By Jim Measel
May 20, 2021 | 7:34 PM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â The City of Coldwater will be one of ten communities in Michigan which will host a community development fellow for the 2021-2022 program year through the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan.
The Fellowship is made possible with funding and partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
The fellowship was created to help address a common challenge Michiganâs diverse communities face which is a lack of sufficient capacity to achieve their economic development potential. Fellows work directly with existing municipalities or organizations in communities for 15-months on projects that expand organizational capacity, increase local collaboration, and remove barriers to development.
Mount Clemens authorizes creation of downtown social district
Cellar 104 General Manager Dave Gagnon says that one reason he entered into the wine industry is because people enjoy it. The business is set to be part of a future social district.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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MOUNT CLEMENS Over a dozen Mount Clemens businesses are now eligible to be part of a future social district.
On April 5, the Mount Clemens City Commission unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the creation of the Oasis Social District in downtown Mount Clemens.
In March, the Mount Clemens Downtown Development Authority voted unanimously to recommend that the city adopt the resolution.
Consumers Energy Foundation s Put Your Town on the Map Competition Awards $50,000 to Three Community Projects
Comins Township, Pinckney, Alma Receive Funds to Promote Local Development
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JACKSON, Mich., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Michigan communities in Oscoda, Livingston and Gratiot counties are receiving a total of $50,000 for projects designed to make smaller Michigan communities better places to live and work after winning the Consumers Energy Foundation s 2021 Put Your Town on the Map competition.
Comins Township received $25,000 for first place, Pinckney received $15,000 as runner-up, and Alma received $10,000. Other finalists included projects in Clare, Fowlerville, Galesburg, Manistee, Marshall, Sanford and Vassar.
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