Growth Industries
September 18, 2008
Historic agreement will create jobs; ensure clean, affordable energy for Michigan consumers
New opportunities for your business are rapidly emerging as Michigan undergoes a fast transformation to a 21st century economy. Leveraging our strengths in research, engineering and manufacturing, we're targeting the following high-growth sectors:
- Alternative energy
- Life sciences
- Homeland security and defense
- Advanced manufacturing
Michigan has the knowledge base, the talent, and the facilities to support entrepreneurs on the cusp of the next great technology advancement. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) as the state’s lead economic development entity is aligning its service and incentive programs, its people and its messaging to reflect the best that Michigan has to offer.
From new market and incentive development to building better capital markets for companies starting new ventures and expanding in the state, the targeted initiatives of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) are focused on making Michigan and the companies who choose to reside and expand here globally competitive.
To find out more, consider this overview of current opportunities in Michigan. To begin your engagement with the MEDC for alternative/renewable energy projects please fill out our automated questionnaire.
Eaton Rapids-based Dowding Industries is encouraging area manufacturers to retool their business models to accommodate the growing wind energy industry in the state. According to excerpts from the ...
By: Deborah Johnson Wood With an eye to ramping up alternative energy innovation and economic development, Grand Valley State University's Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center ...
Michigan’s University Research Corridor, which includes Michigan State University (MSU), helped increase life science jobs in the state by 10.7% from January 2006 through March ...
A $523,282 seed grant from Michigan’s University Research Corridor, which includes Michigan State University (MSU), has encouraged a recommendation for $12.5 million from the U.S. Energy ...
A123Systems, Inc. awarded $25.2 million for its expansion in Michigan and a $100 million battery cell state tax credit.
By: Deborah Johnson Wood A study released by University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy says that nearly 100,000 Michigan jobs are due to the state’s ...
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