Lansing Economic Area Partnership
#LEAPactivator Emma dives into her top 4 recommendations in the Lansing region. Uncle John’s Cider Mill Not only is it extremely fun to visit in the fall, the cider taproom is a great hangout space when you’re trying to warm up and enjoy a local...
The Lansing region offers a variety of vegan friendly spots throughout the region, these 3 picks made it on Jaclyn’s list. Veg Head My favorite part of living in Lansing, if I am being honest! Everything here is so good! If I could recommend...
#LEAPActivator Juliette Givhan spills the beans on her favorite coffee shops in the Lansing Region. Blue Owl Blue Owl, specifically the REO Town location, will always hold a special place in my heart as the place that supplied both caffeine and ambience during my undergrad...
The Lansing Economic Area Partnership’s (LEAP) mission is to work with local business and community leaders to attract world-class companies to Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties and create jobs and community investment that support our families and our local economies. The Michigan Manufacturing Innovation Campus...
LEAP’s One and All Inclusive Entrepreneurship Initiative Welcomes 20 New Entrepreneurs to Seventh Program The One and All Program Continues to Accelerate Economic Mobility in the Lansing Region LANSING, Mich. (March 7, 2023) – Twenty entrepreneurs from Ingham County have been selected to participate in...
The Middle Village Micro Market is a year long business incubator program that allows entrepreneurs to open their own retail micro storefront in downtown Lansing. Program members receive programming and marketing support while they grow their brand, build their customer base, and test the market...
Have you heard about Socialight Society? This Black owned bookstore is the perfect place to find titles written about, for, and by Black authors! Socialight Society is the brain child of Nyshell Lawrence, an alumni of LEAP’s One and All Program Five, who found a...
Latest Expansion in Charlotte Reinforces Lansing Region’s Growing EV Manufacturing and Supply Chain Prowess Today, the Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF) announced plans to continue investing in and expanding the company’s facilities in Charlotte, Mich. Shyft will invest approximately $16 million for expansion and improvements in...
Have you taken a trip to the Constellation Cat Cafe? This cafe and cat haven is currently located at 3320 E Lake Lansing Rd, East Lansing, MI but is in the process of moving to Lansing’s Old Town— where it will become a neighbor to...
Elevate Program’s First Cohort Complete Six Months of Individualized Business Training, Resource Sharing and Community Building LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 12, 2023) — In December 2022, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) came together with community, funders, family and friends to celebrate the completion of the first Elevate Black-business accelerator...
