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GM Invests $2.2B in Detroit-Hamtramck Plant, Flagship Facility for EV Production
 (DBusiness) 16/10-2020

GM will invest $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center and rename it Factory ZERO. It will be the launchpad for GM’s multi-brand EV strategy. // Photo courtesy of General Motors Co. General Motors Co. today announced a $2.2-billion transformation of its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly

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MEDC In the News

 

THIS JUST IN: MEDC programs win national recognition
 (Michigan Economic Development Corporation) 16/10-2020

IEDC Awards highlight success of Community Development and Entrepreneurship & Innovation

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$537k in Michigan Culture for Arts and Cultural Affairs grants coming to Upper Michigan
 (WLUC-TV) 16/10-2020

Organizations in ten U.P. counties are getting grants.

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SPECIAL: COVID-19 NEWS & RESOURCES

 

StartupNation to Host Cybersecurity Webinar Oct. 20, Rocket Community Fund Offers Grants for Past Downtown Detroit Market Vendors
 (DBusiness) 16/10-2020

Courtesy of Bridge, as of Oct. 15 Here is a roundup of the latest news concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to announcements from local, state, and federal governments, as well as international channels. To share a business or nonprofit story, please send us a message. StartupNation, Dell

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Free COVID-19 testing available as cases surge
 (secondwavemedia) 16/10-2020

A recent surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted the Allegan County Health Department to offer a series of free testing events to make it easier for residents to get tested. This map provided by the state of Michigan shows COVID-19 cases by the county. As concerns that Michigan may be entering a

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Business Development

 

Automation Alley’s Project DIAMOnD to Create Nation’s Largest Blockchain 3-D Printer Network
 (DBusiness) 16/10-2020

Automation Alley has unveiled Project DIAMOnD creating the country’s largest 3-D printer network on a blockchain technology platform. // Photo courtesy of Markforged Troy-based Automation Alley, Michigan’s Industry 4.0 knowledge center, has unveiled Project DIAMOnD (Digital, Independent, Agile,

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Winter Is Coming: Bars, Restaurants Prepare To Move Indoors - Or Get Creative Outside
 (The Ticker) 16/10-2020

From igloos, yurts, and heated tents to plexiglass barriers, to-go kits, and state-of-the-art air filtration systems, bars and restaurants across the region are getting creative as they prepare to either transition indoors or keep customers warm outside as patio season winds down for the winter.

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Community Development

 

Foster Financial Acquires 211 Tower in Downtown Detroit, Plans $10M+ Renovation
 (DBusiness) 16/10-2020

Foster Financial Co. has acquired the 211 Tower and plans to renovate it. // Photo courtesy of District Capital Foster Financial Co. Inc. in Grosse Pointe today announced it has acquired the 211 Tower, a 28-story, 450,000-square-foot building at the southeast corner of West Fort Street and

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New building with 30 apartments is first new development in planned gallery district
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 16/10-2020

Grand River Avenue development to have 30 apartments, 5,000 square feet of commercial space Osi Art Apartments @ West End is first new development in planned West End Gallery District Project to cost $6.6 million; includes first disbursement from new Detroit Housing for the Future Fund

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Allied Media Projects begins development of Love Building in Core City
 (secondwavemedia) 16/10-2020

Half of the ground floor of the Love Building at 4731 Grand River in Core City is raised four steps higher than street level. Some people might not think twice about it, but for a person who uses a wheelchair, it’s one of the first things that’s noticed. While the architects at the Oakland,

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Osi Art Apartments Launches First Phase of New West End Gallery District
 (The Michigan Chronicle) 16/10-2020

Rain showers and cloudy, overcast skies to begin the day don’t make for the best photo opportunities at a groundbreaking ceremony. Still, developer Roderick Hardamon, CEO of URGE Development Group, found Thursday’s weather befitting, “Today proves that even through the clouds and the storms, the light

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Mobility & Automotive

 

Autonomous Shuttle Added to The Henry Ford Collection
 (DBusiness) 16/10-2020

A Navya Autonom Shuttle has been donated to The Henry Ford by Mcity and will be on display. // Photo courtesy of The Henry Ford The Henry Ford in Dearborn has acquired a Navya Autonom Shuttle, donated by Mcity in Ann Arbor. The shuttle will be on display along with signage and passengers’ reactions

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Automation Alley’s new Project DIAMOnD will create nation’s largest 3D printer network; protected by blockchain technology, initiative is supported by Microsoft and Markforged
 (Automation Alley) 16/10-2020

Deadline to apply for grant funding is November 13; project will accelerate local manufacturers’ digital transformation, improve region’s PPE manufacturing response, and strengthen supply chains Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications, barbara@eafocus.com, 248.260.8466; Nicole Kampe

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Entrepreneurship

 

Lakeshore Advantage’s Surge begins second startup ‘boostcamp’
 (Holland Sentinel) 16/10-2020

ZEELAND — Local startups are finding their edge at Surge Boostcamp. Surge, powered by Lakeshore Advantage, started its second camp in September. In total, seven companies have completed the “basic training” portion of the program.

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Manufacturing startups win cash at LTU event
 (Crain's Detroit Business) 16/10-2020

Three startup companies are a step closer to their goal of producing manufacturing technologies following their performance in a competition that included developers from across the globe. Archimedes of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor-based S3D Precision Dispensing Inc., and Invisible AI of San Francisco were

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Economic Trends

 

Northern Michigan real estate booms as builders struggle to meet demand
 (Spartan Newsroom) 16/10-2020

By ZHOLDAS ORISBAYEV Capital News Service LANSING — Michigan builders are prioritizing the construction of higher value homes to gain more profit, a market driven in part by the pandemic. But the state lacks housing for moderate-income buyers, such as the workers who build the high end homes,

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Arts & Lifestyle

 

Guide to Working Remotely While Camping at Michigan State Parks with WiFi
 (MyNorth.com) 16/10-2020

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Flint’s outdoor spaces provide valuable fitness -- and mental health -- outlets for residents
 (secondwavemedia) 16/10-2020

FLINT, Michigan -- When Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, an author and marine biologist, spoke to a group of Flint students participating in the National Clean Water Collective’s Pen PALS Youth Forum this summer, he praised a maligned but vital resource in the city. “The Flint River is beautiful and is my

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LAFCU focuses on employee health; partners with On Target Living
 (Michigan Patch.com) 16/10-2020

One of your neighbors posted in Business. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

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