Doing Business Here
In St. Clair County, you have the best of all worlds – you are close to the big city, its labor force, arts and culture, and institutions of higher learning, but you benefit from the lower costs of a fringe suburban community.
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With a proximity to the entire North American marketplace, multiple modes of transportation that connect across the U.S. and beyond, St. Clair County is an ideal location for corporate investment.
Shop. Dine. Win. Promotion – Giving Away $1,000 Weekly to Stimulate Local Economy
Starting Friday, July 10, a promotion organized by the St. Clair County COVID-19 Business Recovery Committee called Shop.Dine.Win will begin offering $1,000 in weekly prizes in an effort to promote and support local businesses. The promotion will run from July...
PTM Corporation Expansion – $1.7 Million Investment
PTM Corporation is investing nearly $2 million in its St. Clair County, Michigan, manufacturing facility. The company boasts a growing manufacturing campus of nearly 300,000 square feet and has been producing metal stampings in the region since 1972, as a...
Michigan Ranks – 13th Best State to do Business – Soars Up 19 Spots
Michigan’s jump of 19 spots, to No. 13, was one of the biggest single-year moves in the Best & Worst States for Business ranking history and reflected a broad surge of confidence by CEOs even as the auto industry has leveled off. “We’re seeing a...
$25,000 Awarded to Minority and Women-Owned Businesses
Grants totaling $25,000 have been awarded to 12 local minority and women-owned businesses. The Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County provided the grants with funding support from the Community Foundation of St. Clair County Covid-19 Thumbcoast Regional...
Grant Approved to Issue Prompt Small Business Relief Funding
The St. Clair County Economic Development Alliance (EDA) has announced that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has approved a regional grant for the I-69 Thumb Region. Approval of this grant in the amount of $850,000 allows the I-69 Thumb Region,...
River Church to Acquire Kimball Elementary School
The River Church is in the process of acquiring Kimball Elementary School. Kimball was closed last year amidst declining enrollment in the Port Huron Area School District, but declining attendance does not seem to be a concern for The River, as they are bursting at...
Local Restaurants Adapt after Statewide Dine-In Restaurant Ban
After Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered the closing of restaurant interior dine-in areas Monday, many locally-owned restaurants are left to improvise new short-term strategies. A few owners in Downtown Port Huron share their plans.
St. Clair Jeweler Gains Nationwide Attention with New Locally-Manufactured Product
Patrick Coughlin, former owner of Coughlin jewelry, created a new item, the 4Ever2 band. With its recent nationwide launch and with demand increasing, manufacturing of the ring will soon be moved a new, larger location in Downtown St. Clair.
Restaurant Adds to Port Huron Culture with Variety of Middle Eastern Flavors
After opening in October 2019 in the former Loxton Restaurant location in Port Huron, Kabob Grill Cuisine provides food-lovers with a Middle Eastern option for their dining including Greek, Egyptian, and Lebanese flavors.
Progress Toward New County Park in Algonac
A collaboration between St. Clair County and a number of local groups continues the process of creating a new County Park in Algonac off M-29. St. Clair County Commissioner, Bill Gratopp, shares the latest details and when this park may be accessible.