In the News

Oldham Project gets a permanent home

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Oldham Project now has a new home provided by McLaren Orthopedic Hospital.

According to excerpts from the article:

The space gives Shaver a home base as she works to expand her Lansing-based organization throughout mid-Michigan, she said. The portraits Shaver takes helps patients, many of whom are women diagnosed with breast cancer, feel more confident, said Marlene Johnson, of Dimondale, who had her photo taken this spring.

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Red Haven Farm to Table Grand Opening

Fox 47 Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The Purple Carrot's Red Haven Farm to Table restaurant is now open.

According to excerpts from the article:

Wednesday, October 17th marks the grand opening. Chef Tony Maiale and Nina Santucci bring their focus on local Michigan foods and products to the world of fine dining with their tapas-style restaurant, located at 4480 S. Hagadorn Road within The Hamptons mixed-use apartment complex near Mount Hope.

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Smart tweeting

City Pulse Wednesday, October 24, 2012

A Michigan State University professor has found that Twitter can be used to improve student engagement in the classroom.

According to excerpts from the article:

Christine Greenhow, an assistant professor of education at MSU, found that college students who use Twitter as part of their classes tend to be more engaged with course material, the instructor and fellow students. In some cases, using Twitter led to higher grades.

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Financing approved for Knapp's redevelopment

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, October 17, 2012

A $5.9 million federal loan has been approved to renovate the Knapp's Building in Downtown Lansing

According to excerpts from the article:

The loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program was approved this week, paving the way for Meridian Township-based Eyde Co. to soon begin construction on the $36 million Knapp’s Centre project, said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of Lansing Economic Area Partnership Inc.

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Food truck at MSU open for business

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Michigan State University students have a new dining option with an on-campus.

According to excerpts from the article:

The truck serves roughly 200 customers each day, he said. MSU rents a vehicle from a company in California through a yearlong lease costing about $30,000.

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Cyclists celebrate bike lane on Saginaw

City Pulse Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Lansing bikers now have a safer way to travel in on Saginaw with a dedicated bike lane.

According to excerpts from the article:

The wide new bike lane along busy Saginaw Street and its deluxe link to the Lansing River Trail at the new Saginaw Street bridge over the Grand River is the most dramatic evidence yet of “complete streets” planning in Michigan.

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Lansing-area food trucks expand business with permanent restaurants

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The forthcoming restaurant, Red Haven is the next venture to spring from an area food truck.

According to excerpts from the article:

Red Haven, The Purple Carrot’s sophisticated younger relative, will offer upscale small plates made with mostly Michigan ingredients to what is expected at first to be mainly a dinner crowd. The restaurant could open within weeks in The Hamptons of Meridian, a mixed-use development near Mt. Hope and Hagadorn roads in Meridian Township.

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Lansing's NEO Center to host Startup Weekend, event aimed at launching new businesses

MLive Wednesday, October 10, 2012

This year's Startup Weekend in Lansing will be hosted by the NEO Center.

According to excerpts from the story:

The event begins Friday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at the NEO Center, located at 934 Clark St. in Lansing.

Entrepreneurs pitch their ideas Friday evening. Attendees vote for the best ideas, then form teams to further develop the business ideas before pitching their plans to investors and "thought leaders" Sunday evening.

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MEO is tops in LEED

City Pulse Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Michigan Energy Options announced their level of LEED certification at an event in September.

According to excerpts from the article:

The East Lansing-based, statewide nonprofit that conducts renewable energy outreach just had its headquarters at 405 Grove St. certified at the most coveted level for energy efficiency. It’s the first building in East Lansing and the third in the state to achieve LEED Platinum status.

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MSU Professor in ArtPrize's Top 25

Lansing State Journal Media Blog Wednesday, October 03, 2012

MSU professor Henry Brimmer‘s ArtPrize entry is among the top 25 in the contest.

According to excerpts from the article:

As one entry in 1,517 this year at ArtPrize, Brimmer didn’t have to work too hard to stand out. Brimmer believes his piece to be one of the most photographed and didn’t come in with a marketing plan.

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East Lansing and Lansing officials plan large development

The State News Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Redevelopment plans are underway for Michigan Avenue that could include student apartments, a shopping center and an outdoor movie theater.

According to excerpts from the article:

A development group composed of Lansing and East Lansing entrepreneurs and public officials, as well as the Hobbs Black Architects, has created a conceptual plan to redevelop roughly 70 acres of the Michigan Avenue corridor from Clippert Street in Lansing to the abandoned Red Cedar Golf Course property near Brody Complex Neighborhood.

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Lansing-based Neogen Corp. announces 11 percent increase in first quarter net income over last year

MLive Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Lansingi-based Neogen Corp. announced record first quarter revenues and net income last week.

According to excerpts from the article:

Net income for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2013, which ended Aug. 31, increased 11.8 percent from the prior year to more than $6.7 million, or $0.28 per share.

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Lansing airport's expansion into foreign trade a long-term process

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The Capital Region International Airport is working to establish the DeWitt Township airport as a hub for international trade.

According excerpts from the article:

More than $27 million has been invested in airport infrastructure upgrades since 2005 — roughly $5.8 million from the airport itself and the remainder from grants and other programs. That includes a runway extension and a new U.S. customs station required when Capital Region became an international port of entry in 2008.

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$2.9M East Lansing development progresses with land sale, construction

MLive Wednesday, September 26, 2012

A $2.9 million mixed-use development underway in East Lansing has been sold to Wolf River Development Co.

According to excertps from the story:

Koehler's will remain in business during construction of the new building, and is temporarily located at 1510 Rensen St., Suite D in Lansing, according to the release.

Project plans call for construction of a four-story, 23,200-square-foot building on the 0.33-acre site.

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Lansing Community College's downtown campus growing

Lansing State Journal Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Lansing Community College’s Board of Trustees has approved the purchase the property on northwest corner of Capitol Avenue and Genesee Street for $1.45 million.

According to excerpts from the article:

The 19,500-square-foot building, which once housed offices for the Michigan Catholic Conference, is “a good solid structure, a good footprint,” said board Chairman Larry Meyer, “and it has additional parking, which is always a constraint for us.”

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