Northern Lakes Economic Alliance

The NLEA is a public/private non-profit organization serving Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet Counties in Michigan. Established in 1984, the NLEA mission is to serve as a resource to local communities and businesses to retain and create jobs. Building on the strong history and our “corporate culture” of regional cooperation, Cheboygan County joined the NLEA in January 2007, thus expanding our service area to four counties. The NLEA works directly with local units of government on infrastructure projects, which facilitates local company growth and expansion and assists many local companies on a wide range of issues that helps retain existing jobs and create new ones.