTech Platform

LEAP’s Youth Startup Expo Event Helps Young Entrepreneurs Prepare for the Future Economy

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