Agriculture, food processors, and related businesses employ 923,000 Michiganders — 22 percent of the state’s workforce. March is the month the state sets aside to thanks its farmers and recognize the industry’s many career opportunities.
Metropolis Cycles East will offer new and used bikes, locks, tires, and other accessories, and a full service repair facility.
Understanding how trauma hurts children is the first step in rebuilding the trust it takes to heal them.
Jevona Watson plans to open a coffee shop, Detroit Sip, on McNichols Road in early 2017. A native of the Bagley neighborhood, her story is emblematic of the tenacity of the people who live, work, and play in Live6.
With so many changes happening in the city and Live6 area, Metro Detroit Barber College is a refuge of stability where people from the neighborhood and across the city can get a good cut at a low price with good company.
As entrepreneurs of color are faced with barriers to opportunities, they are finding non-traditional ways of building their businesses and the local economy.
Herman Lee moved to Grand Rapids in search of new opportunities and a chance to start again. After being faced with challenging barriers to affordable and stable housing, Lee shares his journey of finding a place to belong in the southeast community.
Rapid Growth's new On The Ground series focuses on the community found along South Division Avenue, touching on the Garfield Park and Burton Heights neighborhoods. This series will highlight the stories of the neighbors and community members who make this area what it is today. The project begins with a celebration of the strong spirit of entrepreneurship and hospitality in the area.
Growing up, Dennis Kirksey never wondered why Muskegon Lake was polluted. Now he chairs the organization that's working to clean it up. Here's how he got involved.
Chippewa County Road Commission superintendent Robert Laitinen calls the project to restore fast-flowing water in the St. Mary's River at Sugar Island the "highlight" of his career. Here's why.
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