Business owners behind Grand Rapids' #30Days30Dollars Challenge believe that supporting Black-owned businesses is good policy for the whole city. Halfway through this month's challenge, John Wiegand checks in to see how the initiative is transforming communities -- and how the hashtag is trending.
Low budgets plus high creativity equals a robust independent film, video, and television culture in West Michigan. John Wiegand hits the red carpet to report on how to keep blockbuster talent in the region.
Students at the GRPS Academy of Design and Construction are getting in on the ground floor, so to speak, as they partner with Habitat Kent to envision, design, and eventually build a mixed-use development right in their own community. John Wiegand finds out how the organizations are incorporating student solutions at each step of the process.
Local nonprofit Home Repair Services goes beyond financial counseling and hammer-and-nail projects to empower homeowners in West Michigan. As the snow continues to fall, John Wiegand checks in with the organization on frozen pipes and foreclosure prevention.
The GR Makers use both space and people to foster innovation and creativity for its members in the local co-working community. Rapid Growth intern John Wiegand explores the unique connections forged there between creators and their crafts.
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