Union Township is Open For Business
Looking to open a new business? Relocation? Expansion? Mt Pleasant offers a wide range of opportunities and a diverse customer base. Union Township strives to operate with consistent, predictable outcomes for the business community. Union Township is a client of Middle Michigan Development Corporation. MMDC is available to assist you in a new start-up or an established market. The Mt Pleasant Chamber of Commerce is an effective resource for any business located in the Greater Mt Pleasant Area. The area's vitality can also be traced in part to the Mt. Pleasant Area Convention and Visitors Bureau's (MPACVB) success in attracting people to come and enjoy Mt Pleasant.
Union Township has two Downtown Development Authority Districts, which are managed by one Economic Development Authority Board. The DDAs invest in the Districts to create attractive commercial areas. EDA meetings are open to all, and are especially helpful for business owners in the respective districts.
Mt Pleasant is home to Central Michigan University and Mid Michigan College Mt Pleasant Campus. These institutions have services available to business. Michigan Technical Education Center (M-Tec) operates through MMC and is a real benefit to the Middle Michigan Region business community. The focus of training in the M-TEC center is the industrial and construction trades. Industrial training components include pneumatics, hydraulics, instrumentation, electrical controls, and plumbing and pipe fitting. In the construction trades, training is provided in carpentry, electrical, masonry, and plumbing. Industrial delivery is skill-based, open-entry / open exit, individualized, and self-paced. A key to the instructional delivery in the M-TEC is providing learners with a variety of instructional delivery systems. Units of instruction are developed that cover the skills specifically identified by business and industry as critical.
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center Region 4 Office is affiliated with MMCC and provides services and support to the Michigan small business community in the areas of counseling, training and research.
DDA Districts
East
The East DDA District is along the E. Pickard Rd. (M-20) corridor from Packard St. east to S. Summerton Rd.
West
The West DDA’s business district along E. Remus Rd. (M-20) from Bradley St. to west of S. Lincoln Rd. and also along S. Lincoln Rd. to the north and south of M-20.
Grant Program
Union Township’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) Board announces a grant program to assist businesses in the Township’s two downtown development authority (DDA) districts with improvement projects.
Owners of eligible local businesses who are interested in taking advantage of these grant funding opportunities are invited to submit an application with their improvement plans to the EDA Board. To be eligible, the business must be located either the East DDA District along the E. Pickard Rd. (M-20) corridor from Packard St. east to S. Summerton Rd., or in the West DDA’s business district along E. Remus Rd. (M-20) from Bradley St. to west of S. Lincoln Rd. and also along S. Lincoln Rd. to the north and south of M-20.
Projects eligible for grant funding include replacement of outdated freestanding signs with more effective monument-style signage, site beautification, and barrier-free pedestrian access improvements.
Local businesses are invited to deliver completed applications with supporting documentation and plans to the Township office, 2010 S. Lincoln Rd., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858. Applications can be submitted at any time and will be evaluated during a regular meeting of the EDA Board. This grant program and potential grant award amounts listed on the application form are subject to adjustment by the EDA Board depending on demand and program effectiveness.
Questions about this grant program may be directed to Rodney Nanney, Community and Economic Development Director.
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