ABOVE: Passengers wait on the platform to board Amtrak’s Empire Builder at Whitefish Station (2019 ridership: 55,642) in Whitefish, Montana (pop. 7,751). The station building is owned by the local Stumptown Historical Society, and offers passengers a waiting room,...
By Zoe ZeeripGreat Lakes Business Network Coordinator On a blustery winter day in the heart of Detroit, climate activists, business owners, policymakers, and community leaders gathered at the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation with one unifying message: “Climate...
Building Resilient Communities (BRC) is Groundwork’s program that makes available grants and Groundwork staff to support food pantries, schools, farms, and other organizations in increasing the amount of locally grown food available to people in Michigan communities....
Imagine this: You’re traveling for work, visiting family, or setting off on a weekend trip. But rather than battling traffic and the general stress of driving, you’re comfortably seated on a passenger train—reading, working, or simply taking in the view. This...
Groundwork’s Building Resilient Communities (BRC) program is hard at work in Petoskey, Michigan. In 2024, we provided staff support and $2,000 for The Nehemiah Project homeless shelter to increase capacity to cold-store locally grown food and also to provide residents...
ABOVE: Tyasha Harrison. Photo by @Liljesphotography.com, Jes Ryan. As part of Groundwork's ongoing series of equity interviews, we have invited Tyasha Harrison to share thoughts for Black History Month. Tyasha is a founding member of Northern Michigan E3...