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KDL event becomes world’s largest book club gathering
More than 6,000 readers filled Van Andel Arena as authors Kristin Hannah and Megan Chance discussed friendship, books and belonging during KDL’s On the Same Page. Those who missed the sold-out event can watch a recording through July 9.
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Philanthropy collective supports 85 nonprofits with $1 million in Kent County
Women Who Care of Kent County tops $1 million in donations, showing how collective giving has helped more than 85 local nonprofits.
The Hartford Nationals brings 400 adaptive athletes to Grand Rapids July 10-16
More than 400 athletes with disabilities from across the nation will compete; Paralympian Matt Scott will surprise six athletes with adaptive sports equipment.
Community Media Center helps convert old tapes into lasting digital memories
Grand Rapids Community Media Center helps residents digitize aging tapes and photo negatives, offering affordable tools and training to preserve family memories for future generations.
Shortage of affordable housing squeezes economic growth, report says
Developer Day report explores responses to housing shortages, industrial demand, and changing market conditions.
La crisis de la fuerza laboral en el cuidado infantil en Michigan impulsa la búsqueda de reformas salariales permanentes
Los bajos salarios siguen impulsando la inestabilidad laboral.
أزمة القوى العاملة في قطاع رعاية الأطفال في ميشيغان تدفع نحو إصلاحات دائمة للأجور
انخفاض الأجور يواصل دفع عدم استقرار القوى العاملة
Kids’ Food Basket, schools join to address rural hunger
Partnerships between rural schools, Kids’ Food Basket identify food insecurity, connect families with support, and improve nutrition.
#RG20LookBack: A lesson in inclusion, revisited at an uncertain moment
In his 22nd #RG20LookBack, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits his 2025 story, “Beyond Compliance: Area nonprofit and corporation are redefining inclusive workplaces,” showing how companies like Steelcase value the insights of people who navigate barriers every day.
KDL event becomes world’s largest book club gathering
More than 6,000 readers filled Van Andel Arena as authors Kristin Hannah and Megan Chance discussed friendship, books and belonging during KDL’s On the Same Page. Those who missed the sold-out event can watch a recording through July 9.
Gentex veterans group expands support for Michigan Veteran Homes residents
Gentex employees raise funds, volunteer, and add dementia technology supporting veterans living at Michigan Veteran Homes in Grand Rapids.
ဒုတိယလှိုင်း မီချီဂန် – အစောပိုင်းပညာရေးအရေးပါမှု Battle Creek ၏ မူကြိုအဆင့် အသင့်ဖြစ်မှုအတွက် မြှင့်တင်ရေးကြိုးပမ်းမှုသည် မီချီဂန်ပြည်နယ်အတွက် စံနမူနာတစ်ခု ဖြစ်လာနေသည်။
သူငယ်တန်းမတက်မီ အဆင်သင့်ဖြစ်စေရန် တည်ဆောက်ခြင်းBCPS ခေါင်းဆောင်များက မူကြိုနှင့် မူလတန်းကျောင်းအကြား ဆက်လက်ချိတ် ဆက်မှုရှိနေခြင်းသည် မိသားစုများနှင့် ဆက်ဆံရေးကို ခိုင်မာစေပြီး မူကြိုကျောင်းသို့ ပိုမိုချောမွေ့စွာ ကူးပြောင်းနိုင်စေခဲ့ကြောင်းပြောကြား သည်။
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Shortage of affordable housing squeezes economic growth, report says
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