Eastern Leaders

The Eastern Leaders Group is a partnership between Eastern Michigan University and civic leaders who have collaborated to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Eastern Washtenaw County by exploring opportunities and leveraging regional resources for the benefit of both the Eastern County and the entire Washtenaw County community.
2009 Recovery and Reinvestment Rapid Response Strategy Business Plan
On April 14, the ELG Steering Committee approved the 2009 Recovery and Reinvestment Rapid Response Strategy Business Plan. If you have any questions please contact James McFarlane at 222-6587. [more]

Next Eastern Leader's Group Meetings
The ELG Executive Steering Committee will be meeting on 4/14/09 at 4:00 p.m. at SPARK East which is located at 215 W Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti. The group will discuss the 2009 Recovery & Reinvestment Strategies. These integrated plans [more]

New Education Website
A new Education Website has been created which gives useful information about the school disctricts in Eastern Washtenaw County. To view the website click here. [more]

ELG Business Plan
The Eastern Leader's Group has created a Business Plan for Revitalization to ensure all projects are managed in a consistent and coordinated fashion. To view the Business Plan, please click here. If you have any questions or feedback please contact [more]

November 12, 2008 Meeting Notes
Below are the November 12 Meeting Notes from the Eastern Leader's Group Meeting. Eastern Leader’s Meeting Notes November 12, 2008 5:00 [more]

Spark Chooses New Downtown Ypsilanti Site for Business Incubator
Ann Arbor Spark announced a new location Thursday for its proposed business incubator in downtown Ypsilanti, two months after a deal to put the incubator in a different spot fell apart. Elizabeth Parkinson, director of marketing and public [more]

ELG Project Update
Attached are the brainstorming notes from the Eastern Leader’s Group Meeting on June 2nd. The group had great dialogue around a focus point for new Fall initiative as the ELG continues moving forward on the East side of Washtenaw County. [more]

Michigan Suburbs Alliance Joining the ELG
The Michigan Suburbs Alliance will be assisting the Eastern Leader's Group to facilitate a stakeholder analysis to further identify economic development opportunities and initiatives. The objectives of the project include: gathering [more]

Ann Arbor Spark nears site choice for new incubator
Crain's Detroit Business, March 3 2008 March is coming in with a decision to make and will likely go out with a new lease and location for the proposed Spark East business incubator in Ypsilanti. Ann Arbor Spark President and CEO Mike [more]

Welcome to the Eastern Leaders Group Website
The Eastern Leaders Group is a partnership between Eastern Michigan University and civic leaders who have collaborated to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Eastern Washtenaw County by exploring opportunities and leveraging regional resources [more]

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