Inspiring Innovation

Rapid Reconnect: A Q & A with Muskegon Innovation Hub Director Kevin Ricco

Over the past few years, the Muskegon Innovation Hub has been able to continuously increase its economic impact within the lakeshore community. Though the Hub has experienced change both internally and within its membership over the past year and a half, overall, reports remain positive. Kevin Ricco, the Hub’s director, is optimistic about what is to come, especially for those businesses that are prepared.

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People walk and bike down Washington Street in Ann Arbor.
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GVSU Charter Schools Office urges its educators to be innovative as distant learning begins in MI

GVSU Charter Schools Office says it has kept education moving forward since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Upward Mobility: Preparing West Michigan’s Latinx professionals for success and leadership

Congrats to the 2020 class of LEADeres, a non-credit leadership lab at Ferris State University’s Latino Business and Economic Development Center designed to support Latinx professionals as they pursue their individual career and life goals. Since its inception, the program has been committed to helping Latinos develop the skills, resources, and confidence needed to become leaders at work and in the community.

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