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Lansing, Michigan

Lansing is in Ingham County, with approximately 118,000 residents.

Well-Known Places in Lansing

Michigan State Capitol, Michigan State University, Impression 5 Science Center.

Lansing Business Districts

• Downtown Lansing
• REO Town
• Old Town

Major Employers in Lansing

State of Michigan, Michigan State University, Sparrow Health System, General Motors.

About Lansing, Michigan

History of Lansing

• The area was settled in the 1830s and named after Lansing, New York, from which some early promoters had come.
• In 1847 the state legislature chose the tiny, largely unsettled Township of Lansing as Michigan's capital, moving the seat of government inland from Detroit for security and central-location reasons.
• Ransom E. Olds founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company in 1897 and later REO Motor Car Company in 1905, making Lansing a major early auto-manufacturing center.

Landmarks and Places in Lansing

• Boji Tower (the 1931 former Olds Tower, long the tallest building outside Detroit)

The Lansing Economy

• Michigan State University, just east in East Lansing, is a massive regional employer, alongside Sparrow/University of Michigan Health.

Community Life in Lansing

• The Common Ground Music Festival is a major downtown summer concert series.
• The Lansing Lugnuts play Minor League Baseball downtown at Jackson Field.
• Silver Bells in the City is the signature November holiday celebration and tree lighting.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, michiganology.org, www.purelansing.com