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The City of East Lansing's Department of Planning & Community Development works to create and grow the economic development sector in East Lansing. Through innovative programs, new economy initiatives and hands-on collaboration with developers and entrepreneurs, East Lansing has become a destination for industries, organizations and entrepreneurs to start and expand their businesses.

 

The City of East Lansing works with a number of community partners, such as the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Michigan State University (MSU), to further economic development in East Lansing and the Greater Lansing area. In recent years, the City opened the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center, launched The Hatch program and expanded its high-tech incubation to virtual tenants. The City is also currently working to create additional office space in the downtown through several large-scale development projects, including City Center II and East Village.

 

In addition, the City has established a financial district in its Northern Tier, paving the way for the successful opening and/or expansion of banking institutions and insurance companies. And, in 2009-2010, conceptual design work for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) - a $550 million facility that will provide research opportunities for a workforce of approximately 1,000 - came to fruition (construction is expected to take a decade).

 

East Lansing was named one of the 10 "Best College Towns to Start a Business" by Entrepreneur magazine in its October 2009 edition.



The City of East Lansing's Department of Planning & Community Development works to create and grow the economic development sector in East Lansing. Through innovative programs, new economy initiatives and hands-on collaboration with developers and entrepreneurs, East Lansing has become a destination for industries, organizations and entrepreneurs to start and expand their businesses.

 

The City of East Lansing works with a number of community partners, such as the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) and Michigan State University (MSU), to further economic development in East Lansing and the Greater Lansing area. In recent years, the City opened the East Lansing Technology Innovation Center, launched The Hatch program and expanded its high-tech incubation to virtual tenants. The City is also currently working to create additional office space in the downtown through several large-scale development projects, including City Center II and East Village.

 

In addition, the City has established a financial district in its Northern Tier, paving the way for the successful opening and/or expansion of banking institutions and insurance companies. And, in 2009-2010, conceptual design work for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) - a $550 million facility that will provide research opportunities for a workforce of approximately 1,000 - came to fruition (construction is expected to take a decade).

 

East Lansing was named one of the 10 "Best College Towns to Start a Business" by Entrepreneur magazine in its October 2009 edition.

  • City of East Lansing moves up in rankings for “Best Cities for Job Growth
    Forbes Magazine recently released a study regarding "Best Cities for Job Growth." East Lansing is ranked highest of the Michigan cities included in the study and is the only mid-sized city in the Great Lakes region to earn a nod.
     
  • East Lansing Named One of 10 “Best College Towns to Start a Business”
    In October 2009 the East Lansing-Michigan State University community was honored with a spot on Entrepreneur Magazine's list of the 10 "Best College Towns to Start a Business" for its efforts to “create and incubate new local business ventures."
     
  • IBM Global Delivery Center and FRIB Come to East Lansing
    Since its opening, IBM has hired 350 people and the FRIB, a cutting-edge research facility to advance understanding of rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos, will provide research opportunities for a workforce of approximately 1,000.
     
  • Lansing Near Top in Jobs Growth
    According to the Milken Institute, a California-based think-tank that annually ranks the top-performing regional economies in the nation, the Lansing-East Lansing region posted the seventh-highest job growth of any metro region in the United States in 2010.
     
  • TIC Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary
    The East Lansing Technology Innovation Center (TIC), a business incubator for start-up companies created to facilitate growth of mid-Michigan’s technology-based economy, celebrated its two-year anniversary in 2010. The TIC has been at or near full capacity since its opening in 2008.
     
  • East Lansing Identified as One of Seven Top-Performing Communities
    East Lansing was identified as one of seven top-performing communities in the state at fostering entrepreneurial growth and economic development according to 2010 eCities research, conducted by the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research.
     
  • MSU Technologies Office and MSU Business-CONNECT Moves into the TIC
    The MSU Technologies Office, a division of MSU that provides in-house IP protection and commercialization services, and MSU Business-CONNECT, a business/research office linking businesses to MSU's vast resources, relocated to the TIC anchor tenant space in 2009.
     
  • The Hatch Makes its 2011 Debut
    The Hatch, housed within the Technology Innovation Center, is designed to host, assist and enable student entrepreneurs to cultivate their business ventures within a creative, co-working environment. The Hatch opened its doors in January 2011 and already has three tenants.
     
  • City of East Lansing moves up in rankings for “Best Cities for Job Growth
    Forbes Magazine recently released a study regarding "Best Cities for Job Growth." East Lansing is ranked highest of the Michigan cities included in the study and is the only mid-sized city in the Great Lakes region to earn a nod.
     
  • East Lansing Named One of 10 “Best College Towns to Start a Business”
    In October 2009 the East Lansing-Michigan State University community was honored with a spot on Entrepreneur Magazine's list of the 10 "Best College Towns to Start a Business" for its efforts to “create and incubate new local business ventures."
     
  • IBM Global Delivery Center and FRIB Come to East Lansing
    Since its opening, IBM has hired 350 people and the FRIB, a cutting-edge research facility to advance understanding of rare nuclear isotopes and the evolution of the cosmos, will provide research opportunities for a workforce of approximately 1,000.
     
  • Lansing Near Top in Jobs Growth
    According to the Milken Institute, a California-based think-tank that annually ranks the top-performing regional economies in the nation, the Lansing-East Lansing region posted the seventh-highest job growth of any metro region in the United States in 2010.
     
  • TIC Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary
    The East Lansing Technology Innovation Center (TIC), a business incubator for start-up companies created to facilitate growth of mid-Michigan’s technology-based economy, celebrated its two-year anniversary in 2010. The TIC has been at or near full capacity since its opening in 2008.
     
  • East Lansing Identified as One of Seven Top-Performing Communities
    East Lansing was identified as one of seven top-performing communities in the state at fostering entrepreneurial growth and economic development according to 2010 eCities research, conducted by the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research.
     
  • MSU Technologies Office and MSU Business-CONNECT Moves into the TIC
    The MSU Technologies Office, a division of MSU that provides in-house IP protection and commercialization services, and MSU Business-CONNECT, a business/research office linking businesses to MSU's vast resources, relocated to the TIC anchor tenant space in 2009.
     
  • The Hatch Makes its 2011 Debut
    The Hatch, housed within the Technology Innovation Center, is designed to host, assist and enable student entrepreneurs to cultivate their business ventures within a creative, co-working environment. The Hatch opened its doors in January 2011 and already has three tenants.
     

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