InvestUP Board Member Lake Superior State University received a $950K CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to purchase lab equipment to build capacity at the Center for Freshwater Research and Education.
Located in one of 288 Opportunity Zones in Michigan, this project is expected to create 20 jobs and generate $14.2 million in private investment.
As a part of our commitment to the Upper Peninsula, we collaborate with partners to share some of the most compelling stories about business and job growth across the region. Our goal through these stories is to get at the heart of what makes the U.P. unique — and to ensure these stories travel beyond our peninsula and broadly illustrate why the UP is the place to live and work.
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