News Archive Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership Completes Annual Audit; Receives Clean Opinion for 10th Consecutive Year April 24, 2019 - In the first quarter of 2019, VMD & Associates completed an audit of the SEDP’s 2018 financials and has issued a clean opinion. An in-depth presentation of these audit findings was made to at the April meeting of the Board of Directors. This is the tenth consecutive year of clean audits,... Read More City of Laingsburg Receives Certification as Redevelopment Ready Community March 29, 2019 - LANSING, Mich. – For their efforts in establishing a solid foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, the city of Laingsburg has been awarded the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) certification, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced today. The MEDC will formally present the... Read More Support Resources for Tornado Impacted Businesses March 22, 2019 - The Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership, Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation hosted an informational session for businesses effected by tornado damage. For those who were unable to attend the event, but are still seeking assistance, the presentation from the event is available here: https://www... Read More Informational Session for Businesses Impacted by Tornado March 18, 2019 - SEDP, in collaboration with the Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation will be hosting an informational session for businesses that sustained damage in the tornado last week. The event will be: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 4:30 PM Durand City Hall 215 W Clinton St, Durand No RSVPs are... Read More SEDP, SRCC, and SBDC Host Catapult Your Business Competition February 5, 2019 - Four local entrepreneurs or small business owners pitched their business concept to a panel of three local judges at the recent Catapult Your Business Competition held at The Armory in Owosso. This third year event drew about 50 people to listen to the individual presentations. Businesses represented include: Cornfield... Read More Shiawassee County Solar Farm Approved by Local Planning Commission February 4, 2019 - Shiawassee County, Mich. — On Wednesday, the Shiawassee County Planning Commission unanimously approved Ranger Power’s Special Use Permit request for the Assembly Solar Project, a proposed $250 million solar farm in Hazelton and Venice Townships that will create hundreds of jobs. This is the final step in the zoning approval process,... Read More SEDP Holds 2018 Annual Meeting June 26, 2018 - On June 21st, SEDP held our Annual Meeting for investors and stakeholders at Fortitude Outdoor Fitness in Bennington Township. The event highlighted a number of exciting projects from the last year, presented our Project of the Year award to Prolime for their new lime pelletizing facility currently under construction. The... Read More Prolime Awarded Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership Project of the Year June 12, 2018 - Laingsburg – Prolime, an agribusiness that is constructing the first pelletized lime and gypsum processing facility in Michigan, is the recipient of the Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership (SEDP)’s Project of the Year award, sponsored by Consumers Energy. The company is investing $5.7 million in processing equipment and a new 38,000 square foot... Read More Rugged Liner to invest an estimated $9.2 million, create 56 jobs in Shiawassee County July 7, 2017 - LANSING, Mich. – Rugged Liner, Inc. is expanding in Shiawassee County with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced today. Rugged Liner plans to expand its operations in Owosso and Caledonia Charter Township, investing an estimated $9.2 million and creating 56 related jobs. As a result, the company... Read More SEDP Holds Annual Meeting June 23, 2017 - On June 22nd, SEDP held our Annual Meeting for investors and stakeholders at the Michigan Laborer’s Training & Apprenticeship Institute in Perry. The event highlighted a number of exciting projects from the last year, presented our Project of the Year award to Cargill for their new animal feed facility... Read More Page 6 of 8 pages ‹ First < 4 5 6 7 8 >
