Vice President of Marketing Tim Mroz still remembers the first big economic development project The Right Place, Inc. undertook back in 1990, when the organization helped to facilitate $20 million […]
At Grand Rapids Public Schools, neighborhood schools offer traditional education, theme schools offer experiential education in unique surroundings, and Centers of Innovation offer students a career-based curriculum that connects them to community business leaders. With so many choices in schools and approaches to learning, GRPS is contributing to the growing vitality of the city of Grand Rapids, attracting families to move to the city for the first time or to return.
What does universal design have to do with West Michigan's trail system? Meet one Grand Rapids bicyclist with a disability who's successfully using the network to hit the trails and see his fair share of our fair state. Lauren Fay Carlson reports in this month's 'Moments on the Trails' feature.
Whether it's engineering know-how, mechanical prowess, educational opportunities, or simply making creative ideas manifest, The Geek Group and executive director Lisa Bokt excel at facilitating manufacturing through the creative process in many different ways.
In nearly two days, both two-legged and four-legged participants will occupy Riverside Park for the annual glow-in-the-dark 5K, Bark in the Dark. We sat down with Tammy Hagedorn recently to discuss the importance of this event and the awareness it brings to the welfare of animals within our community.
"Crafting a balance, like I attempted to do in the land of the Sims, often is met with the crushing realization that your city’s best-laid plans are suddenly spiraling out of your hand." As the GR Forward planning process moves ahead, Rapid Growth's Tommy Allen shares some game-inspired perspectives with our city.
As the district rides the success of its Transformation Plan, Grand Rapids Public Schools is becoming an outlier among urban public school districts in Michigan, earning recognition for its efficiency and effectiveness. What lessons can other schools learn from Grand Rapids? And, come the November bond proposal vote, will the community step up to do what's best for the kids?
If you've ever wondered how one person can make a difference, you'll want to learn the story of how the vast network of trails West Michigan residents enjoy today was sparked by a single purchase made by Fred Meijer in 1994. Lauren Fay Carlson shares the local history behind some of our valuable natural spaces.
A local startup hopes to provide relief to sufferers of Raynaud’s disease and other conditions by offering lightweight smart gloves that provide targeted heat therapy. Find out how the three co-founders of Soletics, all recent graduates of Grand Valley State University’s business program as well as Emerge Xcelerator, plan to finish refining their glove’s design and take the product to market within the next year.
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