Michigan Business Success Stories

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