The historic port cities of Whitehall and Montague sit where the White River meets Lake Michigan. Filled with summer homes, it's a sailors paradise and one of many safe harbors along the big lake.
Keith Brophy, president of business development for NuSoft Solutions, will present his annual forecast of the cutting edge technology trends emerging in 2007. Brophy will speak on the evening of February 22 at the Eberhard Center located on Grand Valley State’s Univeristy’s downtown campus. The event is sponsored by GLIMAWest, the largest association of tech professionals in West Michigan. […]
Modern trains make travel and commuting between urban centers easy, and riders on the Amtrak line between Grand Rapids and Chicago are taking advantage of the convenience.
Energy innovation promises to generate jobs, strengthen national security, sustain the environment, and stretch the value of taxpayer dollars, particularly in Michigan. All that's needed is leadership.
Urban policy guru Bruce Katz says reinvesting in cities is among the most important thing Great Lakes leaders can do to make their communities more competitive in the global knowledge economy. His think tank's latest report lays out a widely accepted path to 21st century prosperity.
Even with manufacturing losses and little gain in service related industries, West Michigan’s economy fares better on several fronts than the rest of the state and the nation.
The Urban Core Mayors see the need for municipalities to transition to renewable energy sources now. By adopting an aggressive plan for that transition, the Mayors established a standard to be followed by individual cities in their efforts to implement energy conservation measures and buy renewable energy for use in municipal operations.
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