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Cheboygan Bishop GMC Cadillac dealership awarded $249,000 EGLE grant

Jessica Lovay, Community Development & Grants

Northern Lakes Economic Alliance (NLEA) was successful in assisting the City of Cheboygan in obtaining a $249,000 grant from Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), formerly DEQ, for local City of Cheboygan car dealership Bishop GMC Cadillac.

The project will clean up a contaminated former gas station, demolish three dilapidated buildings allowing the dealership to build a new sales office, hire two new employees, and invest close to $200,000. NLEA will continue to support the project by providing grant administration services.
Have your hiring interviews lost their accuracy?

Buck Love, Business Retention & Growth
Dr. John Sullivan identified in an article, “ Top 10 Reasons Why Interviews No Longer Accurately Predict On-the-Job Success ,” that the steady reduction in the authenticity of interviews has contributed to an ugly failure rate among new hires. Sullivan is a professor, author, corporate speaker, and known HR thought-leader from the Silicon Valley who specializes in providing bold and high-business-impact talent management solutions.
Celebrate manufacturing and career/college readiness at two events this October!
Carly Bortz, Administrative/Communications

Join us at MiCareerQuest Char-Em ISD, the region’s largest hands-on career exploration event for students October 18, 2019, at North Central Michigan University. This unique experience will expose students to a broad range of exciting, rewarding career opportunities and endless possibilities, as they prepare for their future.

MiCareerQuest Char-Em ISD will complement the National Manufacturing Day plant tours in early October 8-10 for a full month celebrating area manufacturers/employers and the opportunities within each.
Putting the pedal down to meet a deadline
Amanda Baker, Community Development & Engagement

The East Jordan DDA has been looking at their Joining Jordan pedestrian bridge project since 2018 with their sights set on beginning actual construction in 2021. Over the past couple of weeks, changes in the  Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program   through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) came to light and East Jordan realized they needed to complete engineering and bid the project by the end of the year.

Let's start an epidemic of enthusiasm!

Andy Hayes, NLEA President

There is an old saying that says, “To be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic!” More than any other quality, enthusiasm is vital to our success as business, government, education and community leaders.

For each of us, success or failure depends on our ability to recruit, train, and motivate others. People want to be around enthusiastic leaders. They will follow people that they know are excited and committed.
Northern Michigan Pitch Night
Entrepreneurs and businesses two years old or less, follow the links below to apply to compete in the pitch night competition in your county. Win your share of $15,000 in startup capital!
The top three winners of Antrim Pitch Night, Charlevoix County Ignite, and Invest Cheboygan Business Model Competitions will compete for additional startup funds for their businesses in the finale Grand Event!
CEC Statewide Entrpreneurship Conference
October 1-2 in Ludington, MI
A conference about attracting business to your downtown held in a new beautiful, thriving downtown each year with conference sessions held directly in the local businesses that help communities thrive.
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