Thursday, April 21, 2022

Travel and Hospitality Industry Celebrated at 2022 Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism

• Industry awards recognize individuals, tourism entities that exemplify best practices, impact on industry • Big Rapids, Cadillac and Elk Rapids named Pure Michigan Trail Towns • Pure Michigan ad campaign continues to have a positive economic impact on the state • Pure Michigan guitar unveiled during conference

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Unveils MI Healthy Climate Plan to Create Good-Paying Jobs, Protect Air and Water

Plan outlines path to carbon neutrality by 2050, interim steps to take by 2030 including more clean energy, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, land & water conservation

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces 161 New Jobs, Community Revitalization Project in SE Michigan

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

State of Michigan and National Park Service Announce Innovation Partnership to Promote Accessibility to National Parks

Partnership aims to improve safety, sustainability, and equitable access at national parks through innovative mobility technologies deployed in Michigan’s five national parks

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

$50,000 grant will be used to document one of Michigan’s oldest African American neighborhoods

A National Register of Historic Places nomination will be prepared for the Ferry Street District in Niles, where African Americans first settled in 1846

Monday, April 18, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Awards Nearly $500,000 to Support Small Businesses

Funds will support 20 local businesses in 19 communities around the state

Friday, April 15, 2022

Crowdfunding campaign launched for the ‘BBNA Lakeshore Fitness Trail’ project in Muskegon

$20,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces Eight Michigan Main Street Communities Receiving $160,000 to Support Downtown Improvement Projects

Grants awarded to Grand Haven, Grosse Pointe, Lansing, Lapeer, Niles, Otsego, Saline and Sault Ste. Marie

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces Two Business Expansions Bringing 77 New Jobs to Calhoun, St. Joseph Counties

• Two projects expected to generate total private investment of $34 million, create 77 jobs • Aircraft maintenance provider Duncan Aviation bringing at least 61 jobs to Battle Creek, investing in excess of $30 million • Contract manufacturer West Michigan Tool & Die expanding in Benton Harbor Township, investing more than $4 million

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Community revitalization project to restore long-vacant building, bring new housing options to downtown Houghton