Michigan Business Success Stories

Walter French and Capital Area Housing Partnership

With support from the Revitalization and Placemaking grant program, a former school in Lansing became a haven of affordable housing and wraparound services, to give everyone a place to call home.

The Lucky Wolf

As the recipients of a Revitalization and Placemaking 1.0 program award, Jason Deibler-Love and his late wife India transformed a former church into a café and performance venue that is bringing visitors, musicians and a sense of community to Paw Paw

Florian East

An inclusive brewery experience is helping to revitalize downtown Hamtramck with support from the MEDC’s Build MI Community grant initiative

173 W. Liberty Street

Kelly Sugg and Alex Bernetich give new life to a blighted, condemned property in Old Village Plymouth through the support of the MEDC Build MI Community Grant

Miracle League Field at Mundy Miracle Commons

A fully accessible, soft-surfaced baseball field at Mundy Miracle Commons provides recreational opportunities for the entire community thanks to support from the MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places program

Elderly Instruments

A family-owned business that focuses on cultivating community and musical instruments turns to MEDC for help

Ironwood Early Learning Academy

When the last remaining child care facility in Ironwood was facing closure, Chandra Moreno sprang into action with the help of the Michigan Small Business Development Center

Village of Cassopolis

As a certified Redevelopment Ready Community since 2020, the Village of Cassopolis in Southwest Michigan has implemented a new vision for their community with the support of the MEDC

Heritage Tower/The Milton

Battle Creek’s iconic Heritage Tower gets a fresh start – and new name – thanks to community partners and the MEDC

Tecumseh’s Farmers Market at the Market on Evans

An abandoned lumber yard in downtown Tecumseh transformed into a farmers market and community event space thanks to funding from Public Spaces Community Places