Grand Rapids thought leaders invited to greening conference hosted by Robert Redford

Grand Rapids' Mayor Heartwell and GRPS School Superintendent Bernard Taylor recently got to "hang out" with leaders from nine other cities after being invited to attend a conference hosted by Robert Redford in Sundance, Utah.  Grand Rapids was one of a handful of cities chosen because of its work with LEED-certified school buildings.

According to experts to excerpts from the story in Mlive;

Grand Rapids Schools Superintendent Bernard Taylor and Mayor George Heartwell hung out with movie legend Robert Redford last week at the "Greening of America's School Summit" in Sundance, Utah. Taylor and Heartwell were among leaders from 10 U.S. cities invited to the 2-day event hosted by Redford, a noted environmentalist. Grand Rapids LEED-certified school buildings were well-regarded at the conference, Taylor said.

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