Coverage of projects, big and small, and the people who create them, which promote the economic health of a community, including manufacturing, retail, office, and hospitality developments.
As part of the Make it in Michigan Strategy, the state of Michigan has new finance tools and opportunities to convert vacant land into housing via the Transformational Brownfield Fund and tax increment funding. The State Land Bank Authority and Michigan Community Capital are working with state, local, and federal organizations to develop attainable workforce housing in their communities.
“We are bringing a new technology on site that we previously sourced from out of state and overseas. We firmly believe that the value of automated USA manufacturing will continue to increase over the coming years,” says Kevin Karrip, who is vice president of G-M Wood Products in Newaygo.
Allegan County-based Saugatuck Brewing Company, which has grown into one of Michigan's largest independently owned craft breweries, is aiming to grow its market share even more with a new Shandy Variety Pack.
Of the sixteen research and restoration projects selected in this latest grant round, seven are located in Michigan, the most among the Great Lake states.
“Through strategic investments like this towards beautification, events, small businesses, and community engagement, we can transform our downtown into a thriving hub of activity, commerce, and culture for all," says Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Executive Director Cameron Mains.
The Peers to Higher Education program helps peer support specialists find funding and child care to support them in building a career in mental health.
Three southeastern Michigan schools will have new student health centers on campus this spring, thanks to grants from the Family Medical Center of Michigan.
Tribal fisheries biologists are leading the way on a project that will submerge cameras to get a better idea of how fish populations are interacting and changing.
The City of White Cloud is the latest Newaygo County community to launch a façade grant program in an effort to support small businesses in their downtown and commercial corridors.
"This grant provides a wonderful opportunity to help Michigan communities get on the right track to achieving broadband internet service and digital inclusion,” says Roger Blake, president and CEO of Merit Network.
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