Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Michigan Advantage Blog

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More than 6,000 new jobs, $2.1 billion investment planned for Michigan

October 27, 2010 Great Companies

Tuesday, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and the MEDC announced a historic $2.1 billion investment by companies in Michigan, creating more than 6,000 new job opportunities for workers in the state and retaining more than 216,000 jobs.
State incentives will help16 companies grow in Michigan and back one brownfield redevelopment project.  Included are major investments by Ford, [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, automotive manufacturing, brownfield redevelopment, economic development attraction/retention programs, economic diversification, Economic Growth, electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle R&D, global automotive innovation, green manufacturing, Green Technology

Over 4,200 New Jobs Planned for Michigan

September 15, 2010 Advanced Manufacturing

Tuesday, Symmetry Medical announced it would invest approximately $14.8 million to expand in Lansing to meet growing demand for their high-precision machining, creating up to 159 jobs. Symmetry could have chosen to expand at its facility in Malaysia, but it chose Michigan because of our highly skilled workers and competitive business climate.
That was only one [...]

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Tagged as: aerospace industry, Alternative Energy, automotive manufacturing, economic development attraction/retention programs, economic diversification, Economic Growth, green manufacturing, Green Technology, high-tech medical industry, 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