Focus Areas
Arts & Culture
Development
Dining & Nightlife
Entrepreneurship
Michigan Nightlight
Reuse / Rebuild
Small Business
Sustainability
Talent
Technology and Innovation
Urban Innovation Exchange
Places
Ada
Alger Heights
Allegan County
Baxter
Belknap Lookout
Belknap-Monroe North
Black Hills
Boston Square
Byron Center
Caledonia
Cascade
Cedar Springs
Center City
Creston-Cheshire
East Grand Rapids
East Hills
Eastern/Burton
Eastgate
Eastown
Franklin-Eastern
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Twp
Grandville
Grandville Neighborhood
Heartside
Heritage Hill
Highland Park
Holland
Hudsonville
Jenison
John Ball Park
John Ball Park
Kentwood
Lake Eastbrook
Leffingwell-Twin Lakes
Lowell
Madison Square
Michigan Oaks
Midtown
Millbank
MLK Park
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Lakeshore
North Monroe
North Park
Northeast
Oakdale Neighbors
Ottawa County
Ottawa Hills
Plainfield Twp
Richmond-Oakley
Ridgemoor Park
Rockford
Roosevelt Park
Saugatuck - Douglas
Shangrai-La
Shawmut Hills
Shawnee Park
South Division
South Hill
Southeast Community
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
Southeast End
Southwest
Sparta
Spring Lake
Stockbridge
The Lakeshore
Walker
West Grand
Whitehall - Montague
Wyoming
Zeeland
On The Ground
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Muskegon Lakeshore
South Division
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
The Lakeshore
Series
Accessible West Michigan
Block by Block
Bridging the Talent Gap
Building Bridges
Community Redistricting
Defining Division
Designed In Michigan
Disability Inclusion
Good Food
High Tech GR
Literacy Matters
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Neighborhoods of GR
On The Ground
On the Ground Español
Public Education
Rapid Blog
RapidChat
State of Health
Stories of Change
Trails and Greenways
Urban Innovation Exchange
Voices for Transit
Voices of Youth
Yours, Mine, & Ours - Public Health
Toggle navigation
Focus Areas
Arts & Culture
Development
Dining & Nightlife
Entrepreneurship
Michigan Nightlight
Reuse / Rebuild
Small Business
Sustainability
Talent
Technology and Innovation
Urban Innovation Exchange
Places
Ada
Alger Heights
Allegan County
Baxter
Belknap Lookout
Belknap-Monroe North
Black Hills
Boston Square
Byron Center
Caledonia
Cascade
Cedar Springs
Center City
Creston-Cheshire
East Grand Rapids
East Hills
Eastern/Burton
Eastgate
Eastown
Franklin-Eastern
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Twp
Grandville
Grandville Neighborhood
Heartside
Heritage Hill
Highland Park
Holland
Hudsonville
Jenison
John Ball Park
John Ball Park
Kentwood
Lake Eastbrook
Leffingwell-Twin Lakes
Lowell
Madison Square
Michigan Oaks
Midtown
Millbank
MLK Park
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Lakeshore
North Monroe
North Park
Northeast
Oakdale Neighbors
Ottawa County
Ottawa Hills
Plainfield Twp
Richmond-Oakley
Ridgemoor Park
Rockford
Roosevelt Park
Saugatuck - Douglas
Shangrai-La
Shawmut Hills
Shawnee Park
South Division
South Hill
Southeast Community
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
Southeast End
Southwest
Sparta
Spring Lake
Stockbridge
The Lakeshore
Walker
West Grand
Whitehall - Montague
Wyoming
Zeeland
On The Ground
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Muskegon Lakeshore
South Division
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
The Lakeshore
Series
Accessible West Michigan
Block by Block
Bridging the Talent Gap
Building Bridges
Community Redistricting
Defining Division
Designed In Michigan
Disability Inclusion
Good Food
High Tech GR
Literacy Matters
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Neighborhoods of GR
On The Ground
On the Ground Español
Public Education
Rapid Blog
RapidChat
State of Health
Stories of Change
Trails and Greenways
Urban Innovation Exchange
Voices for Transit
Voices of Youth
Yours, Mine, & Ours - Public Health
About
Support Us
Business Development
Share
Load More Stories
Feature Story
New bankruptcy law could be lifeline for small businesses
By Peter D. Rhoades
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Development News
City seeks micro-local contractors for river restoration
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Feature Story
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi finds the value in a diverse portfolio
By Jane Simons
Monday, July 20, 2020
Feature Story
Post-pandemic business world brings many questions
By Peter D. Rhoades
Monday, June 15, 2020
Feature Story
Expanding online presence can help businesses succeed now, come back stronger
Liz Hoffswell
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Feature Story
How to help your restaurant survive the COVID-19 pandemic
By Liz Hoffswell
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Innovation News
Space and opportunity: West Michigan’s collaborative environment is helping small businesses expand
Kendra R. McNeil, Innovation News Editor
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Feature Story
Focusing on intentional disruption: How women and men can impact diversity in leadership
By Leandra Nisbet
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Development News
DGRI gives seven small businesses a boost
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Innovation News
Activating Heartside: Downtown organizations implement new solutions to revitalize S. Division Ave.
Kendra R. McNeil, Innovation News Editor
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Innovation News
A Grand Welcome: Local organizations partner to connect area newcomers to GR's diverse community
By Kendra McNeil
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Feature Story
Building connections and communities: The first 30 years at GROW and hopes for what’s next
By Leandra Nisbet
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Feature Story
Insights on the City of Friendly People: A candid conversation with Mayor Sims
By Leandra Nisbet
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Feature Story
Percepciones de una ciudad de gente amigable: una conversación sincera con la alcalde Sims
Por Leandra Nisbet
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Innovation News
SpringGR open house celebrated expansion and its innovative services for area entrepreneurs
By Estelle Slootmaker, Interim Innovation News Editor
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Feature Story
New Studio Park is so much more than a movie theatre
By Lauren Fay Carlson, Managing Editor
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Development News
MomHIVE offers work-from-home mothers co-working, community, and childcare
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Development News
Bean there. Done that: Chicago coffee roasters bring their talents home to Grandville
By Estelle Slootmaker, Development News Editor
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Feature Story
UIX: This city-run nonprofit has been supporting community enrichment for over a decade
By Matthew Russell, UIX Editor
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Feature Story
These two organizations are partnering up in an epic relaunch
By Grant Kammer
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
Tampa Bay nonprofits, community groups mobilize for post-Helene relief and recovery effort
Source: 83Degrees
Springfield Puts the Unity in Community
Source: Hub Springfield
Tribute for dying bus driver spotlights what’s special about a profession in short supply
Source: The Lakeshore
Ann Arbor exhibit offers rare peek behind the White House curtain, with photographer Pete Souza
Source: Concentrate
Erie MetroParks’ education mission gets boost: New facility is the centerpiece at Osborn MetroPark
Source: The Helm Sandusky
Houghton's waterfront 'vision' earns honors from Michigan Municipal League
Source: Upword - UP
Annual elementary student field trip focuses on agriculture
Source: Epicenter - Mount Pleasant
Shelby County selected for inaugural cohort of nationwide program to address housing shortages
Source: High Ground
Culinary school plants seeds of Farm to Table
Source: Rural Innovation Exchange
‘Lots of really good reasons to vote’: How community leaders are championing voter engagement
Source: Input Fort Wayne