VIDEO: Inside the MI Alternative and Renewable Energy Center
Rapid Growth takes a look around the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center in Muskegon, MI with Director T. Arnold Bozeaart.
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Agricultural Ingenuity in Renewable Energy
Marion BioEnergy, based in Rockford, MI, was President Dan Blackledge's attempt to combine the farm he'd owned his whole life with business savvy. When Blackledge had a lunch meeting with MSU chemical engineer Dennis Miller, it all clicked. Miller was working with biofuels, but needed canola, and Blackledge felt as though he had the solution. Through grants and dedication, Blackledge was able to farm vast amounts of canola and Marion BioEnergy was born. Canola is a key in renewable energy research, and considered perhaps the best oil for human consumption as well. Here's an inside look into the benefits, economically and socially, of canola and a farm that's making it happen.
A View of 38 Commerce
Put on your hardhat, and take a tour of 38 Commerce with Chuck Hoyt of Locus Development and Rapid Growth videographer Josh Tyron. The mixed-use building under construction in downtown Grand Rapids will feature offices, a rooftop bar and restaurant, and apartments and condos, with parking for residents right to their doorsteps.
