The Weekly Roundup
Top stories and articles from this week made convenient
Adrian College’s Baby Bulldog Center Offers Daycare in Lenawee County
Adrian College will welcome its youngest students ever this summer, when the new Baby Bulldog Center (BBC) opens in August. The Center is the College’s latest effort to offer quality child care to the community while educating future teachers. Similar to the College’s collaboration with the Little Maples Preschool, the BBC will serve as laboratory classroom for Adrian College teacher education students pursuing an early childhood education, or “ZS,” endorsement as part of their teaching certificates.
Family brings coney island to Tecumseh
The same family that opened Papa’s Coney Island in Madison Township six years ago, and made it a successful business, has expanded to a second location in Tecumseh. Papa’s Coney Island, at 1410 W. Chicago Blvd. in Tecumseh, opened May 28. In the month since then it has been off to a strong start even with not having its actual grand opening yet. “We just turned the signs on” and customers started finding them, said Regina Hernandez, who will manage the Madison Township restaurant while her husband, Isidro, oversees the new location.
Strongback gets nearly $3 million from Michigan Strategic Fund
The Michigan Strategic Fund board has given the green light to Adrian’s Strongback Four Corners redevelopment project. That approval came in the form of nearly $3 million in grant funding. As part of its overall approval of various projects throughout Michigan, the MSF said in a news release Tuesday it awarded the city of Adrian $2,866,446 in community development block grant funds for the Strongback project in downtown Adrian. The MSF works with the Michigan Economic Development Corp. in moving redevelopment efforts such as this forward.
Lenawee Now Builds “Toolbox” to Better Serve Business and Entrepreneurial Community
Lenawee Now has been lending support to local businesses and entrepreneurs for 100 years. It takes a lot to get a business off the ground and running. However, the effort to make your business a success is a collaborative one.
Local businesses and entrepreneurs may be eligible for several different programs. Organizations and programs like the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Business Revolving Loan Fund, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture fund, provide financial assistance to many businesses. The role of Lenawee Now is to connect you with organizations and tools like these. Each of these tools are tailored to fit specific business needs.