LIAA - Innovative Ideas for Sustainable Communities Since 1993

Newton's Road Northwest is a Traverse City-based organization that advocates for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. In 2019, they approached LIAA with an idea for a website that would help students in STEM programs discover what careers were available locally that used the skills they were learning. That website is now available as the Career Investigator for Northwest Michigan. Built Continue Reading...

Thanks to funding from the Coastal Management Program, LIAA will begin conducting coastal sustainability assessments for various communities in Charlevoix and Emmet counties, including a master plan chapter addendum for Emmet County. For more information visit ResilientMichigan.org. Continue Reading...

LIAA is working with stakeholders in Mount Pleasant, Midland and surrounding jurisdictions to create a water trail designation for a portion of the Chippewa River. This designation will help the community plan for the economic, social and environmental contributions that the river provides the area. LIAA will work closely with community members and stakeholders representing a variety of interests to create Continue Reading...