How do you transform a 75-year-old organization to address some of the most complex inequalities in your community? Joe Jones believes he has the answer, and Kevin Lignell reports, in this week's Urban Innovation Exchange.
After serving prison time, Jahaun McKinley defies stereotypes and, with Cascade Engineering's Keith Maki, helps create a path to success for others like him. Kevin Lignell reports on a program that helps former inmates find housing, secure employment, and adapt to new cultural expectations.
West Michigan native Veronica Ramirez-Garcia brings a local perspective to her role empowering Hispanic business leaders at the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Kevin Lignell finds out why her experience overcoming obstacles has given her strong skills to guide the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Through the Koinonia Foundation's K-Light, Dale Williams and his son Andrew bring brighter days to entrepreneurs in Rwanda and disaster victims in the Philippines.
For user experience designer Laurel Stanley, becoming a leader in the local design community has been a matter of asking the right questions, then using the answers to craft thoughtful solutions. Read on to discover why creativity, play and exploration are spurring her new design ideas at 616 Collective.
Will Payne is taking men's designer consignment to the next level at Style 53. UIX writer Kevin Lignell reports on how the start-up is dressing West Michigan men while benefitting local nonprofits in the process.
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