Press Releases - 2022

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces $4.1 Billion in Investments Creating 4,600 Jobs Building Batteries, Bringing Supply Chain Home, Growing Agriculture Economy

Bipartisan economic development efforts help state secure transformational projects in Big Rapids and Van Buren Township, boost agriculture economy in Ottawa and Muskegon counties

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces New Battery Component Manufacturing Facility in Big Rapids, Creating 2,350 Jobs and an Investment of More than $2.3 billion

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces 2,000 New Jobs, Investment of $1.6 billion as Michigan-Based Our Next Energy Builds Battery Manufacturing Campus in Wayne County

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces 145 New Jobs and Critical Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Agricultural Industry, Economic Growth in Ottawa and Muskegon Counties

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Lt. Governor Gilchrist Joins EV Charger Operator FLO to Launch U.S. Manufacturing Facility Creating 133 Jobs in Oakland County

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

This Just In: Gov. Whitmer approves additional investment in SOAR Fund to attract transformational projects to the state

Passed by the Michigan Legislature on Sept. 28 and signed by Governor Whitmer today, the bipartisan supplemental package includes $496 million for future economic development projects and $350 million for site development statewide

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Crowdfunding campaign launched for the ‘Croswell Ice Rink’ project

$5,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Gov. Whitmer Announces Investments to Retain 1,100 Jobs in Saginaw, Build 161 Affordable Housing Units in Detroit, Back Entrepreneurs Across Michigan

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Friday, September 23, 2022

‘Hydrogen roadmap’: New report details how the lightest element can play a heavy-duty role in Michigan’s clean-energy transition

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Cutting Edge Mobility Technologies Coming to Gerald R. Ford International Airport through State-Industry Collaboration

Solutions include drones to support baggage delivery, autonomous mowers, and new technology to help passengers find open parking spots

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