Andy Hayes, NLEA President The FCC estimates that more than 350,000 homes in rural areas of Michigan cannot connect to higher speed internet providers. A great partner of NLEA, Great Lakes Energy, came in to help answer the call for higher speeds… read more

Crowdfunding Campaign to benefit GreenLight East Jordan

Janet Koch, Community Development What would you say if I told you there’s a way, available right now, to help alleviate the housing shortage? According to the American Planning Association, an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, is a “smaller,… read more

Jessica Lovay, Office Manager/Grant Administrator Elk Rapids Façade Project-Brick Restoration on the Starboard Inn Acronyms and Economic Development are like peanut butter and jelly—they go hand in hand. So CDBG, what does that even… read more

Carly Bortz, Administrative/Communications Assistant You could be missing out on loan programs for your home or business. Eligible businesses and home buyers/owners in rural communities could receive USDA assistance, but local lenders… read more

Amanda Baker, Downtown Development Coordinator More than 70 residents showed up for the Community Report Forum hosted by the MSUE First Impressions in Tourism (FIT) team and the East Jordan Community Marketing Team. East Jordan continues… read more

Janet Koch, Community Development It’s here. Your community has done the homework by holding meetings, conversations and discussions, and the community’s Vision is now in front of you. People are energized and excited and you’re… read more

Hannah Sanderson, Business Attraction & Growth Do you have an itch to start a new business? Would you like to open your new business somewhere in northern Michigan? And finally, would you like to win money for your new business? Then we have… read more

Carly Bortz, Administrative/Communications Assistant Forget the hand shake and cut the small talk—people form a first impression of online content in a mere 50 milliseconds, (Medium/Marketing and Entrepreneurship). That’s a short… read more

Buck Love, Business Retention & Growth To better reflect the importance of a well-trained workforce and to promote a new attitude of greater training options for more than just industrial manufacturing, the training grant program,… read more