Michigan Business Success Stories

Long Road Distillers

Grand Rapids-based craft distiller makes a meaningful business connection to strengthen its supply chain thanks to a Pure Michigan Business Connect event

Hummus Goodness

Local entrepreneur is making Michigan more delicious thanks to MEDC’s Pure Michigan Business Connect matchmaking services

Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center

Fashion and apparel manufacturing nonprofit propels industry forward in Detroit – and combats COVID-19 – with support from MEDC programs

Meijer Market Format Stores

Meijer’s small-format stores connect with Michigan suppliers with help from MEDC’s Pure Michigan Business Connect events and services

Cheeky Spices

Ann Arbor-based spice blend business finds growth and success thanks to MEDC’s Pure Michigan Business Connect program

Deutz Corporation

Partnership with MEDC builds supplier relationships

Daddy's Dough

From hobby to career, a West Michigan man takes his entrepreneurial talents to market with Daddy’s Dough—a successful cookie bakery providing wacky and wonderful flavors thanks to support from the MEDC.

thyssenkrupp

Finding strategic connections and success while rooted in Michigan

WHIM

WHIMDetroit business specializing in technology solutions utilizes the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to expand and diversify its talents.

Tenera Grains

Tenera Grains transitions its seventh-generation family farm into the secret sauce of whole food granola for consumers in Michigan and beyond.

Capital City Market, High 5 Salts

By working with Pure Michigan Business Connect, Capital City Market and High 5 Salts began a partnership in 2020.

Upper Peninsula School District Secures Critical PPE to Support Reopening Efforts

Battling a high demand for PPE, staff works with PMBC COVID-19 Procurement Platform to make school safe for educators and students.

Michigan companies become part of solution during COVID-19 pandemic

In the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the demand for personal protection equipment (PPE) skyrocketed. As health care and other frontline workers struggled to find the essential PPE to stay safe, Michigan’s manufacturing companies answered the call.

TentCraft

From making custom prints for the event industry to medical tents for COVID-19 response efforts, TentCraft has retooled and revived its company to support frontline workers while keeping its workforce on the job through a global pandemic.

Detroit City Distillery

Detroit City Distillery adapted its manufacturing facility in 72 hours to produce hand sanitizer for the region’s first responders and frontline workers in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Thanks to the support of Pure Michigan Business Connect’s COVID-19 Procurement Platform, the company was able to quickly get the product into the hands of those who needed it most.

Ethel's Baking Co.

Ethel’s Baking Co. made its mark as the premier wholesale and retail baking company producing hand crafted gluten-free dessert bars and cookies for consumers across the U.S. and Canada.

Accurate Carbide

As a third-generation Saginaw company, Accurate Carbide Tool Co. has solidified its reputation as a premier contract manufacturer of high quality precision machined tooling and components.

M & R Ventures

Made in Michigan for the past 20 years, M & R Ventures has a reputation for creatively adapting traditional recipes to bring out the best in food quality. Little did they know that its latest endeavor would result in an increased geographic footprint in the state.