Wayne County Economic Development News Today

LYONS — The Town Board has announced the launch of a collaborative community development strategy aimed at strengthening neighborhoods, creating downtown vibrancy, and accelerating job creation in its industrial park.

NEWARK — The student side of Wayne County Economic Development’s Kick-Start Competition found a strong showing from the Red Creek Central School District.

LYONS — The Wayne County Historical Society has a new director.

PRICHARD, W.Va. — A local group working to reestablish the inland port in Wayne County, formerly known as the Heartland Intermodal Gateway, is taking a different approach than state officials

The Wayne County Economic Development Corp. is again hosting an entrepreneurial pitch program to kick-start new business. Early stage companies (fewer than three years in business) and startup entrepreneurs will compete for $20,000 in grant funding. Applicants must submit business plans by 4 p.m. on Sept. 23. Finalists will present pitches in front of a ...September 6, 2022

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has named Wayne County economic development executive Wafa Dinaro as the new executive director of the New Economy Initiative.She will join NEI, a foundation-led effort to support entrepreneurship in Southeast Michigan, on Monday.Dinaro, 38, succeeds…

Detroit — City Councilman André L. Spivey is expected to be indicted for bribery on claims he accepted $1,000 from an undercover informant, his attorney said. Detroit-based attorney Elliott Hall told The Detroit News Tuesday that he anticipates a one-count indictment from the U.S. Attorneys Office for bribery as a public official, but added "Mr. Spivey did nothing in his official capacity as a city councilperson that theyre claiming." Hall said the indictment will detail the bribery alleg...