This year’s rail conference with the theme Pivot to the Future brought together industry professionals, government officials, and transportation advocates to discuss the future of rail in Michigan. From workforce development to ambitious goals for expanding service...
Equity, a Testimony: Jim Carruthers
Jim Carruthers, as told to Jeff Smith. With this first-person account, we begin a series in which we honor equity holidays throughout the year with personal testimonies. Here, to honor the beginning of Pride Month, former Traverse City mayor Jim Carruthers reflects on...
Announcing Executive Director Recruitment Search
[Download a pdf of the Executive Director Position Profile] Hello Readers, Hello. This is Cheryl Hutchinson, Board Chair of Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities. Today I'm sharing one of the most important emails ever sent in the 29 years that Groundwork...
POWER UP: Help Your Electric Co-Op Embrace Clean Energy
Rural electric co-ops exert a great deal of influence in shaping the future of renewable energy in northern Michigan. This 1-hour webinar, FREE, will provide terrific background on electric co-ops and how they work, and will also offer tips and advice for shaping the...
Listen to Farmers When Building Renewable Energy Infrastructure
This op-ed first published in the Detroit Newsby Nicholas Jansen, Rural Clean Energy Organizer, Groundworkand Peter Sinclair, climate activist and contributor to Yale Project on Climate Change CommunicationCritics say Michigan’s new Renewable Energy Siting Laws, PA...
Spring Fling 2024! Join in!
It's time for the second annual Groundwork Spring Fling community gathering at Short’s Pull Barn Tap Room in Elk Rapids! Join us on Saturday, May 18, 2-5 PM. Let's celebrate the new season with a few good beverages, a few good friends, and live...