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Social Distancing still has the biggest impact on fighting the spread of #COVID_19 in our community

Social Distancing still has the biggest impact on fighting the spread of #COVID_19 in our community. Publisher Tommy Allen and Ace Marasigan, CEO and Founder at Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival model social distancing when ordering takeout.

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G-Sync: Creston Brewery showcases how a neighborhood business can be a catalyst for community

On Thursday, January 9, Rapid Growth's Publisher Tommy Allen welcomed to the WGVU Morning Show with Shelley Irwin, Creston Brewery’s Taproom and Sales Manager Brianne Hubbard-Ross who shares how a community can flourish within a neighborhood business.

Startup Grind launches in our city with Bloombright’s Cara Debbaudt

Startup Grind Grand Rapids' mission is to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs via monthly events that feature fireside chats featuring local CEOs, founders, leaders, and influencers. At the launch they welcomed Bloombright's Cara Debbaudt.

G-Sync: West Michigan Cuddle Connection on the importance of human touch in our society

Rapid Growth's December radio show appearance on WGVU’s Morning Show with Shelley Irwin welcomed Sherri Rogers of the West Michigan Cuddle Connection to share how this group is helping folks in our community understand the importance of human touch.

G-Sync: The Black and Brown Cannabis Guild’s Denavvia Mojet on GR’s first Expungement Resource Fair

On a rainy Saturday morning while many folks were warm and dry safely ensconced inside all over the city, a group of individuals, many of whom had traveled from all around the state, were standing outside in a line during this fall downpour waiting to get inside LINC UP’s gallery for the first Expungement Resource Fair.

G-Sync: Velocity Research’s Dugan Karnazes on adding more money to freelancers’ pockets

Dugan Karnazes enters our local scene with his startup Velocity Research that is changing our community’s freelancers and businesses for the better.

Andrea Wallace, aka “SuperDre,” answers 6 questions from Rapid Growth

In these "Six Questions with Andrea Wallace," local DJ SuperDre shares her thoughts on entrepreneurship, innovation, and working with friends.

G-Sync: Radio interview with entrepreneur Corey Hart

On Thursday, July 11, WGVU's Morning Show with Shelley Irwin along with RG's Publisher Tommy Allen welcomed entrepreneur Corey Hart — a Grand Rapids native — who's returned to Grand Rapids after 10 years in California.

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G-sync: Catching up with Diane Griffin of Griffin Properties

Rapid Growth's Publisher Tommy Allen sat down with Griffin Properties' Diane Griffin to hear first-hand from one of our area's top realtors who entered the marketplace in 2005 right as the property values were about to begin a long slide.

Muse GR aligns purpose and passion with creativity on the westside

The city has seen its fair share of art galleries over the years, but this year a new space opened up with their version of a modern urban gallery as Muse GR, and the rest is history. Publisher Tommy Allen sits down with Muse GR's Stephen Smith, M.Ed. and Taylor Smith.

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