BCU’s Spring 2020 Newsletter

BCU is pleased to share its Spring 2020 Quarterly Newsletter. This edition includes:

  • BCU Responds to COVID-19 with $1.6 Million in Local Support
  • Pure Michigan Business Connect Helps Companies Source PPE
  • Michigan’s Works Share Program: Bringing Workers Back From Unemployment
  • Upcoming Road Projects
  • Neighborhoods Inc. Announces Grants for Home Rehab

… plus other news and information.  The newsletter is available to view as a pdf here.

Our goal is to provide useful information to people who live and/or work in Battle Creek.  We welcome your feedback and story ideas. Email your comments to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org. You can also follow Battle Creek Unlimited on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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BCU’s Winter 2020 Newsletter

BCU is pleased to share its Winter 2020 Quarterly Newsletter. This edition includes:

  • The Announcement of Two New BCU Board Members
  • Lori Schroll of BCU Retires
  • BCU Hosts BCPS Junior Achievement
  • Save the Date: Fort Custer Spring Mixer
  • Company Spotlight, Cask & Kettle

… plus other news and information.  The newsletter is available to view as a pdf here.

Our goal is to provide useful information to people who live and/or work in Battle Creek.  We welcome your feedback and story ideas. Email your comments to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org. You can also follow Battle Creek Unlimited on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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BCU’s Newsletter Fall 2019

BCU is pleased to share its Fall 2019 Quarterly Newsletter. This edition includes:

  • Downtown Progress
  • Tom Davis of Prairie Farms Retires
  • MEDC MarComm Team
  • Hi-Lex Executive Meets with BCU
  • Consular Corps Reception
  • Save the Date, Economic Outlook 2020

… plus other news and information.  The newsletter is available to view as a pdf here.

Our goal is to provide useful information to people who live and/or work in Battle Creek.  We welcome your feedback and story ideas. Email your comments to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org. You can also follow Battle Creek Unlimited on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

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BCU’s Newsletter Summer 2019

BCU is pleased to share its Summer 2019 Quarterly Newsletter. This edition includes:

  • Save the Date: Economic Development Town Hall
  • Save the Date: Manufacturing Day 2019
  • Summer mixer recap
  • BCU’s visit to Northern Strike 2019
  • Stewart Industries launches new FTZ service
  • guest column by Charlie Mead, on the Coordinating Council of Calhoun County

… plus other news and information.  The newsletter is available to view as a pdf here.

Our goal is to provide useful information to people who live and/or work in Battle Creek.  We welcome your feedback and story ideas. Email your comments to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org. You can also follow Battle Creek Unlimited on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. If you would like to unsubscribe, please send an email to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org.

Request for Proposals for Lawn Care Maintenance and Snow Plowing

Battle Creek Unlimited is seeking Request for Proposals for lawn care maintenance and snow plowing at the Customs Cargo Center and various other portions in the Fort Custer Industrial Park.  A Request for Proposal is also being sought for lawn care maintenance at the Robbins Building.

Click on the documents below for further information:

CUSTOMS CARGO CENTER

ROBBINS BUILDING

A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on September 9, 2019, with final bids due by 5:00 p.m., September 19, 2019.

 

 

BCU’s Newsletter Spring 2019

BCU is pleased to share its Spring 2019 Quarterly Newsletter. This edition includes:

  • an article on an award BCU received from Consumers Energy
  • information on new expansions by WACO and the WMU College of Aviation at the W.K. Kellogg Airport
  • a guest column from Amy Kuchta, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters, about the Bigs in Business program
  • a piece about Battle Creek’s status as a finalist for the All-America City Award
  • information on SecondMuse and its new office in Battle Creek
  • an update on the renovations at Kellogg Community College’s Regional Manufacturing Technology Center
  • a notice about the construction of a new walking path in the Fort Custer Industrial Park

 

… plus other news and information.  The newsletter is available to view as a pdf here.

 

Our goal is to provide useful information to people who live and/or work in Battle Creek.  We welcome your feedback and story ideas. Email your comments to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org. You can also follow Battle Creek Unlimited on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. If you would like to unsubscribe, please send an email to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org.

BCU’s Newsletter Winter 2019

Welcome to the winter issue of Battle Creek Unlimited’s Quarterly Newsletter.   This edition includes:

  • – an overview of the 2019 Economic Outlook
  • – a guest column from Josh Dunn of Voces, a nonprofit which supports the local immigrant community
  • – information on BCU’s new request for proposals for a restaurant
  • – news about the a save the date notice for BCU’s annual economic outlook
  • – a profile of Torishima Service Solutions of Michigan
  • – an update on new guidelines for the Direct Investment Fund

… plus other news and information.  The newsletter is available to view as a pdf here.

Our goal is to provide useful information to people who live and/or work in Battle Creek. We welcome your feedback and story ideas.  Email your comments to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org.  You can also follow Battle Creek Unlimited on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

BCU’s Newsletter Fall 2018

Welcome to the latest issue of Battle Creek Unlimited’s Quarterly Newsletter. The fall edition includes:

  • an overview of our recent trip to Japan
  • information on the progress of the Heritage Tower redevelopment
  • news on BCU’s new office
  • a recap of our supplier event with Boeing
  • an update on the Request for Proposals for downtown properties
  • a save the date notice for BCU’s annual economic outlook
  • a profile of Omega Castings

 

… plus other news and information. The newsletter is available to view as a pdf click here: BCU Newsletter Fall 2018.

 

Our goal is to provide useful information to people who live and/or work in Battle Creek. We continue to refine the format & content and appreciate your feedback. Email your comments to BCUNewsletter@bcunlimited.org. You can also follow Battle Creek Unlimited on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

BCU Awarded MEDC Grant to Position Battle Creek for Drones, Missile Defense

October 3, 2018

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – In September, Battle Creek Unlimited (BCU) was awarded a Defense Industry Growth Area Grant for $150,000 by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The grant is part of the Michigan Defense Center’s Protect & Grow Initiative, which seeks to grow the state’s defense sector.

BCU will use the grant money to assess Battle Creek’s existing aerospace infrastructure and position the city to attract investment from companies developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly referred to as drones. Funds will also be used to identify business opportunities for local companies if/when Battle Creek is designated as the site for the proposed missile defense site.

The Defense Industry Growth Area Grant is intended to expand and grow key defense and homeland security sectors in Michigan, including 3D printing, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, autonomous aerial systems, autonomous ground systems, cybersecurity and robotics. The grant is for a period of one year beginning September 30.

BCU adopted a new five-year strategic plan in August. The plan identifies several priority growth sectors, including Aviation & Defense. The plan seeks to leverage Battle Creek’s existing assets, such as the WK Kellogg Airport, which has more than 250 acres of land with runway access available for development.

The Fort Custer Training Center is one of three sites being considered for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) installation. A total of 44 Ground-based Interceptors have already been installed at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Joe Sobieralski, President & CEO of BCU, remarked, “Battle Creek is hitting this at exactly the right moment. The Defense Industry Growth Area Grant aligns perfectly with BCU’s newly adopted strategic plan and we are excited to partner with the MEDC on this effort. We believe that autonomous aerial vehicles are the future of the aerospace industry and Battle Creek has the right assets in place to attract companies to the region.” Mr. Sobieralski added that “if Fort Custer is chosen for the missile defense site, there will be significant demand for business services. BCU is committed to helping Battle Creek companies take full advantage of this opportunity.”

“We are very pleased that BCU submitted and were awarded an Emerging Growth Industry Grant,” said Sean Carlson, Executive Director of the MEDC’s Michigan Defense Center. “Battle Creek Unlimited is home to two significant military assets in our state.  Also, Fort Custer is a finalist for a new Department of Defense mission named the East Coast Missile Defense System.  Their solid proposal and this grant will help them to continue to grow the defense industry in Michigan.”

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ABOUT BATTLE CREEK UNLIMITED

Established in 1972, Battle Creek Unlimited (BCU) is a private, non-profit corporation which serves as the economic development arm for the City of Battle Creek and manages the Fort Custer Industrial Park. The Fort Custer Industrial Park is home over 80 businesses, including 25 international companies, and employs over 13,000 people. BCU’s mission is to build a strong community by driving strategic investment and job creation.

 

ABOUT MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation is the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business development, job awareness and community development with the focus on growing Michigan’s economy. For more information on the MEDC and our initiatives, visit www.MichiganBusiness.org. For Pure Michigan® tourism information, your trip begins at www.michigan.org. Join the conversation on: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn , and Twitter.

  

CONTACT

Joe Sobieralski, President & CEO
Battle Creek Unlimited
TEL 269-962-7526

 

Mark Ignash, Program Manager, Defense Operations
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
TEL 517-241-8596

 

 

 

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