A big plan’s small steps changed how city operates…
GROUNDWORK News
How Grand Rapids’ Mayor Brought Sustainability to Town
Grand Rapids is on a roll. From booming tourism to a revitalized riverfront; from its famous ArtPrize competition to its wildly popular lip-dub video of a sing-along downtown parade, this onetime fine-furniture manufacturing capital is roaring back to life after surviving a near-death experience as a Rust Belt city.
Senators’ Energy Summer School FINAL EXAM!
Jim Dulzo wraps up the Senators’ Energy Summer School lessons with specific ways you can take action!
More Veggies for Kalkaska Memorial
Kalkaska Memorial’s Building Healthy Communities grant helped the hospital renovate their food service production and allowed them to create an “innovation station” that serves made to order entrees, two new Grab-n-Go coolers and an updated salad bar.
Holland Energy Plan Scores Its First Big Win
Sparked by its pioneering Community Energy Plan, this old Lake Michigan port town is bustling with new activity as it works to become one of North America’s most clean-energy-savvy cities.
Ag Forum: Local farms, the key to healthy communities
Local farms also offer health benefits to our community, because they allow people to “make healthy food choices” -a favorite adage among health professionals, served up as an elusive magic bullet cure to obesity and chronic disease. But that good advice isn’t always realistic when so many people in our region and state can’t afford those healthy choices.