Lansing Economic Area Partnership
New Virtual Framework to Expand Access to Key Fashion Programming LANSING, Mich. – The Runway is excited to announce its new phase of virtual accelerator programming, “Accelerating the Runway,” an intense eight-week course pairing fashion entrepreneurs with experts and mentors to quickly elevate their fashion startup....
Designation Increases Economic Investment Opportunities LANSING, Mich. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service announced the approval of new Opportunity Zone designations Monday, including within nine communities across the Tri-County region. Opportunity Zones, established through the Tax Cuts and Jobs...
Mayor Schor Determined To Further Accelerate Growth Of Lansing LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) Board is set to welcome newly elected Lansing Mayor Andy Schor as he takes his seat on the EDC Board of Directors, during the first EDC Board meeting of...
$14.5 Million Investment from Tecomet Will Bring New Jobs to Lansing LANSING, Mich. – The city of Lansing and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced the expansion of Tecomet, an international leader in high-precision manufacturing, earlier today at Tecomet’s Lansing facility. Founded in 1963, Tecomet is a...
Latest Economic Development Contract Contributes To Unified Regional Service Model LANSING, Mich. – With a confident move toward expanding regional cooperation, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a contract with the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) for economic development services. For several decades,...
$75,000 City of Lansing Arts Impact Project Provides for Immersive Sculpture Downtown LANSING, Mich. – Within sight of the state’s Capitol on Michigan Avenue in downtown Lansing, community partners welcomed a new immersive public art attraction this afternoon. On behalf of project partners LEAP, the...
Approval by Michigan Strategic Fund Board Positions $8M Mixed-use Development To Commence LANSING, Mich. – Just a short block from the state Capitol building, the City of Lansing and representatives from the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), today celebrated a major step forward in redeveloping...
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...
Project to Remove Blight, Create New Jobs, and Expand Existing Lansing Business LANSING, Mich. – Mayor Virg Bernero and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) today announced Lansing-based Neogen Corporation’s plans to create a new home for its Ideal® Instruments subsidiary at 1000 S. Hosmer Street in Lansing. Ideal® Instruments,...
Sleepwalker Spirits & Ale and Wheel House Pottery Studio to Open in Renovated REO Town Buildings LANSING, Mich. – This morning, Mayor Virg Bernero and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) announced the redevelopment of two adjacent properties located at 1101 and 1103 South Washington Avenue...
