Press Releases - 2018

Friday, August 17, 2018

City of Petoskey receives certification as Redevelopment Ready Community

Designation facilitates private investment, improves economic development opportunities

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Friday, August 17, 2018

Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for GhostLight Theatre in Benton Harbor

$50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for Downtown Lapeer Pocket Park project

$50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

Gov. Rick Snyder: $510-million private investment a major boost to Michigan’s dairy industry

New St. Johns dairy processing facility projected to create nearly 300 jobs

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Business expansions create 106 jobs in SE Michigan

Investments by Aetna Bearing Company and Home Point Financial, respectively, are expected to generate $5.7 million in private investment and create 106 high-tech, high-paying jobs

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Crowdfunding campaign launched for Playspace for Bailey Park project in Detroit

$6,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Pure Michigan Teams Up with Detroit Artist Sheefy McFly to Install Murals in Chicago as Part of “Seek AuthentiCITY” Campaign

Detroit artist Sheefy McFly to install murals in Chicago as part of the Pure Michigan Seek AuthentiCITY campaign

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Three business expansions create 91 jobs in Michigan

•Projects in Whitehall, Port Huron, Jackson will generate private investment of $115 million •Projects underscore strength of state’s manufacturing talent

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Invest Michigan, Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center, and Angel Investors Raise $2.36 Million for Fifth Eye Inc.

Two state-backed investment funds partner to support the launch of ground-breaking real-time predictive analytic medical company, Fifth Eye Inc.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for the Celebrating Community Project in Detroit

$50,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

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