GRAND RAPIDS, MICH (Sept. 7, 2022): Today The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced that The Right Place will receive $3.6 million in funding from the Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) Program to help spur the development of 9 placemaking projects totaling over $10 million across the region. The funds were approved today in Lansing at a special Michigan Strategic Fund meeting.
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10-year strategy will position region as a leading tech cluster in Midwest; creating 20,000 new jobs in the tech sector
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH (Sept. 06, 2022): Regional economic development organization, The Right Place, Inc., has launched a 10-year tech strategy to grow the Greater Grand Rapids region into a major tech hub of the Midwest.
By Michael Burns, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE
As we mark Labor Day 2022, the media (and most likely the Biden Administration) will be heralding organized labor’s resurgence as it has done at this time of the year for decades. Jarret Skorup’s Labor Unions Are Not in a “Resurgence” points out the media’s annual labor-fest prognostication with a short listing by year of articles announcing labor’s alleged comebacks heralded over two decades.
$300 million investment secured by Governor Whitmer will ensure future of semiconductors is made in Michigan, strengthen high-tech manufacturing, and reduce shortages and delays of critical products
BAY CITY, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined business, state, and local officials Thursday to celebrate the ribbon cutting of semiconductor wafer manufacturer SK Siltron’s new facility in Bay City.
By Susan Chance, courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASE
More than 90% of employers use some form of a background screening on applicants or employees when making employment decisions. There can be several reasons for using them: ensuring safety in the workplace; reducing exposure to liability and legal costs; verifying information provided by applicants and employees; and ensuring position fit.
Save the date! Toast of the Town, TechTown’s annual fundraiser, is on Thursday, Oct. 6.
This year, TechTown will livestream the Salute Awards to a virtual audience from 4 - 5 p.m., and then celebrate Detroit’s emerging startups and coolest small businesses with an in-person, ticketed event at TechTown from 5:30 - 9 p.m.
The Michigan Strategic Fund Board unanimously approved the creation of the State Small Business Credit Initiative 2.0 Technical Assistance Program today.
The program will use $72 million for loans and grants to help give capital to early-stage technology-based businesses through the Small Business Venture Capital Program. The money is coming from the U.S. Department of Treasury.
