Strike the right balance with a Greater Lansing location

Deciding where to locate your headquarters or a new office can be a balancing act. You need a location that’s affordable, centrally located and has access to utilities and resources. But you also want it to have that certain something that captures who you are as a company, and makes you a desirable place to work or do business. A Greater Lansing location can meet your needs for location, access and affordability—and deliver the cachet you need to effectively position your company.

Experienced, affordable labor

Our workforce delivers a broad base of expertise at competitive rates.

Standard Occupational Classification Code	Occupation	Mean Hourly Wage in Lansing-East Lansing	Mean Hourly Wage in MI	Mean Hourly Wage in US
11-0000	Management Occupations	$43.45	$46.37	$48.23
13-0000	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$28.94	$31.30	$31.12
41-0000	Sales and Related Occupations	$14.97	$16.83	$17.35
43-0000	Office & Administrative Support Occupations	$15.98	$15.71	$15.49

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Academic partnerships provide a foundation for success

The Greater Lansing area benefits from two well-respected business programs that provide us with a ready work pool and excellent opportunities for collaboration and research.

Michigan State University

In addition to excellent business programs at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels, MSU also offers a number of invaluable resources for local businesses:

Spartan Consulting

• Offered in partnership with Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management

• Provides affordable consulting resource for companies of all sizes

• Specializes in business strategy, finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, marketing and supply chain management

Executive Development Training Programs

• Provided through the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management

• Offers leading-edge, non-credit programs provide business professionals with the opportunity to gain new skills and develop strategic leadership skills.

Olivet College

• Home to one of the nation’s top insurance, financial planning and risk management undergraduate education programs

• Just 25 minutes from downtown Lansing

Ratings/Rankings

• #10 national ranking from US News and World Report for MSU’s undergraduate Accounting Program

Greater Lansing—an exceptional place to live and work

As you weigh your location choices, don’t forget to ask this critical question: is this a place that my employees will want to live (and my customers will like to visit!)?

Take a closer look at the Greater Lansing area and you’ll discover many reasons to answer that question with a “yes.”

Nearly half a million people have already made that choice. Find out why at here.