business
Martha’s Vineyard: no ordinary corner shop
by (eschroeder)
Submitted 03-01-2012 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Every year hundreds of businesses open up all over Grand Rapids. Making sure a business doesn’t merely survive but also thrives is a difficult and complicated process- requiring constant innovation and research. Where better to garner some...
O'Connor's Home Brew Supply to celebrate grand opening Saturday
by (George)
Submitted 04-29-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
The Pyramid Scheme isn’t the only brew-related grand opening this weekend as Midtown’s newest neighborhood business, O’Connor’s Home Brew Supply (613 Lyon NE), will host its official grand opening tomorrow morning. The O...
Nominations now open for Second Annual EPIC Awards
by (GRACC)
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce EPIC Awards, launched in 2010, combines three of its traditional events into one EPIC event! EPIC is an acronym for Entrepreneurial, Progressive, Innovative and Collaborative, all qualities the selection...
Grand Rapidians discuss Uptown as a collection of businesses and neighborhoods at Rapid Growth forum
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 01-13-2011 under NEWS
Familiar faces from the local media scene, Uptown business owners and local politicians filed into Wealthy Theatre on Wednesday evening for Rapid Growth Media’s speaker series. Originally a panel, the event was restructured as a public...
Local Artist-Photographer Terry Johnston Hosts Free Artist Photoshoot
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 06-07-2010 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids freelance photographer and local arts advocate Terry Johnston is excited about a new, personal project, focusing on "starving artists" - a condition Johnston describes as "a very real possibility when a community doesn't value its local...
The Local Beet Farmer Feature: Mud Lake Farm
by (LisaRoseGR)
Submitted 05-03-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Mud Lake Farm: Going Beyond SaladSituated in between the gentle, sloping hills of the quietude of Hudsonville's farmland - just 20 minutes from Grand Rapids' bustling downtown - is Mud Lake Farm. Mud Lake, a farm that has been in the Van Haitsma...
Google is Good for Grand Rapids & Grand Rapids is Good for Google
by (Suzanna LaCroix)
Submitted 03-22-2010 under NEWS
Families, business people, college students, politicians, unemployed workers, company owners, educators and high school students came out Friday, March 19 to Calder Plaza to support the nomination of Grand Rapids as a test city for Google Fiber....
#BreakfastForSmartPpl sold out in five hours
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 01-06-2010 under NEWS
January 21. $21. 21 spots. The registration page for #BreakfastForSmartPpl went live at 4:30 p.m. yesterday, and within five hours, all 21 spots had been filled. #BreakfastForSmartPpl is a sunrise breakfast starting at 6:45 a.m. on Jan. 21 at Mosaic...
Local First Seeks Volunteers
by (PeopleFirstEconomy)
Submitted 09-23-2009 under NONPROFITS
Are you interested in supporting local business, encouraging sustainability, and strengthening community? If so, Local First wants YOU to join its volunteer team! We are a non-profit organization supporting the West Michigan economy by promoting...