November News Articles

Cheer on your winners at the finale pitch night competition!

Grand Event at Great Lakes Center for the Arts in Bay Harbor Tuesday Nov 27, 2018.
Event is free. Please reserve a seat! Doors open at 5:30pm.


Sneak Peek of Grand Event Venue
Hannah Sanderson, Business Attraction & Growth
What We Know, What We Don't Know
Recreational Marijuana in Your Community?
Janet Koch, Community Development

Unless you’ve gone radio silence and have avoided talking to another human since November 6, you know that Michigan voters have approved the use of recreational marijuana. This puts  Michigan alongside 9 other states   and the District of Columbia who've passed laws legalizing marijuana in some form, but every state’s rules and regulations are different. Here in Michigan, the regulations are still being written, but here’s what we know that pertains to zoning and employers:
Local Communities Team Up With AmEx to Shop Small
Amanda Baker, Downtown Development Coordinator
American Express is teaming up with small businesses and communities across the country to promote shopping local with  Small Business Saturday , and Elk Rapids DDA is leading the charge for their community.

Held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday is the counterpart to the national chain shopping frenzy that is Black Friday.

Dreaming of Summer Fun

Jessica Lovay, Office Manager/Grant Administrator

Earlier this year NLEA announced that the Village of Central Lake was working on an application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to install five new permanent docks in Thurston Park and construct a 40’x70’ pavilion with adjacent public restrooms and a storage room totaling 21’x19’ on the corner of North and Main Street.
New Shoppers' Docks in Village of Central Lake, Thurston Park
From Search and Rescue Vehicles, to Farmers' Markets, to Low Income Housing and more!

The USDA Funds More than you Think

Buck Love, Business Retention & Growth

Twelve area banks and local government officials from around Cheboygan County and Onaway met to learn more about various   USDA loan and grant programs  that could immediately impact potential homeowners and township infrastructure needs at the Cheboygan County Lenders Forum hosted by NLEA in Indian River at the Tuscarora Township Hall on November 7, 2018.
Grand Event, Finale Pitch Competition comes to Great Lakes Center for the Arts
Carly Bortz, Administrative/Communications
Fans of Shark Tank won’t want to miss the  Grand Event   business model competition! Come out to Bay Harbor’s artistic gem, the  Great Lakes Center for the Arts , for the finale pitch night competition; watch the winning entrepreneurs from  GreenLight East Jordan ,   Emmet Entrepreneur Challenge ,  Invest Cheboygan County , and  Antrim Pitch Night  battle for a share of $18,000 in additional funds to make their business dreams come true.
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