Chelsea Gilbert Project Manager Email: [email protected] Connect with Chelsea on LinkedIn Chelsea Gilbert is a project manager working with EGI’s business and industry programs. As a project manager, Chelsea assists small to medium-sized businesses in Southeast Michigan. She helps connect resources, funding, and technology to aid in local companies’ stability [read more]
What are we doing: Tourism is an important sector within our region; however, there is a lack of market and spending data to equip our region to identify and capitalize on new opportunities. Through a partnership with University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute and the Western U.P. Planning [read more]
Introduction Successful companies are, in essence, effective organizations, as they can organize towards a long-term objective. The different units within the organization work together in an agile mechanism to align the company on a path towards the long-term objective. That long-term objective is often a dream-like purpose, a mission that motivates and unites the [read more]
EGI is part of a regional coalition awarded a $52.2 million advanced mobility grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC). Led by the Detroit Regional Partnership, the award will support the Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM) initiative. The initiative is designed to accelerate economic growth by building [read more]
Fostering Innovation to Create Economic Growth for Companies and Communities EGI Executive Director Steven Wilson talked with the Michigan Minds podcast about how EGI partners with Michigan businesses. He discusses how EGI helps them navigate various challenges and shares thoughts about what organizations will need in the new year. Learn more and listen to the [read more]
We are currently working on finalizing the details of a new funding opportunity to assist you in your cybersecurity compliance journey. If you are interested in additional support please fill out the brief survey below so that we can add you to our list of companies seeking assistance. [read more]
ANN ARBOR—Like many regions across the country, southwestern Michigan is preparing for the closure of a nuclear power facility, the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. The impact of this transition on a community can lead to reduced tax base, lost employment, reduction in services and an unused site. The Economic Growth Institute at the University [read more]
As a small business in Warren bidding on Department of Defense contracts, Dr. Rita Fields knew that in order to win contracts, 313 Industries needed to meet the compliance requirements of DFARS 252.204-7012. In addition to this, the DoD released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification standard that would require all companies to be certified [read more]
The Economic Growth Institute has been awarded a STEM Talent Challenge Grant from the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The EDA announced $2 million in grants to seven organizations on January 19, 2021. The inaugural STEM Talent Challenge aims to boost local science, technology, engineering, and math talent through STEM workforce readiness [read more]
Jani Hatchett has been named the new Outreach Project Manager for the Great Lakes Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (GLTAAC), which administers the federally-funded Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program and is located at the Economic Growth Institute. In her new role, Jani leads the direct one-on-one engagement with manufacturers in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio who [read more]
