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Lake St. Clair Appreciation Day with Macomb Chamber
Posted August 20, 2015
Hosted by the Macomb County Chamber, the eighth annual Lake St. Clair Appreciation Day Boating event was held in July. The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development and several local agencies who have a vested interest in the success and sustainability of Lake St. Clair, including MacRay Harbor and New Baltimore, helped organize the event.
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Eastside Out/Lake St. Clair
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Blog Post
Innovation Grants at Macomb Community College
Posted August 20, 2015
In July, five early-stage businesses from Macomb, Oakland and Washtenaw counties received $275,000 in funding in the inaugural round of awards from the Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase. Receiving $25,000 grants were AQUASIGHT, Rochester Hills, for a real-time intelligence solution for water pumping systems to identify performance issues; GAP Quality Systems, Southfield, for an automated process for inspecting chrome-plated and high-gloss painted parts; and KTISIS, Sterling Heights, for a composite container system to enable fleet vehicles to use either compressed natural gas or liquefied gas. Receiving $100,000 awards were Ann Arbor companies MyFab5, for an online marketing platform that streamlines social media marketing for restaurants, and TurtleCell, a maker of a thin-profile smartphone case with retractable headphones.
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Business,
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Workforce/Education
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Blog Post
Welcome to Advancing Macomb
Posted August 19, 2015
Hello and welcome to Advancing Macomb. We have a simple focus: Leverage our great local leadership keep our communities and economy strong.
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Advancing Macomb
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In the News
Advancing Macomb Joins the coLABorative as newest tenant
Posted May 29, 2015
THE coLABorative, a business incubator and co-working space, has announced as its newest tenant Advancing Macomb, a non-profit committed to investment in and promotion of Macomb County.
“Illustrating our mission to promote and enhance Macomb's assets, THE coLAB is ideal space for Advancing Macomb,” said Melissa Roy, Advancing Macomb’s Executive Director. “THE coLAB is full of local entrepreneurs with a commitment to our community.”
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Advancing Macomb
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In the News
Advancing Macomb advances with new director
Posted April 29, 2015
A former assistant Macomb County executive has a new job, but the same goals: advancing the county’s economic and community development.
Melissa Roy has been named executive director of Advancing Macomb, a nonprofit organization comprising leaders from across Macomb County who those involved say are focused on creating long-term economic opportunities and sustainable communities.
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Advancing Macomb,
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Press Release
Advancing Macomb Announces Executive Director
Posted April 2, 2015
Advancing Macomb – A group of leaders from across Macomb County have come together to set an agenda focused on creating long term economic opportunities and sustainable communities. Today they announce their new executive director, Melissa Roy.
In July of 2012, Macomb County Executive, Mark Hackel asked local community and business leaders to create an entity that could drive community and economic development for the county. Modeled after organizations like Detroit Renaissance and Grand Action, Advancing Macomb (AM) – a 501C3 private non-profit – was launched in June of 2013 and now in the spring of 2015, has established an office in Mount Clemens and secured the executive director services of Melissa Roy.
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Advancing Macomb,
Leader Profiles
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In the News
C&G Newspapers: Leadership group invests in Freedom Hill park
Posted October 24, 2014
Taking the initiative was a walk in the park recently for a group of county business, nonprofit and civic leaders. Members of the Leaders Advancing Macomb board gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 20 at Freedom Hill County Park in Sterling Heights.
According to its members, LAM strives to improve the county’s communities and their ability to help residents do business, innovate, have fun and more. The group recently announced that it spent around $25,000 to upgrade Freedom Hill’s playground amenities, landscaping, walking paths and storm water system.
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Advancing Macomb
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The Macomb Daily: Business group donations improve Freedom Hill park
Posted October 20, 2014
A new business group dedicated to improving Macomb County’s quality of life announced their first contribution on Monday –- a playscape and other improvements at Freedom Hill County Park in Sterling Heights.
Leaders Advancing Macomb, or LAM, unveiled the playground area plus new landscaping, accompanying brick walkways and a new underground drainage system to prevent the park flooding of the past. The new features are located just south of the Freedom Hill Independence Building near the park entrance, west of the outdoor concert theater.
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Advancing Macomb
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Crain’s Detroit Business: Hackel highlights nonprofit board, $2 billion in investment in his State of Macomb address
Posted December 5, 2012
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel took on a new approach to marketing his community of more than 842,000 people Wednesday night – before even uttering the first word of his 40-minute 2012 State of the County address.
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Advancing Macomb
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