(Source: State of Michigan) Contact: John Richard, MDOT Office of Communications, richardj2@michigan.gov 616-451-4063 Agency: Transportation November 6, 2015 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is awarding state transportation economic development grants totaling $2,548,784 in Kent County that will support the creation of 281 new jobs and help retain 80 jobs. The Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants will help leverage $99,443,400 in private and university investment, at a private/university-to-public ratio of 39-to-1. Michigan State University (MSU) is constructing a new biomedical research center at the site of the former Grand Rapids Press...
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