Michigan Business Success Stories

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Copper Country Curling Club

Upper Peninsula curling club finds opportunities to connect – and warm up – in historic building with funds from MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative

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The Curator

Grayling family transforms historic downtown building into a successful boutique with help from MEDC’s Match on Main grant

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Oak Park

Oak Park experiences revitalization of its 11 Mile district with support from MEDC’s Community Development programs

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Shoppes at the Penney’s Block/Lumberman Lofts

A historic two-story building in downtown Allegan is restored, sparking further revitalization thanks to the decision of one commercial developer to take a chance on a city.

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Bright Walls

Clay McAndrews and Leslie Youngdahl have three things in common: their love for each other, murals and the Jackson community. Combine them and you get Bright Walls, a mural festival in Jackson, Michigan.