Throughout the pandemic, Herman Miller has supported the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area with impactful financial resources. Support from the Zeeland manufacturer has been directed to CFHZ’s Emergency Human Needs Fund and Community Stabilization Fund.
Koops Automation Systems is expanding for the third time in four years. The Holland manufacturer has built a reputation as one of the best employee-owned companies in the state.
Joe Matthews is having a positive impact on others, from immigrants to other professional Black men. The Gentex executive explains how his grandparents’ example is the root of his love of knowledge and his philanthropic work.
Tripelroot is known as a Zeeland community gathering place, but COVID-19 forced the brewpub to change course. A pair of grants from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation helped the owners reimagine the establishment as more.
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Zeeland manufacturer will donate $60,000 annually for five years — for a total of $300,000 — to help Kids’ Food Basket combat childhood hunger. A majority of the donation will go toward the nonprofit’s Feeding Our Future campaign to fund projects in Allegan and Ottawa counties.
GVSU Professor Patty Janes used her experience with the hospitality and tourism industries to create a nonprofit initiative that engages Michigan industry professionals in volunteerism. Thousands of volunteers have participated in efforts to rehabilitate state attractions in need through Michigan Cares for Tourism.
Valerie van Heest is an experienced diver, a shipwreck aficionado, and a museum display designer. Her fascination with The Armistice Day Storm led to an exhibit at the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum that shines a spotlight on the deadliest storm in Great Lakes history.
A simple conversation between a Buckley Community Schools principal and Traverse Bay Area ISD officials planted the seeds for a farm to school initiative that combined nutrition education with a new community garden at the school.
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many health challenges, but it's also made it easier than ever for Michiganders to get healthy, local food, as many farmers and farmers markets have started reaching customers online.
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