Diana Marin, Food Security Council member and supervising attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, at the Ypsilanti Farmers Marketplace.

Michigan Food Security Council releases recommendations to expand access to healthy, affordable food

1.9 million Michiganders experienced food insecurity during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to launch the council.

New contest for small and emerging Michigan snack makers offers $50K in cash prizes and more

“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”

New contest for small and emerging Michigan snack makers offers $50K in cash prizes and more

“The growth of new small craft and niche snack food companies in Michigan is exciting,” says Duncan Smith, President and COO of All Star Services, Inc. “All Star Services is a growing small business and we want to help bring more focus to the growing segment of snack food companies in Michigan.”

The Holland Museum
Holland Museum selected for national assessment program

The Holland Museum has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program, which is administered by the American Alliance of  Museums.

GMB Architects and Engineering was honored for the Holland company's work on the GRCC Lakeshore Campus.
GRCC Lakeshore Campus earns national recognition for design transformation

The transformation of a shuttered JCPenney department store into the vibrant learning hub that is the GRCC Lakeshore Campus and the renovation of historic Steven C. Ender Hall into a new student space has earned national recognition for the architectural and engineering firms leading the projects.

Left to right: Organizer Peg Van Grouw, Barbara Neevel, Team Leader Linnie Cross, Myra Karachy, Sally John, Sunny Boeve, Chara Bouma-Prediger, Community Action House Food Access Manager.
Seniors’ sewing project supports healthy eating, nutrition

Seniors at Freedom Village create custom aprons to support Community Action House’s healthy eating and nutrition classes at the organization’s new Food Club in Holland.

During Girlfriends Weekend, women are invited to celebrate their friendships as they shop, wine, dine, and indulge in Downtown Holland.
Downtown Holland explores DEI with Hope College’s Center For Leadership

Students in Hope College’s Center for Leadership program receive real-life learning, and businesses and nonprofits receive solutions to their problems. This semester, one group of Hope students is tackling diversity, equity, and inclusion in downtown Holland.

Dr. Dale Nesbary, president of Muskegon Community College
From musician to MCC president, a look at Dr. Dale Nesbary’s remarkable career

As Dr. Dale Nesbary prepares to retire as president of Muskegon Community College, we take a look at a career that began with his love of music.

The Ottawa County 58th District Court in Grand Haven (Ottawa County)
Expungement clinic coming to Grand Haven

A new state law has made hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Michiganders eligible to have their criminal convictions wiped clean. Many might not know they are eligible, but through an expungement clinic later this month, they can find out and start the process. 

Nearly a third of Michigan adults report having at least one disability.
Series to explore the state of West Michigan’s growing disability community

This article begins a weekly series that will explore the challenges faced by those with disabilities along with the efforts across West Michigan to address the discrimination and inequity.

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