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2022 Lansing Regional Chamber Policy Priorities Highlights
The Lansing Regional Chamber’s (LRCC) public affairs team has been serving its essential role of supporting and
advocating on issues important to you. Here’s how we focused our efforts to make sure our region is the best place to do
business in Michigan!
JOBS & THE ECONOMY bridges, and dams • Supported Sparrow Health
• Supported the enhanced • Supported the regional public System’s free-standing
economic development transit cooperation effort emergency room in Meridian
incentive legislative package to between CATA, EATRAN, Township
strengthen the state’s economic and Clinton County Transit • Supported the Pleasant Grove &
competitiveness and compete Authorities Holmes Development Project
for and win transformational • $275 million in ongoing • Supported the Stadium North
projects. regional infrastructure projects Lofts
supported by the Chamber • Supported the City of Lansing
TALENT & WORKFORCE o Rebuilding 5 miles between Small Business Façade
DEVELOPMENT I-96 and Airport Road: $73 Improvement Program
• Secured $55 million for the million investment
Going PRO Talent Fund o Rebuilding 25 miles of I-69 FEDERAL & STATE BUDGET
• Secured $55 million for the between Marshall and REQUESTS SECURED BY THE LRCC
Michigan Reconnect program Charlotte: $210 million • Capital Region International
• Secured $10 million for a investment Airport Cargo Ramp Funding -
statewide pre-apprenticeship o Rebuilding 2 miles from $8.183 million
program Lansing Road to the Grand • Downtown Lansing, Inc. -
• Supported the Tri-Share Child River: $80 million $5 million
Care Program that splits the cost o Rebuilding 3.3 miles from Park • Potter Park Zoo - $2 million
of childcare between the state, Lake Road to Oak Point Court: • Capital Region International
employees, and their employer $12 million Airport Infrastructure projects -
• Cut regulatory red tape for • $80.6 million in regional $2 million
current and new childcare infrastructure improvements • New Behavioral Health Center
providers to meet increased investment in 2022 at former McLaren Greenlawn
needs • Continue to support Michigan Campus - $5 million
• Supported the Michigan Avenue Corridor improvements • Grants for Local Units of
Scholarship Achievement between the Michigan State Government to Fund Retirement
program to assist high school Capitol Building and Michigan Systems - $750 million
graduates with additional State University campus • Capital Region Airport Authority
financial aid awarded a $3.6 million EDA grant
• Supported the Lansing Public ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT for site readiness development
School Bond Proposal (Passed) PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE project for water, sewer, and
LRCC utility infrastructure upgrades
REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE • Supported Neogen’s $70 million • MSU AgBioResearch Program -
• Supported the $4.7 billion State expansion project in Lansing $2.6 million increase
of Michigan Infrastructure • Supported the $26 million • MSU Extension Program -
Supplemental Budget focused economic development package $1.2 million increase
on drinking water upgrades, for ATESTEO North American,
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