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Sustainability Features
G-Sync: It Could Get Better
Tommy Allen, Lifestyle Editor
Thursday, May 10, 2012
It is hard to imagine it could get worse with all the good being produced around us, but Rapid Growth's Lifestyle Editor Tommy Allen finds parallels to a new poll that indicates it could get better, but probably only if we take the steps to correct them now.
Thought For Food: Revisiting Bartertown's Unassuming Revolution
Marie Lockerd
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Last year, Bartertown Diner opened in downtown Grand Rapids as a worker-run vegan/vegetarian restaurant specializing in local, organic fare. Rapid Growth's Marie Lockerd stops by to see how they've grown and what they've accomplished in year one.
A New Farmers Market
J. Bennett Rylah
Thursday, May 03, 2012
The Fulton Street Farmers Market has been around since the early 1900s. On May 5, opening day will see a renovated Farmers Market with more space and advanced technology. Development Project Manager Christine Helms-Maletic tells us what's new.
Who Wants To Build An Electric Car?
Jeff Hill
Thursday, April 26, 2012
GVSU's Electric Car Club is helping its engineering students learn the important skills of the emerging electric car and battery technology industries. Follow along with us and meet some of the instructors and students behind it.
The Johnson Center Improves Philanthropy
J. Bennett Rylah
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy teaches nonprofits how to be make a greater impact and operate with increased efficiency. Nonprofit Services Program Director Matthew Downey takes us on a tour.
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