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Ready to Run Michigan
More women than ever were elected to U.S. Congress in 2012, yet Michigan lost three seats held by women in the state House of Representatives. To help boost the number of women serving in local, state, and national politics, Grand Valley State University’s Women’s...
Parenting Classes Offered at Pine Rest Southwest Clinic
Parenting: From Survival to Success is a class that will be taught at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Southwest Clinic. The six-week class series will be held on Thursdays, April 11 through May 16, 2013. The class time is from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at...
Advance Your Career With a Degree From WMU
The Western Michigan University Grand Rapids Beltline location will host a two-day Graduate Fair on Tuesday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Wednesday, May 22, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. A light lunch will be provided during Tuesday’s event. Information will be...
‘Until Tuesday’ Author Headlines Lakeshore Event
New York Times best-selling author Luis Carlos Montalván and his best friend, Tuesday, will headline the Golden Gala, an event on Friday, April 26, that benefits Wishbone Pet Rescue Alliance and Operation Injured Soldiers. Montalván is a former U.S. Army captain who...
American Cancer Society Announces Finish The Bite Event
On May 22, 2013, your American Cancer Society will celebrate its one hundredth birthday—one hundred years of savings lives. Join in and help make some noise! On Wednesday, May 22, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at West Michigan Caterer (located at Centennial Country Club),...
Free E-Merge Entrepreneur Workshop Series Begins March 27
The e-merge Entrepreneur Network of West Michigan, in partnership with the MSU Extension office of Muskegon County and the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (Mi-SBTDC), announce that the final 2012/2013 entrepreneur/small business workshop...
Local First to Gather West Michigan Sustainable Business Leaders
On March 27 at Aquinas College, Local First will gather area sustainability leaders for its fifth annual Sustainable Business Conference. The half-day conference, noon to 5 p.m., will feature a Local First member business expo, speakers, breakout sessions led by an...
Gazelle Girl Half Marathon
The April 13 Gazelle Girl Half Marathon is much more than a race. It’s about celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Title IX—the law that made discrimination between men’s and women’s educational programs illegal—and raising money for three nonprofit organizations...
Survey: Independent Businesses Benefit from ‘Buy Local First’ Campaigns
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), a nonprofit focused on sustainable community development, released the findings of its sixth annual Independent Business Survey. Conducted in partnership with dozens of business organizations, the survey gathered data from...