Two new grant programs have been introduced to help businesses impacted by COVID-19 by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The first grant offered is the Small Business Restart Program. Businesses and nonprofits with 50…
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Macomb County announced a second round of business sustainability grants last week with plans to distribute $5 million to businesses with more than 50 employees. The funds were made available to the county through federal…
Macomb County announced a plan to distribute $20 million in small business sustainability grants using federal CARES Act funding. The Macomb County Planning and Economic Development (MCPED) office will lead the grant program which will…
Macomb County announced last week that it will provide Back-to-Business kits for businesses of all sizes as they prepare to reopen or resume full operations. The kits will include reusable face coverings, face shields, gloves,…
The Macomb is Open contest awarded $21,000 to local eateries and patrons. The winners were announced on Facebook live on Monday, June 1. The initiative, which ran from May 20 through May 31, asked the…
Macomb County launched a new web page last week with resources for businesses that are preparing to reopen as Michigan continues to experience the “flattening” phase of the Coronavirus pandemic. The page offers a one-stop…
Northern Macomb County businesses snagged $160,000 of $930,000 in grants made countywide through the Michigan Small Business Relief Program. Macomb County announced last month that it awarded 148 grants to small businesses across the county…
ChoiceOne Financial Services, the parent company of ChoiceOne Bank and Lakestone Bank and Trust, announced the banks have processed more than 250 Payroll Protection Program (PPP) applications with a value of over $80 million last…
Macomb County officials announced last week that 148 Macomb County businesses would receive grants from the Michigan Small Business Relief Program. These grants will help them financially cope during the mandatory shuttering of non-essential businesses…
It took exactly one day last week for Blake’s Hard Cider to completely sell out of one of its lines of hand sanitizer. The Armada-based distillery became the latest to begin producing hand sanitizer to…