Press Releases - 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
Michigan Economic Development Corp. is going full ‘STEAM Ahead’ in push to help tech-focused businesses of all sizes hire more interns and expand work experience opportunities for college students
MEDC is adding the Arts to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math work experience program and increasing its 1:1 wage match for employers to $4,000 for full-time interns and $2,000 for part-timers
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Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for the Murals on Main Festival in Downtown Rogers City
$50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative
Read MoreThursday, April 11, 2024
85 New Jobs Coming to Ingham & Kent Counties
Certus Medical, LLC expands in Lansing, creating 25 new jobs, $202,000 capital investment; tesa tape, inc., relocating North American headquarters to Grand Rapids, creating 60 new jobs, $1.2 million capital investment
Read MoreMonday, April 8, 2024
Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for Masons Corner in Downtown Farmington
$75,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative
Read MoreFriday, April 5, 2024
Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation and MEDC celebrate groundbreaking of manufacturing facility
New 20,000-square-foot industrial building will become transportation and logistics hub for Maple Transport, Inc., supporting U.P.’s forest products industry
Read MoreMonday, April 1, 2024
Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for the Greater Flint Miracle League Ballfield Project
$75,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative
Read MoreThursday, March 28, 2024
Four Business Expansions Bring 144 Jobs to Kent, Bay Counties
LANSING, Mich.— Today, Governor Whitmer announced four business expansion projects in Kent and Bay counties, which are expected to create 144 new jobs and generate nearly $72 million in capital investment, that have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund.
Read MoreTuesday, March 26, 2024
$22 Million in SSBCI 2.0 Funding Approved to Support Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Read MoreTuesday, March 26, 2024
New Economic Development Projects to Create up to 1,580 Jobs, Generating Over $650 Million in Investment
Read MoreMonday, March 25, 2024
Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for the Discovery Pavilion at Rabbit River Preserve Project
$50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative
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