State of the Lansing Region Benchmarking Report
THE MONTHLY BUSINESS NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE LANSING REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • MAY 2021 State of the Lansing Region Benchmarking Report The Next Step Forward IN THIS ISSUE VOICE OF SMALL BUSINESS: OPPORTUNITY LANSING COMPANIES NAMED MICHIGAN 50 TO WATCH CAPITAL REGION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SELECTS NEW CEO MESSAGE FROM THE CHAMBER State of the Region: Establishing a Vision for Greater Lansing’s Future s we enter a new decade, the Lansing region, encompassing partnerships and competitive efforts to secure a more prosperous, AIngham, Eaton, Clinton, and Shiawassee counties, is innovative, diverse, and exciting future for the Lansing region. experiencing historic levels of economic growth. There are $3.2 billion in current new investments, with hundreds of millions more Among 42 economic indicators, four areas stand out for short-term and thousands of jobs expected. These projects are as diverse as our focus – population growth, educational attainment, private sector region’s economy ranging from one of the world’s leading particle growth and affordability. Our steering committee will immediately accelerator facilities to a new hospital to mixed-used buildings, begin to identify strategies and tactics to move the region forward insurance headquarter expansions, manufacturing investment, in these areas. and agricultural processing TIM DAMAN facilities. The State of the Lansing President and CEO Region project would not be Lansing Regional We have successfully possible without the backing of Chamber of Commerce positioned our region on the our partners who believe in this national and global stage, Our collective future is bright in a highly competitive initiative and are committing competing for and attracting global economy.
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