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StartUp News: UberEATS arrives in Grand Rapids

By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs EditorThursday, December 14, 2017
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RapidChat: Casey DuBois

Jenna MortonThursday, December 14, 2017
Ever since the launch of GR Makers in 2013, Casey DuBois has been carving a path for GR's innovation community. As a self-proclaimed "connector," he emphasizes to his peers that want to built upon their skill set, "you may not be able to develop the skills yourself, but you can connect with people who can help you with it."
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UIX: Local champions are leaning into city building

By Matthew Russell, UIX EditorThursday, December 14, 2017
Led by skilled and informed "Champions," Lean initiatives in Grand Rapids promote designs that foster process improvement through feedback, and empowering those working on a project with its reformation.
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Defining Division: Development without displacement

By Michelle Jokisch Polo, Defining Division EditorThursday, December 14, 2017
With a community-led project, residents, stakeholders, organizers and leaders of the South Division Corridor are initiating efforts to create an Area Specific Plan that prioritizes the longtime community members of the area. 
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Definiendo South Division: Desarrollo sin desplazamiento

Por Michelle Jokisch Polo, La Editora de Defining DivisionThursday, December 14, 2017
Con un proyecto dirigido por la comunidad: los residentes, los organizadores y los líderes del Corredor de South Division están iniciando esfuerzos para crear un Plan de Área Específico enfocado en las necesidades de los miembros de la comunidad. 
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What is behind the resurgence of Muskegon? Look to its growing support for entrepreneurs.

By Anna Gustafson, On The Ground Muskegon Lakeshore EditorThursday, December 14, 2017
Whether you're talking about a more equitable and inclusive downtown or the city's ever-growing number of shops and restaurants, entrepreneurs are the major players inspiring change in an evolving Muskegon.
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Rethinking sustainability: A greener Grand Rapids starts from the ground up

By Estelle SlootmakerThursday, December 14, 2017
As environmental calamity looms ever closer in the future, building green is one way the City, local businesses, and nonprofits can work to help turn the tide.
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Neighborhoods of GR: Heritage Hill houses the caretakers of history

By Grant KammerThursday, December 14, 2017
While some of the homes might predate the Civil War, inside them exists a young, thriving community. Heritage Hill is more than a neighborhood. It’s a symbol of our hometown pride.

Elliott’s News returns to downtown Grand Rapids on McKay Towers renovated ground floor

By Anya Zentmeyer, Development News EditorThursday, December 7, 2017

Young professional spotlight: Briana Ureña Ravelo

By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs EditorThursday, December 7, 2017
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SPECIAL REPORT: Taking the 'high road' for green stormwater infrastructure

By Issue Media GroupThursday, December 7, 2017
Green stormwater infrastructure is one of the most important tools we have for cleaning the Great Lakes. But paying for and managing it with public assets alone is daunting. Here's how leveraging private sector resources for green infrastructure can achieve multiple public goals.
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From lemonade stand to CEO: Six GR business leaders recount how they paid their dues

By Marjorie SteeleThursday, December 7, 2017
Few of us forget our first job—or, at least, the most unpleasant job we’ve had to perform. A few of Grand Rapids' successful business leaders recall their first jobs and the dues they paid to get where they are today.
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Tell us your story: WKTV seeks local oral histories

By Paul R. KopenkoskeyThursday, December 7, 2017
VOICES: WKTV’s community history project records hardships and successes, joys and sorrows, triumphs and tragedies, all of which reveal what has shaped locals and their families into the kind of people they are today.
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Rapid Blog: The Answer to #MeToo is Education

By Wendy L. SellersThursday, December 7, 2017
Registered nurse, published author, and educator Wendy L. Sellers addresses healthy relationships, consent, and communication in her perspective on #Metoo in this week's Rapid Blog.
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Fyah! Fyah! Fyah! How Tacitus Bailey-Yabani is bridging worlds and bringing Ghana to Muskegon

By Anna Gustafson, On The Ground Muskegon Lakeshore EditorThursday, December 7, 2017
After going from living on the streets to becoming a famous photographer in his home country of Ghana, Tacitus Bailey-Yabani moved to Muskegon in 2014. Now, the owner of the Abeshi shop in the downtown Western Market has set his sights on changing the world by connecting people, breaking down barriers, and building communities through his art, his food, and his uplifting energy.
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Power of the people: Celebrating the heart and soul of Grandville Avenue

Michelle Jokisch Polo, Editor of On The Ground GRThursday, December 7, 2017
“Comamos Juntos,” or as titled it in English, “Around the Dinner Table,” was a shared dinner celebrating Grandville Ave. and the meaningful relationships built every day in that community.
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El Poder de la gente: Celebrando el corazon y el alma de la avenida Grandville

Por Michelle Jokisch Polo, Editora de On The Ground GRThursday, December 7, 2017

"Comamos Juntos," o como se titula en inglés, "Around the Dinner Table," fue una cena compartida para celebrar la series del Av. Grandville poderoso y las relaciones significativos que están construidos ahí todos los días.

One year after devastating fire, Rising Grinds Cafe reopens in Madison Square

By Anya Zentmeyer, Devleopment News EditorThursday, November 30, 2017

Local business holiday roundup

By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs EditorThursday, November 30, 2017
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Grandville Avenue: A neighborhood confronted with a history of redlining and segregation

Michelle Jokisch Polo, On The Ground GR EditorThursday, November 30, 2017
Neighborhoods in the city of Grand Rapids are reflective of the way income inequity and housing segregation exist in the city. Ezequiel Ramirez, a 37 year-old resident of Grandville avenue, shares the ways folks in the community are challenging these barriers. 
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