Coalition’s Behind-the-Scenes tours highlight Muskegon arts and culture
Behind-the-Scenes events are geared toward business professionals to showcase how arts and culture impact the local economy and can be utilized to retain and attract employees.
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New scholarships support students who train to collect life-saving blood donations
Versiti, which supplies life-saving blood for medical procedures in Michigan and four other Midwestern states, is funding GRCC scholarships to train the people who collect those donations.
Foundation invites students to apply for more than $860K in scholarships
This year, the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area will award more than $860,000 in scholarships for students to attend schools of higher education throughout the nation.
Art Mulder and Sons Trucking plans $31M expansion
The expansion — with assistance from Lakeshore Advantage and the city of Holland — will add 147,000 square feet of new facility space and create up to 55 new jobs.
Owner’s niece inspires Kenzie’s BE Café, where staff with disabilities will run the show
When Kenzie’s BE Café opens, owner Erin Lyon says the coffeehouse’s 25 employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities will “be pretty much running the show.”
‘Eye-opening’ event helps students discover manufacturing
More than 40 West Michigan manufacturers opened their doors to 4,000-plus high school and middle school students as part of Discover Manufacturing Week.
First of its kind health insurance agent apprenticeship program will offer paid on-the-job training
A new paid apprenticeship program — a collaboration of GRCC, BCBS of Michigan, and West Michigan Works! — will allow high school graduates to "earn while they learn" certification in the health benefits industry.
Project aims to build pipeline to careers in the water industry
GRCC, the city of Grand Rapids, and Bay College are partnering to prepare people for careers in the water industry. The project is supported by an EPA grant.
GRCC launches industrial sewing certificate program
GRCC partners with innovative textile ‘upcycling’ manufacturer Public Thread to start an industrial sewing program. Students can earn an industrial sewing certificate program while gaining in-demand skills.
How Gemmen’s Ace Hardware in Hudsonville became ‘coolest’ in the U.S.
The third-generation retailer was named Ace Hardware’s 2021 Coolest Hardware Store out of more than 5,400 Ace locations around the world.
New scholarships support students who train to collect life-saving blood donations
Versiti, which supplies life-saving blood for medical procedures in Michigan and four other Midwestern states, is funding GRCC scholarships to train the people who collect those donations.
Foundation invites students to apply for more than $860K in scholarships
This year, the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area will award more than $860,000 in scholarships for students to attend schools of higher education throughout the nation.
Art Mulder and Sons Trucking plans $31M expansion
The expansion — with assistance from Lakeshore Advantage and the city of Holland — will add 147,000 square feet of new facility space and create up to 55 new jobs.
Owner’s niece inspires Kenzie’s BE Café, where staff with disabilities will run the show
When Kenzie’s BE Café opens, owner Erin Lyon says the coffeehouse’s 25 employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities will “be pretty much running the show.”
‘Eye-opening’ event helps students discover manufacturing
More than 40 West Michigan manufacturers opened their doors to 4,000-plus high school and middle school students as part of Discover Manufacturing Week.
First of its kind health insurance agent apprenticeship program will offer paid on-the-job training
A new paid apprenticeship program — a collaboration of GRCC, BCBS of Michigan, and West Michigan Works! — will allow high school graduates to "earn while they learn" certification in the health benefits industry.
Project aims to build pipeline to careers in the water industry
GRCC, the city of Grand Rapids, and Bay College are partnering to prepare people for careers in the water industry. The project is supported by an EPA grant.
GRCC launches industrial sewing certificate program
GRCC partners with innovative textile ‘upcycling’ manufacturer Public Thread to start an industrial sewing program. Students can earn an industrial sewing certificate program while gaining in-demand skills.
How Gemmen’s Ace Hardware in Hudsonville became ‘coolest’ in the U.S.
The third-generation retailer was named Ace Hardware’s 2021 Coolest Hardware Store out of more than 5,400 Ace locations around the world.
