With the addition of Michigan's first Bus Rapid Transit line, and the rich cultural diversity of surrounding neighborhoods, the South Division corridor holds promise as an up and coming place to call home.
City of Grand Rapids established South Division, Burton, Hall, Grandville Avenue Corridor Improvement Authority granting formal organizing authority and revenue for boosting businesses in the area.
Faced by the potential of future development, community members of South Division and Burton Heights share their insights on the strength of their community's identity.
Reports show women and minority-owned businesses are face an ongoing disparity of funding awarded to them and to their male, non-minority counterparts. As a minority-business owner and Grand Rapids transplant, Supermercado Mexico's Javier Olvera discusses the challenges of growth, and finding finance options.
Over the past 10 months, Rapid Growth has featured the places and spaces of GR in our Neighborhoods of GR series. Catch up with the amazing people, nonprofits, and businesses that have graced our pages.
Grand Rapids is a design city teeming with talent. We asked these talented women to tell us what is on their minds about design, their careers, and what they do here in the city.
Residents of the South division Corridor and surrounding areas unpack the Housing Now! recommendations, focusing on the role density plays in the availability of long term affordable housing and prioritizing property ownership from residents.
Los residentes del corredor de la South Divison y las áreas explican las recomendaciones de Housing Now! enfocandose en la función que tiene la densidad para garantizar que las viviendas asequibles estén disponibles a largo plazo en sus comunidades y al mismo tiempo prioritizando la posibilidad que los residents puedan invertir en el vecindario.
Rapid Growth Media sits down with local leader Brandy Arnold of Kids' Food Basket to talk about her place in the city.
Residents along the South Division corridor and surrounding neighborhoods explore the future of transportation and mobility they would like to see available for themselves and their communities.
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