economic development
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January 29, 2024
Innovation Partnerships awarded $5M for statewide venture fund
U-M’s Innovation Partnerships recently was awarded $5 million to establish the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and the Michigan University Innovation Capital Consortium.
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August 6, 2020
UM-Flint receives $300K to support local economic development
UM-Flint has received a U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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November 15, 2019
Economic Growth Institute recognized for aiding Michigan businesses
Two programs that help Michigan businesses have garnered U-M’s Economic Growth Institute this year’s Innovation Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
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April 28, 2015
Report shows URC contributes $16.8B to state’s economy
The University Research Corridor, an alliance that includes U-M, remains competitive with the nation’s top university research clusters and contributed $16.8 billion to Michigan’s economy in 2014, a new report shows.
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March 10, 2014
Top accomplishments: Economic development
Under President Mary Sue Coleman’s leadership, U-M has been a leader in creating and supporting several key collaborations among government, industry and academia toward building a strong economy.
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November 13, 2013
U-M honored nationally for economic development commitment
U-M is one of four public universities recognized by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities for exemplary work statewide in entrepreneurship, technology transfer and business development.
