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Sterling Heights budgets economic development manager and launches SizeUp business‑analytics tool
Summary
The Sterling Heights City Council approved a memorandum of understanding creating an economic development manager position while staff introduced SizeUp, a new online business‑analytics tool for local small businesses.
The Sterling Heights City Council approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the MAPE Supervisory Employees Union to create an economic development manager classification, and city staff highlighted a new online business analytics tool, SizeUp, intended to help local small businesses.
City Manager Mark Vanderpool described the new classification as budgeted in the fiscal‑year 2026 budget and said the role will coordinate business retention and recruitment, work with local and state partners, and manage economic development programs tied to long‑running projects including the Lakeside Mall redevelopment and North Van Dyke area improvements.
“To create the economic development…
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