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Blue Water bridge as seen from Sarnia, Ontario crossing the St. Clair River into Port Huron. (istockphoto)

Port Huron District Wins Grant For Better Lighting In Schools

The Port Huron Area School District was awarded a $99,365 grant for installation of energy efficient lighting in seven elementary schools, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. announced Monday.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/04/08

State Grant To Help Macomb-OU INCubator Advance Area Economy

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Macomb-Oakland University INCubator for a second year in a row.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/03/14

Clean Energy Coalition Awarded Grant to Encourage Renewable Energy in Michigan

The Clean Energy Coalition has received a $100,000 grant from the Michgian Energy Office to remove barriers preventing widespread adoption of renewable energy throughout Michigan.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/06

LEAP Awarded $500,000 Incubator Assistance Funds

The Lansing Economic Area Partnership last week was awarded $500,000 from the Michigan Strategic Fund to support its business incubator activities through the Lansing Regional SmartZone.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/29

Ann Arbor Spark Gets $1M for Washtenaw County Incubator Collaboration

Ann Arbor Spark, the economic development organization for Washtenaw County, said Thursday it had been awarded $1 million from the Michigan Strategic Fund to support its business incubator activities via the creation of the new Washtenaw County Incubator Collaborative.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/24

MTEC SmartZone Client Lasalletech Receives $50K Grant to Expand into New Markets

LaSalle Technology Group LLC announced it had received a state Business Accelerator Fund grant of $50,000. They will use the funds to employ two marketing agencies to assist them in growing their customer base in the financial trade market.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/09

A view of Houghton, including the Michigan Technological University campus, from Hancock. Matt Roush photo.

State Grant Advances UP Firm’s High Tech Bridge Inspection Gear

Talon Research Inc. said Thursday it had received a Business Accelerator Fund grant of $44,000, which will be used to incorporate technology that complements its increasingly popular BridgeGuard infrared highway inspection equipment.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/06

MEDC Grant To Help Renovate Detroit Theater

The Michigan Economic Development Corp. Wednesday announced that the Michigan Strategic Fund has approved a $750,000 Michigan Community Revitalization Program incentive for the redevelopment of the Garden Theater in Detroit that will generate up to $12.3 million in new private investment, adding up to 84 new full time jobs.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/18

An aerial view of the Michigan Technological University campus in Houghton. (Michigan Tech photo.)

MTU Part Of State’s New University Spinout Push

Michigan Technological University is one of several state universities and economic development agencies that will receive a combined $6.63 million in three different initiatives from the State of Michigan.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/11/13

Jackson County Gets Water Quality Monitoring Grant

The Jackson County Conservation District will receive a $39,403 grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to conduct monitoring of E. coli, dissolved oxygen and suspended solids in the upper reaches of the Grand River.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/09/05

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