The Michigan Economic Development Corp. will give the Thompsonville, Mich., resort a $463,370 grant towards its $10 million expansion project. The four-season resort is adding a specialty grocery store, retail space, coffee bar, 25 new hotel rooms and suites, eight new ski trails, and a triple chairlift.
A $10 million expansion project at Crystal Mountain resort in Thompsonville, Mich., is getting a $463,370 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC), the Lansing-based Michigan Live reported.
Benzie County is getting $463,370 in Community Development Block Grant funds for an expansion project at the resort, according to an October 8 news release by the MEDC.
Crystal Mountain, a four-season resort with skiing, overnight accommodations, and facilities for golf, weddings and meetings, is planning to embark on two major expansion projects, Live reported.
The first project at the “Inn at the Mountain” will include construction of a specialty grocery, retail space, coffee bar and a combination of 25 new hotel rooms and suites. The second project will add eight new ski trails and a triple chairlift, Live reported.
The project will generate private investment of more than $10 million and create 48 jobs, according to the MEDC. The grant will be used to cover on-the-job training expenses for new employees. The expansion follows a 25-year-old master plan for the resort. The last major expansion was the 2009 construction of a spa center, alpine slide and slope-side residences, Live reported.
The grant is the among five community development block grants announced by the MEDC. Officials of the state agency said the five projects will generate almost $14 million in total investment and create 121 jobs around the state, Live reported.
“These projects will act as catalysts for viable residential neighborhoods by creating downtown living options and redeveloping obsolete buildings into vibrant commercial and residential spaces,” said MEDC Chief Executive Officer Steve Arwood. “We are pleased to support these efforts to strengthen and further revitalize these communities.”
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