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Business Equity Initiative funds supports an economy that works for all   MUSKEGON, MICH. April 18, 2024 – Grants to support women entrepreneurs in Muskegon County are now available, thanks to three women who are targeting financial inequality. The Business Equity Initiative, founded by Nancy McCarthy, Mary Anne Gorman, and Kim Suarez, is devoted to ...

Mar 13, 2024 PRESS RELEASE Goodwill Industries of West Michigan (GIWM) is delighted to announce that President and CEO Jeanette Hoyer has been honored with the prestigious Goodwill Industries International Sustainability Champion Award for 2024. This esteemed award is presented annually to a Goodwill Industries executive in recognition of their outstanding sustainability practices and accomplishments. ...

Muskegon, MI — AgeWell Services of West Michigan will host its 9th annual Heels for Meals & More fundraising event on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at the Trillium Event Center in Spring Lake, Michigan. Tickets are $75.00 and include a three-course meal, live music, shoe contest opportunities, auctions and more! Tickets are now available online at https://agewellservices.org/heels-for-meals/ . All proceeds will ...

March 19, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Muskegon, MI Hackley Public Library Hours Main Hackley Library Building Mon-Tues: 9-7 pm Wed-Sat: 9-5 pm Torrent House (HPL’s Local History/Genealogy Department) Tues-Sat: 10-5 pm     All Ages Programs: Author Visit: Angeline Boulley – Author of Firekeeper’s Daughter In-Person at Orchard View High School Wednesday, April 17 at ...

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – The Muskegon Heights Public Schools (MHPS) Board of Education elected its officers for the 2024 school year at its annual organizational meeting earlier this month. President Trinell Scott, Vice President Safornia Johnson-Pierce, Secretary Marjorie Cook, Treasurer Estelita Rankin and Trustees Marianne Darnell and Mark Glover will continue service to the Board ...

$568,594 to provide employment training and support services MUSKEGON, Mich. — Goodwill Industries of West Michigan (GIWM) was recently awarded a $568,594 Barrier Removal and Employment Success (BRES) Expansion Grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to provide programming to support employment and reemployment of at-risk individuals, and to remove barriers to ...

Donate blood this December at a Corewell Health location in West Michigan. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., December 4, 2023 – Corewell Health™, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, is encouraging community members in West Michigan to donate blood this holiday season. A series of community blood drives will take place this December at the ...

Staff, partners and members of the public alike are encouraged to attend and voice their ideas to help shape the future of Extension. Whether it’s supporting the dedicated professionals who drive the state’s agriculture economy or empowering children to develop leadership skills, helping others is central to the mission of Michigan State University Extension, the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Family Financial Credit Union is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded the prestigious Dora Maxwell Award for Community Service Achievement by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). This esteemed recognition places FFCU in 1st place at the state level in their asset size, highlighting ...

Kent and Muskegon County residents have spoken – they’re ready to embrace cleaner energy! More than 100 Kent and Muskegon County residents enrolled in DTE Energy’s CleanVision cleaner energy program – Natural Gas Balance – when the company rolled out a challenge to encourage customers to sign up in August. If more than 100 residents ...