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Michigan Tech Enterprise Corporation Smart Zone (MTEC Smart Zone)
The MTEC SmartZone support technology-based start-ups and established enterprises with facilities and resources to make business flourish. Our team energizes work spaces to help nourish and support business networks - from basic operational systems such as internet, phone and productivity equipment – to legal, marketing and sales consultation.
Our vision for economic development of the region includes a vibrant technology sector to lead Michigan’s technological vitality and drive economic growth with sustainable opportunities for companies and their employees to prosper.
Contact: Carlton Crothers
Phone: 906-487-7000
Website: http://www.mtecsz.com
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Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance (KEDA)
KEDA helps create jobs and bring new dollars into the community in many different ways. For example, KEDA helps local entrepreneurs start up new businesses by providing resources they need to grow and attracting outside companies and professionals to the Keweenaw.
KEDA also has the ability to provide business loans to local start-ups and small businesses. They also have the resources and experience to provide additional financial and other types of management consulting.
Contact: Phil Musser
Phone: 906-482-6817
Website: http://www.kedabiz.com
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Keweenaw Community Foundation
The Keweenaw Community Foundation is a nonprofit, community corporation created by and for the people of the Keweenaw. Our mission is to build endowments from gifts that will assist in enriching the lives of people in our area in Community Development, Arts and Culture, Health and Human Services, Education, Youth, Natural Resources and Economic Development.
Since 1994 we have developed endowments of nearly $4,000,000.000 and granted over $375,000, meeting diverse community needs.
Our business is building community and we hold 53 endowments. We are For Good. For ever.
Contact: Barbara Rose
Phone: 906-482-9673
Website: http://www.k-c-f.org
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Western UP Planning & Development Region
Since 1968 the staff of the Western Upper Peninsula Planning & Development Region office (WUPPDR) has been providing general planning support to the western six counties of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. While our programs are diverse, all support our mission: to foster stable and diversified economies in the Western Upper Peninsula.
WUPPDR serves as a designated economic development district under the U.S. Economic Development Administration and maintains a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Planning Region 13. WUPPDR also serves as the regional clearinghouse for federal and state funded programs. Through this role, WUPPDR enhances intergovernmental coordination and encourages opportunities for public comment on projects of regional significance.
Contact: Kim Stoker, Executive Director
Phone: 906-482-7205
Website: http://www.wuppdr.org
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