Michigan Business Success Stories

EZ Awareness By Design

With mentorship from the MEDC-supported Flint & Genesee Small Business Support Hub, EZ Awareness By Design won the Moving Flint Forward grant, allowing them to invest in essential resources, purchase inventory in bulk and create inclusive job opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Payload CMS

James Mikrut had an idea to fix a big problem in web development: the gap between design and code. With the support of MEDC-backed incubator Start Garden in Grand Rapids, he grew Payload CMS into a company that’s been acquired by a rising giant.

Shape Corp.

The Grand Haven-based engineering and manufacturing company recruited hundreds of new hires and upskilled its existing workforce with the help of the MEDC’s Talent Action Team

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.

Blueflite

From idea to impact—Blueflite is soaring thanks to Michigan’s support

AGI Construction’s Design Build Green Hub

Tanya Saldivar-Ali and Luis Ali bring together historic preservation and green design practices with the development of a Southwest Detroit hub for local contractors, supported by a Build MI Community grant

GLOBAL Automation Technologies

An Auburn Hills-based industrial automation company grows into a national and international player with support from the MEDC’s International Trade services

Holly Reilly and Roberts Sinto Corporation

Holly Reilly found an opportunity to support her family – and the metalcasting and foundry industry – with help from the MEDC’s Talent Action Team and the EV Jobs Academy.

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

RADD Foods

A Marquette-based small business specializing in dairy-free cheese is expanding its reach beyond the U.P. thanks to support from the MEDC’s SSBCI program

Mott Community College Culinary Arts Institute

Downtown Flint is cooking up local economic growth thanks to support from the MEDC’s Community Revitalization Program

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

Buell Motorcycle Co.

Based in Grand Rapids, Buell Motorcycle Co. is revving up for a new model and company growth with assistance from the MEDC’s Collateral Support program

Black Star Farms

A Northern Michigan winery has expanded its business operations tremendously with the help of MEDC in its early years

Functional Fluidics

Focusing on red blood cell work, a Detroit-based company is revolutionizing the healthcare space with help from the MEDC

ThermoAnalytics, Inc.

An engineering company specializing in thermal simulation software turns to MEDC for operational support

Cerberus Security

A leading event-based security company received guidance and support from SBDC

Elderly Instruments

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