Economic Development

Housing Forward tackles Midland’s housing shortage with community-focused solutions

Housing Forward, a community-based initiative of the Midland Business Alliance, aims to use a holistic approach to provide solutions for the housing shortage in Midland.

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Creating home, arts, & service: Meet Katie Trzaska-Miller

Meet Katie Trzaska-Miller, a Midlander who loves the arts and strives to be an advocate for all! Learn why she loves living and working in Midland.

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Fall fun in Midland and beyond

Cider, donuts and pumpkins, oh my! Midlanders share their favorite area pumpkin patches and cider mills.

Volunteers worked on projects at WMFC such as spreading mulch on the playground, enclosing rafters in pavilions, clean up of trails and an obstacle course, and worked on the baseball field. 
Banking on service: Inside Isabella Bank’s annual community volunteer day

Since 2018, Isabella Bank has held its annual Compassion into Action event, a day-long company-wide community service initiative that allows all employees to volunteer across seven counties in mid-Michigan. The event, which takes place every October on Columbus Day, enables staff to participate in meaningful projects with local nonprofits.

Creative 360 fills the month with events

View the works of emerging artists, try your chops at a poetry slam, or enjoy the sounds of a big band at Creative 360 this month.

Defining family & home with The Voice of the City, Katie Guyer

Meet Katie Guyer, the voice behind the City of Midland’s social media and communications.

Businesses that rely on the water contribute more than $26 billion to Michigan's economy. Nor'East Outdoors relies on MIchigan's waters as well as public parks to launch kayaks and canoes.
The waters of the Saginaw Bay Watershed fuel Michigan’s outdoor economy

Representatives from three businesses – Northwoods Wholesale Outlet, Nor’East Outdoors, and Dietrich’s Sportfishing Charters – explain their unique connections to Michigan's waterways. Experts estimate that Michigan's lakes, bays, rivers, and streams collectively have a $26 billion impact on the state’s economy.  

Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to host Civics Bee

The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to host a nonpartisan civics competition next spring. Local students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades will have the chance to enter the competition.

Neighbors Natural Wine and Bottle Shop, which serves all-natural beverages and hand-crafted food, opened in mid-September in Downtown Bay City.
Natural Wines on the menu at Bay City’s newest wine bar, Neighbors

Neighbors Natural Wine and Bottle Shop, which serves all-natural beverages and hand-crafted food, opened in mid-September in Downtown Bay City.  

Fresh paint and new lighting makes it easier to use all parts of the Boys & Girls Clubs facility on the Middlegrounds Island.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region gets a fresh look

The Boys & Girls Clubs Great Lakes Bay Region has served young people in the Bay City area for 67 years. Recently, the club made improvements to its Bay City facility on Lafayette Avenue.

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