Michigan

Erica Hill, manager of the 10,000 UP Program

Climate change is coming to Michigan. How are experts preparing our state?

Potential solutions currently being explored include installing rain gardens and porous surfaces, planting trees and constructing more white roofs, and building sustainable energy sources into our power supply.

Are you the “missing middle?” Local developers get creative in housing’s most neglected sector

As housing costs rise, the dreaded "missing middle" sector dries up. See what several West Michigan developers and individuals are doing to house this bracket.

Clinicians work on a patient at Cherry Health.
One million Michiganders have little or no dental care access. Here’s how we can change that.

A variety of organizations across the state are working to connect people  to oral care they otherwise might never get, and they're innovating to continue improving oral health access in the future.

The historic Flint Coolidge Elementary School is being transformed into a complex featuring 54 apartments as well as commercial and community space.
Coolidge School renovation project includes addition of 4-story Flint apartment complex

Years in the making, the former Coolidge Elementary school is being rehabbed into a neighborhood development with both apartments and commercial space — but that is just half of the project.  

Are you the “missing middle?” Local developers get creative in housing’s most neglected sector

As housing costs rise, the dreaded "missing middle" sector dries up. See what several West Michigan developers and individuals are doing to house this bracket.

Maurice Cox, planning director for the city of Detroit
Planning Talks: Maurice Cox’s vision for Detroit neighborhoods

For the next few months, Model D will sit down with Maurice Cox, the city of Detroit's Planning Director, to talk about the work of his department. This month, we spoke about the neighborhood planning process.

What’s next for Mt. Pleasant? Stay connected with IMG’s newest pub, ‘Epicenter’

There are plenty of great things happening in Mt. Pleasant and its neighboring communities. We think it’s time people heard more about them.

Jason Flowers, an anesthesia student at UM-Flint, developed a potentially life-saving invention.
University of Michigan-Flint student invents potentially life-saving anesthesia tool

Jason Flowers used his background in construction to develop the award-winning device.

Port of Oakland
Equitable development across America: How other cities won community benefits

In Oakland, Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh, proactive community groups and local governments negotiated deals on enormous developments that stipulated a bevy of community benefits.

Can’t hold me back: Women of Color entrepreneurs break boundaries in West Michigan

Across the country, female entrepreneurship is on the rise, and we sat down with three fearless females in West Michigan who are plugging away at their own unique businesses, despite the challenges, and celebrating a craft undefined by their gender or race.

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