LANSING – The State of Michigan announced the awardees of the “Make It in Michigan” Mobility Prototyping Grant Program. The selected projects will receive a combined $2 million of funding and services towards advancing technology that strengthens Michigan’s leadership in mobility, defense, and advanced manufacturing while bolstering domestic supply chains and high-quality job creation. Led
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced the 23 Michigan organizations that will receive grant funding from the Trusted Connector Grant program, which provide grants to organizations such as chambers of commerce and other member-based organizations that engage with under-represented small businesses and/or tech-based entrepreneurs across the state. Additionally, a Detroit-based company will
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has officially been designated as an Accredited Economic Development Organization by the International Economic Development Council – a prestigious honor that recognizes professional excellence among economic development organizations worldwide. With this announcement, the MEDC is one of 86 AEDO-accredited economic development organizations across the United States, Mexico, and
LANSING – The Giving Trees Park is a placemaking project in the Southwest-most part of the Core City neighborhood in Detroit that is focused on creatively addressing food-access/green space insecurities in the community by repurposing vacant lots into community hubs that host fruit trees, shade trees, green gathering spaces, and community resources. This effort will
LANSING– As the iconic Pure Michigan campaign nears its 20th anniversary in just over a year, the team behind the brand announcied new leadership to steer it into the future. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced that Kelly Wolgamott has been named Vice President of Pure Michigan. Wolgamott has served as interim Vice President since
ANN ARBOR - Neil Balduc, the owner of Tritegrity Machine, a small Tier 2 CNC manufacturer in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, was ecstatic when he got word from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. that he was awarded a matching grant of $25,000 from the Industry 4.0 fund. The money allowed him to buy a co-bot for
LANSING - Pure Michigan was recognized by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Tuesday night with three Adrian Awards in the gold, silver and bronze categories. The awards received by Pure Michigan include the following: Pure Michigan Hidden Gems: Influencer Press Trip Influencer Marketing (Gold) Planet D: “6 Surprisingly Caribbean Water Adventures to
