Lansing is bustling with growth.
Over the past several years, we have seen more than $4 billion in investments. Economic development has been booming, from small businesses to major manufacturing. As mayor, I am thrilled to be leading our city through these times of growth.
The Lansing Economic Development Corp. team and I often hear from people looking to expand or grow their businesses here. New investments help our community thrive, and new jobs help residents. Small businesses are the backbone of our city, but high-tech manufacturing at General Motors and LG Energy Solution are critical, and modern science is at work in places like Neogen, Niowave and Emergent.
The recent news that the LG Energy Solution battery cell plant gained another customer means that it will be at full operations and will see 1,700 workers building cutting-edge battery cells here.
And it’s not just business and job growth keeping us moving forward. Lansing continues to focus on good housing for residents of every family size and income, with more than 1,000 units in development currently.
Housing continues to rise across the city — from low-income and affordable developments underway downtown by the Lansing Housing Commission, workforce housing at Holmes and Pleasant Grove as well as at the Washington Square Building and Capitol Walk at South Walnut and Lenawee streets, to modern market-rate units in a new 28-story high rise tower with New Vision Lansing.
Lansing also continues to invest in helping residents repair or rehab older homes with our hosing rehab program. Organizations like the Ingham County Land Bank, Habitat for Humanity and Capital Area Housing Partnership build and rehabilitate new single-family homes. In southeast Lansing, a developer built a neighborhood of single-family homes for those who need more space.
We can’t forget the city’s own building projects. A brand-new $40 million City Hall will open this fall. The new public safety and district court facility on South Washington Square is going up fast. This complex will be transformational and contains a new police headquarters and crime labs, fire administration, a modern emergency operations center, fire training facility, temporary lock-up, new 54-A District Courthouse, and new flagship fire station. We also rebuilt Fire Station 2 on the northside last year, and Fire Station 8 is currently undergoing modernization. And the Ovation Center for Music and Arts presented by Michigan State University Federal Credit Union will be rising in the southern end of downtown, ready to rock in 2027.
Our growth and continued momentum give me hope for Lansing’s future. We have so much going on right now. Lansing continues to rise, literally, as our downtown skyline grows, businesses develop and expand, and housing of all varieties is built and rehabbed. As I like to say — and truly believe — Lansing’s time is now.
You can see it happening across the city.
I invite you to join us.
