LEAP’s 2013 Year End Project Report indicated that they have helped the private sector create 2,105 direct private sector jobs and $466,824,00 in direct investment for the Lansing area in 2013.
“Our Lansing region is one of the hottest economies in the State and country. We’re building Fortune 500 national headquarters, tier one auto suppliers, huge car assembly expansions, one of the world’s leading medical isotope production facilities as well as a plethora of startup and expanding high tech companies,” said Bob Trezise, Jr. President and CEO of LEAP.
A summary of their conversation is included below:
- Bob explained that our geographic location in Lansing, while critically important, is only part of the reason why the Lansing region is successful today.
- Bob felt that Lansing’s success is more about talent. In particular, how does our location attract and maybe more importantly, retain, talent?
- Bob indicated that the millennial generation is looking for a location to live that is walkable, a more urban or downtown environment and nightlife as we are competing internationally for the talent that we need to make our companies succeed.
- Bob explained LEAP’s role in recruiting businesses to the Lansing region, starting with a site search, some times with or in concert with the clients real estate experts, and then working with their partners to try to accommodate customers on their space and building needs. LEAP tries to provide non-biased site recommendations for 2 or 3 sites for the businesses to consider.
- Bob explained that in a competitive global business environment, many times tax incentives are certainly a big factor in the process and can often times represent the tipping point between one site and another when the final decision is made.
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