Focus Areas
Arts & Culture
Development
Dining & Nightlife
Entrepreneurship
Michigan Nightlight
Reuse / Rebuild
Small Business
Sustainability
Talent
Technology and Innovation
Urban Innovation Exchange
Places
Ada
Alger Heights
Allegan County
Baxter
Belknap Lookout
Belknap-Monroe North
Black Hills
Boston Square
Byron Center
Caledonia
Cascade
Cedar Springs
Center City
Creston-Cheshire
East Grand Rapids
East Hills
Eastern/Burton
Eastgate
Eastown
Franklin-Eastern
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Twp
Grandville
Grandville Neighborhood
Heartside
Heritage Hill
Highland Park
Holland
Hudsonville
Jenison
John Ball Park
John Ball Park
Kentwood
Lake Eastbrook
Leffingwell-Twin Lakes
Lowell
Madison Square
Michigan Oaks
Midtown
Millbank
MLK Park
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Lakeshore
North Monroe
North Park
Northeast
Oakdale Neighbors
Ottawa County
Ottawa Hills
Plainfield Twp
Richmond-Oakley
Ridgemoor Park
Rockford
Roosevelt Park
Saugatuck - Douglas
Shangrai-La
Shawmut Hills
Shawnee Park
South Division
South Hill
Southeast Community
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
Southeast End
Southwest
Sparta
Spring Lake
Stockbridge
The Lakeshore
Walker
West Grand
Whitehall - Montague
Wyoming
Zeeland
On The Ground
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Muskegon Lakeshore
South Division
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
The Lakeshore
Series
Accessible West Michigan
Block by Block
Bridging the Talent Gap
Building Bridges
Community Redistricting
Defining Division
Designed In Michigan
Disability Inclusion
Good Food
High Tech GR
Literacy Matters
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Neighborhoods of GR
On The Ground
On the Ground Español
Public Education
Rapid Blog
RapidChat
State of Health
Stories of Change
Trails and Greenways
Urban Innovation Exchange
Voices for Transit
Voices of Youth
Yours, Mine, & Ours - Public Health
Toggle navigation
Focus Areas
Arts & Culture
Development
Dining & Nightlife
Entrepreneurship
Michigan Nightlight
Reuse / Rebuild
Small Business
Sustainability
Talent
Technology and Innovation
Urban Innovation Exchange
Places
Ada
Alger Heights
Allegan County
Baxter
Belknap Lookout
Belknap-Monroe North
Black Hills
Boston Square
Byron Center
Caledonia
Cascade
Cedar Springs
Center City
Creston-Cheshire
East Grand Rapids
East Hills
Eastern/Burton
Eastgate
Eastown
Franklin-Eastern
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Grand Haven
Grand Rapids Twp
Grandville
Grandville Neighborhood
Heartside
Heritage Hill
Highland Park
Holland
Hudsonville
Jenison
John Ball Park
John Ball Park
Kentwood
Lake Eastbrook
Leffingwell-Twin Lakes
Lowell
Madison Square
Michigan Oaks
Midtown
Millbank
MLK Park
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon Lakeshore
North Monroe
North Park
Northeast
Oakdale Neighbors
Ottawa County
Ottawa Hills
Plainfield Twp
Richmond-Oakley
Ridgemoor Park
Rockford
Roosevelt Park
Saugatuck - Douglas
Shangrai-La
Shawmut Hills
Shawnee Park
South Division
South Hill
Southeast Community
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
Southeast End
Southwest
Sparta
Spring Lake
Stockbridge
The Lakeshore
Walker
West Grand
Whitehall - Montague
Wyoming
Zeeland
On The Ground
Garfield Park-Alger Heights-Grandville Ave
Garfield ParkNear
Muskegon Lakeshore
South Division
Southeast Community
Southeast Community - Español
The Lakeshore
Series
Accessible West Michigan
Block by Block
Bridging the Talent Gap
Building Bridges
Community Redistricting
Defining Division
Designed In Michigan
Disability Inclusion
Good Food
High Tech GR
Literacy Matters
MI Mental Health
Michigan Nightlight
Neighborhoods of GR
On The Ground
On the Ground Español
Public Education
Rapid Blog
RapidChat
State of Health
Stories of Change
Trails and Greenways
Urban Innovation Exchange
Voices for Transit
Voices of Youth
Yours, Mine, & Ours - Public Health
About
Support Us
Innovation + Job News
Share
Load More Stories
Innovation News
Strictly Business: The women who own Grand Rapids
By Kenneth Miguel Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs Editor
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Young Professional Spotlight: Tonisha Begay finds her voice in multicultural affairs
Ken Miguel-Cipriano
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Innovation News
Steel River: Fitness and growth
Ken Miguel-Cipriano
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Innovation News
Gallafe: Gallery + Cafe and the first Grand Rapid's Asian Festival
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation & Jobs Editor
Thursday, October 12, 2017
StartUp Spotlight: Treefort VR
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation & Jobs Editor
Thursday, October 5, 2017
StartUp Spotlight: LOOP Coding Center
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovations and Jobs Editor
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Innovation News
Latinx Restaurant Roundup
By Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs Editor
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Blaquebox - A new way of #buyingBlack and boosting the economy for all
By Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, August 31, 2017
“Black Girls Be Like” – A love letter to Grand Rapids, Michigan
Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, August 24, 2017
A guide to GR's black-owned businesses
By Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Innovation News
Meet Rachael Miller: Full-stack developer who isn't afraid to represent
By Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Innovation News
Local firm Mindscape redefines marketing through relationship building
By Lauren Fay Carlson, Managing Editor
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Meet Joanie Davis: empowering girls to code for good
Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Innovation News
Look good, feel good, and do good–the Delasie ripple effect
By Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Innovation News
Meet Kaitlyn Califf: Developer breaking down barriers for other women
Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Innovation News
Ag Help: Optimizing connections between migrant workers and farms
By Michelle Jokisch Polo, On the Ground Editor
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Catch The Wave and ride The Rapid: a faster, easier and more convenient way to ride
By Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, July 20, 2017
New City Urban Café: Social enterprise empowers and builds community
By Michelle Jokisch Polo
Thursday, July 20, 2017
MetaFi: Local App developed to track mental health
Ken Miguel-Cipriano, Innovation and Jobs Editor
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Innovation News
Lajanae Smith: Local artist and filmmaker
Ken Miguel-Cipriano
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Load More Stories
Across Our Network
Behind the Screams: Meet the Screamsters of Cedar Point's Halloweekends
Source: The Helm Sandusky
New Ann Arbor development aims to set an example for eco-friendly living
Source: Concentrate
These 4 community centers to receive upgrades, improved access to new technology for Memphis youth
Source: High Ground
From pitch to paint: Young creators unveil vibrant downtown Mt. Pleasant mural
Source: Epicenter - Mount Pleasant