Deadline Extended! 4th Annual Young Innovators Competition

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our fourth annual Young Innovators Competition! The competition, run through our entrepreneurship initiative Moving Ideas to Market, encourages Michigan youth to submit ideas, concepts, or business plans that will improve their communities. Applicants are eligible for cash prizes totaling $10,000, including a grand […]

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Statewide Training Sessions to Assist Employers with Building Internship Programs and Connect to Education

EAST LANSING, Mich.-The Prima Civitas Foundation (PCF), partner of the Michigan Internship Initiative, will be presenting several Employer Internship Training Sessions (EITS) over the next several months. The focus of the free training sessions is to aid in both connecting employers to education and to assist with creating workforce opportunities in the state. According to […]

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Greater-Lansing partners announce progress on ultra high-speed broadband project

EAST LANSING, MI – A coalition comprised of economic development organizations and Michigan State University (MSU) announced today their progress toward increasing ultra high-speed broadband networks in the Greater Lansing region as part of the national Gig.U initiative. Gig.U, which represents a consortium of over 30 institutions of higher education across the country, was developed […]

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Partnership aims to introduce students to entrepreneurship

For immediate release Contact: Holly Hetzner, Innovation Initiatives Project Manager, holly.hetzner@primacivitas.org, (517) 708-4246 MVU-Prima Civitas will develop innovative learning programs Lansing – With the goal of creating new and innovative learning programs for K-12 students, parents and teachers, Michigan Virtual University® (MVU®) today announced a collaboration with the Prima Civitas Foundation (PCF). The Memorandum of […]

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I-69 International Trade Corridor Partners Take Major Step Toward Next Michigan/Aerotropolis Designation

Governor’s Approval Sends Application to Final Stage of the Process FLINT TWP., MI – The I-69 International Trade Corridor partners from Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, and Shiawassee counties have taken the final step to become a Next Michigan Development Corporation (NMDC)/Aerotropolis designee. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s recent approval of the Act 7 inter-local agreement moves […]

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