Economic Development

Time for a new adventure: Adventure Play Ohio to open in December

Adventure Play Ohio, an indoor inflatable play park, will open in Perkins Township this winter.

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"We are like a goalie before the landfill, trying to capture and divert compostable materials so that instead of becoming waste forever it can become what it wants to be: regenerative compost," says Patrick Gridley of The Compost Fairy.
This unique partnership is making it easier for Memphians to compost food waste at home

"We are like a goalie before the landfill, trying to capture and divert compostable materials so that instead of becoming waste forever it can become what it wants to be: regenerative compost," says Patrick Gridley of The Compost Fairy.

Stax Music Academy is expanding its workforce development program.
Stax Music Academy offers new-look workforce development program for careers in music, entertainment

If it’s broke, don’t fix it – or in the case of Stax Music Academy, learn from your success and make it even better.

BGSU research finds reduced levels of harmful algae toxins in Sandusky Bay

After year of detecting harmful algae in Sandusky Bay, Bowling Green State University researchers recently discovered that a toxic cyanobacterium–also known as blue-green algae–has essentially disappeared.

Space upgrader: Lake Erie Islands Nature & Wildlife Center improving area for kids with grant funds

Young visitors to the Lake Erie Islands Nature & Wildlife Center will have the Ottawa County Community Foundation to thank for a significantly spruced-up children’s area.

The new Commongrounds building on Eighth Street in Traverse City.
Commongrounds uses co-op model to serve missing needs of the community

Traverse City's Commongrounds is a mixed-use building, offering affordable housing, co-working space, a coffee shop, child education center, and performance venue. It's the first real estate cooperative in northern Michigan.

Produce from the Youth Mentor Garden at Marquette Park in Wyoming, Mich.
Youth Mentor Gardens grow food, family, and community in Detroit and Grand Rapids area

At two Youth Mentor Gardens, participating teens and their families work together to plant, weed, water, mulch, and harvest produce.

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CCBHCs extend mental health care to more Michiganders despite challenges

Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.

Hoop Street Screenwriter and Executive Producer Teresa Dickerson and Director Princeton James on set.
‘Memphis is the perfect place to film a movie’: Independent film crew abounds with Memphis talent

“Memphis is the perfect place to film a movie,” says Princeton James. “We have a wealth of talent that needs to be showcased.“

A birds-eye view of downtown Sandusky (Photo/City of Sandusky)
Shores & Islands Ohio region sets record for travel and tourism

More than $3 billion in tourism sales was generated in Erie and Ottawa counties in 2023.

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