Grow Your Business in Michigan
A Helping Hand
Michigan is where companies build, innovate, and create tomorrow.
Concierge Assistance for your Business
We’re connecting the businesses, talent, and communities who power our state with access to strategic funding, resources, and support.
Putting Michigan's Workforce First
Michigan offers a range of talent development programs that can help retrain and upskill your workforce to thrive in evolving industries.
Making an Impact
A better place to live is a better place to do business. We’re working to ensure that every Michigander can achieve a high quality of life and pursue the economic opportunities that are the foundation of Michigan Made communities, people, and businesses.
Stories of Support
Michigan-made, MEDC-supported companies, projects and communities are making our state a better place to do business.
MEDC Support Adds Up
For more than 25 years, the MEDC has been helping Michigan businesses thrive.
Top 10
State for Business (Area Development)
#1
Concentration of engineering talent in the nation
#4
State for overall affordability
1 of 2
Economic Development Organizations to receive AEDO accreditation
#6
State for Business (CNBC)
#1
Auto industry in the nation (Business Facilities)
Michigan Preservation
Support Michigan's Historic Lighthouses
Since 2000, dozens of lighthouses across the state have benefitted from more than $3 million in Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grant awards to preserve, maintain and restore our lighthouses. Learn more about how you can support through the Save Our Lights program.
Save Our LightsFrequently Asked Questions
The MEDC partners with organizations such as Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Michigan Works!, MiSTEM Network, Sixty by 30, and more. To learn more about what support is available in your region, visit our Workforce Support webpage or reach out to a specialist at 1-822-588-0103.
The MEDC’s Supply Chain Resiliency (SCR) team connects Michigan suppliers with purchasing and investment opportunities in key sectors, including advanced manufacturing, defense, aerospace, mobility/electrification, and clean energy. Our team empowers Michigan companies to compete and grow in traditional and emerging markets, promoting stability in a rapidly evolving global supply chain landscape.
Due to Michigan’s manufacturing capabilities and R&D support, defense is a growing industry in the state. A recent $49.4 million agreement with the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program and MSF’s investment in American Rheinmetall are examples of how Michigan is supporting this initiative.
Defense-related programs are also being offered by top colleges like Eastern Michigan University, Oakland University and Michigan Technological University to support the demand for skilled talent in this field and create opportunities for innovation.
Michigan strikes the perfect balance between an affordable cost of living and career opportunity. It offers thriving city centers and peaceful rural towns with 91 colleges and universities fostering top talent. The state’s natural beauty provides endless options for outdoor recreation, with more than 100 beaches open to the public and over 1,300 miles of scenic trails. Choosing Michigan, whether as an individual or a family, offers a high quality of life in a place that cares about communities.
Want to hear more about why people choose to live and work in the Great Lakes State? Check out our series Voices of Michigan.
The manufacturing industry is currently the largest contributor to Michigan’s GDP. Michigan has the sixth largest advanced manufacturing workforce in the country, with more than 69,800 workers employed in 2024 and serving Fortune 500 companies like BAE Systems, Bosch, Ford, General Motors (GM), Penske Automotive and Dow.