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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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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။
Three years in the making, the Grand Rapids Public Museum turns curiosity toward the river
Grand Rapids has been rediscovering its river for years, and starting June 13, the Grand Rapids Public Museum is ready to meet you there.
Created with love: East Kentwood students deliver empathy through our stomachs
Behind each illustrated recipe showcased by East Kentwood students lies a story of family, culture, and connection, demonstrating how food can serve as a universal language of empathy.
Voices of Youth: Lessons learned from listening to young people
Over the past three years, Voices of Youth has shown us that by actively listening to what young people want, we often develop better ideas. Here, Publisher Tommy Allen reflects on the achievements and lessons learned over three years with Voices of Youth.
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