Economic Development

Wave goodbye to summer and say hello to the delights of fall

From spooky costume parties to family fun, the Great Lakes Bay Region shines in the fall. Here are some places you can celebrate the season. 

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Students from the Fourth District encouraged to join Congressional App Challenge

Congressman John Moolenaar is encouraging all students to put their imaginations and coding skills to use in Michigan’s 4th District for the 2019 Congressional App Challenge.

Striped Canopy is a furniture and home décor consignment store, featuring a furniture painting workshop in the back.
Shop owner celebrates one-year business anniversary with purchase of the Goddeyne building

Striped Canopy Consignments & Home Décor store and the Traveling Light Yoga studio will celebrate their one-year anniversaries with an open house and cheese-and-wine anniversary reception on Nov. 9.  

Michigan-made products ranging from clothing to home decor will be for sale during a street fair in downtown Bay City on Sat., Sept. 28.
Michigan makers are at the forefront of this Bay City festival

Vendors and food trucks featuring Michigan-made items will line Washington Avenue during the MI Made Marketplace on Sat., Sept. 28.  

During Fall Family Harvest Days, the City Market will give away apples and pumpkins while supplies last.
Celebrate fall with horse-drawn carriages and more at City Market

The City Market in downtown Bay City celebrates its third annual Fall Family Harvest Day with giveaways, carriage rides, and more on Sat., Sept. 28.  

The Great Lakes Bay Region wants you to come home in October

Through an annual Coming Home event and an ambassador program on social media, Discover Great Lakes Bay attracts young professionals to this region.

Bay City officials are exploring ways to help businesses safely re-open when the stay-at-home order ends.
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Casual conversations keep the Coming Home event from feeling like a traditional job fair. During the 2018 event, participants gathered at high-top tables.
The Great Lakes Bay Region invites you to come home in October

Through an annual Coming Home event and an ambassador program on social media, Discover Great Lakes Bay attracts young professionals to this region.    

Dunham’s Sports has re-opened in Bangor Township at the Bay City Town Center. The new store is twice the size of their previous location in the mall.
Dunham’s doubles down on Bay City with twice-as-big store, celebrates grand opening this weekend

Dunham’s Sports has re-opened in Bangor Township at the Bay City Town Center. The new store, located in the former Younkers store, is listed at 44,678 square feet – twice the size of their previous location in the mall.  

Bay Future announced it has raised $1.3 million toward its $2.5 million goal for a campaign to bring jobs to Bay County.
State grant helps to make 192-acre Monitor Township industrial tech park shovel ready

Bay Future, Inc. has been awarded a $100,000 Michigan Site Readiness grant to enhance a 192-acre site on Fisher Road in Monitor Township,

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