Welcome to Leap Incorporated

The Greater Lansing region was founded on innovation and opportunity. Building on this foundation, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (Leap, Inc.), is working to unify our region's resources and focus them toward strategic growth. Collectively, we're leading Greater Lansing to a sustainable future as a globally competitive community.

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A Good Place to Grow

The Greater Lansing region offers businesses a central location, proximity to Michigan State University's renowned research capabilities, abundant natural resources and a capable work force. It's also a great place to live, with affordable housing, good schools and friendly people.

Site Selection

There are lots of reasons to make the Greater Lansing region your business's home—take a look!

Services We Provide

Leap provides a variety of services for new and existing companies.

Greater Lansing Life

If you could create your own place on the planet - your place, on your terms, you'd create a place like Greater Lansing.

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  • Welcome
  • What is Leap?
  • A Good Place to Grow
  • Site Selection
  • Services We Provide
  • Greater Lansing Life
  • Create Your Place
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Greater Lansing: A good place to grow

Michigan's Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties give smart companies everything they need to be successful.

The Greater Lansing region offers a central location, proximity to Michigan State University's renowned research capabilities, abundant natural resources and a capable work force. And it's a great place to live, with affordable housing, good schools and friendly people.

We can provide you with a healthy dose of big-city sophistication—an exciting nightlife, ethnic restaurants and a rich assortment of cultural and recreational attractions—without the traffic, hassles and costs of big-city living.

All of the plusses, none of the minuses?

That's what makes Greater Lansing so great.

The Greater Lansing region is home to some of Michigan’s largest insurance companies—and roughly one of every five insurance jobs in the state. Please sign the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce’s on-line petition to Insure Greater Lansing’s Future. The LRCC will forward this petition to state governmental leaders, as their recognition and support of insurance industry employers is a key to moving Michigan’s economy forward.

Leap outlines a strategy for growth
November 11, 2009

The Lansing Economic Area Partnership released a 10-year regional strategic plan to improve the region by attracting and retaining talent, supporting business and entrepreneurship and creating a sense of place, among other things.

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