Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Michigan Advantage Blog

Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Michigan Advantage Blog

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21st Century Funds

MEDC Congratulates Accuri

February 10, 2011 21st Century Funds

Accuri Cytometers,  one of the original 21st Century Jobs Fund awardees, is being purchased by one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, Becton Dickinson and Company.  Accuri, the Ann Arbor-based life sciences company, produces affordable, easy to use flow cytometers that are used in blood cell analysis.
In 2006, MEDC awarded a$2 million loan to [...]

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Tagged as: advanced technology, high-tech medical industry

MEDC – The Year 2007 in Numbers

December 31, 2007 21st Century Funds

1 - National ranking of Michigan.org for visitors to state travel Web sites every month from April through December.
4 - International investment missions, to Sweden, Germany and two to China, to attract overseas companies to locate job-creating facilities in Michigan.
6 - Michigan’s ranking among all states on the Small Business Survival Index 2007 according to the national Small [...]

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Tagged as: brownfield redevelopment, Capital Access Program, community assistance programs, economic diversification, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, international investment, Pure Michigan, Tourism Industry, venture capital

Leading indicators of our economic future

December 18, 2007 21st Century Funds

Look at the actions of the MEGA board today and you will see much to counter what passes for expert opinion. The day’s agenda promises more than $550 million in new investment and the creation of more than 2,850 jobs in our state.
More interesting, though, is that these jobs will take hold in a mix of [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, economic diversification, Economic Growth, global automotive innovation, manufacturing diversification, renewable energy manufacturing

Small Businesses Ranking BIG News for Michigan

November 9, 2007 21st Century Funds

There is nothing ’small’ about the impact small businesses and entrepreneurs have on Michigan. They are the job-creating engines that drive our economy, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is focused on helping them grow and thrive in our state. Our $2 billion 21st Century Jobs Fund is making capital available for small Michigan [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, automotive manufacturing, Capital Access Program, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, homeland security and defense, small business resources