News Archive Shiawassee County Selects Burns & McDonnell to Perform Planning Work Funded through Michigan Site Readiness Improvement Grant October 2, 2020 - Shiawassee County has contracted with Burns & McDonnell for planning services to be conducted on a planned supersite in the City of Durand and Vernon Township. The property has been assembled for industrial development, and this work will create a masterplan for development of the property. The project is being... Read More 63 Shiawassee County Businesses Awarded Almost $840,000 from the Michigan Small Business Restart Program October 1, 2020 - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has announced that 63 small businesses and nonprofits in Shiawassee County were awarded grants totaling almost $840,000 through the Michigan Small Business Restart Program. The grantees were among more than 11,300 organizations statewide that received funding.63 Shiawassee County companies will be getting a total of $838,293.30. The recipients... Read More ‘Placemaking Mini-Grants’ to help transform communities August 11, 2020 - Projects in Corunna and Laingsburg are among the 15 communities of the I-69 Thumb Region awarded $2,000 each from the state’s Placemaking Mini-Grant Program. The program, funded with financial support from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and administered by the I-69 Thumb Region partners, was established to help communities implement small... Read More Shiawassee County Selects Rowe Professional Services Company to Perform Planning Work Funded through Michigan Site Readiness Improvement Grant August 10, 2020 - Shiawassee County has contracted with Rowe Professional Services Company for planning services to be conducted on an industrial site located in Vernon Township. The parcel, which is home to the Great Lakes Family of Companies at 7505 M-71 is targeted for additional development. This work will address site layout, utility, and... Read More Relief Grants Awarded To Twenty-Three Shiawassee County Small Businesses [Updated 4/13/2020] April 3, 2020 - The Michigan Strategic Fund recently authorized the funding of the Michigan Small Business Relief Program, to provide up to $10 million in small business grants and $10 million in small business loans. Local businesses submitted grant requests totaling $903,679.00. Shiawassee County was allotted $93,211.00 in grant monies and was limited to funding 10.3% of the... Read More SEDP Announces New Awards in Partnership With Consumers Energy December 20, 2019 - The SEDP’s Quarterly Investor event, held December 12 with the Shiawassee Regional Chamber’s Connect at Four, featured the presentation of two new awards sponsored by Consumers Energy. The People Award seeks to recognize clients, partners, or stakeholders who contribute to SEDP’s overall mission and values... Read More Shiawassee Businesses and Students Participate in Career Quest Event October 31, 2019 - On Wednesday, October 23, eager students from across the I69 Thumb Region of Michigan participated in the first MiCareerQuest east hands-on career exploration event. MiCareerQuest East is the largest one-day, career exploration event for high school students ever held in the region. The event was coordinated by Michigan Works and was... Read More Assembly Solar, the $250 million Solar Farm Development in Hazelton and Venice Townships in Shiawassee County, Moving Forward and Workers Are Needed to Begin the Project October 22, 2019 - McCarthy Building Companies, which is serving as general contractor for the developer Ranger Power, will be in the community on October 29th and 30th to meet with individuals who are interested in employment. Specifically, they are looking to fill positions for: Pile Drivers General Labor Operator / forklift driver Survey / layout ... Read More Covenant Eyes Expanding; Receives Business Development Program Grant October 10, 2019 - LANSING, Mich. – Six business development projects expected to generate more than $25 million in total investment and support the creation of 324 jobs in Michigan gained approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has announced. Communities benefitted include the village of Romeo, Plymouth Charter Township, Owosso, Warren, Ada... Read More Shiawassee County Schools Tour Businesses to Celebrate National Manufacturing Day October 7, 2019 - In celebration of National Manufacturing Day, held annually on the first Friday of October, students from across Shiawassee County gathered to learn about careers in modern manufacturing. The day began at the D’Mar Center with presentations from Lory Thayer of MiSTEM Network and Justin Horvath of the Shiawassee... Read More Page 5 of 9 pages ‹ First < 3 4 5 6 7 > Last ›
