Running crafting retreat centers is a business where people are making memories together. Katrina Asselin, owner of Riverside Retreats in Marshall and Kim Hall manager of  Creekside Crafting Retreats in Emmett Township have found their niche.

The creative community in Jackson has transformed a 19th-century warehouse into a hub for artists of all sorts and a community cultural center.  

Why are professionals choosing to live in Muskegon? Lake Michigan beaches, bike trails, great restaurants, and an inclusive community, they say.

Communities across Michigan are embracing all kinds of art -- everything from murals to gardens -- to help create a sense of place, inspire artists and add vibrancy to their downtowns. 

Two sisters in west Michigan have turned a honey hobby into a thriving business, producing lip balm and other skin care products from beeswax. 

Riley and Jennifer Justis of Sleepy Dog Books prepare for the bookstore’s grand opening on May 6, becoming downtown Mt. Pleasant’s first bookstore.

“We want to turn Port Huron into the ‘Snack Startup Capital of the World,’ where emerging companies say, ‘That’s where I want to be.’ And where we draw buyers from the grocery and convenience stores from all over and right here to Port Huron,” says Jon Holden, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for All Star Services.

For those who might be missing their favorite treat from MacKenzie's bakery in Kalamazoo after it closed the same recipes, smells and even some staff from the former locations on West Main and Ransom streets can now be found in Vicksburg courtesy of the folks developing The Mill there.

Boyle family works to transform abandoned buildings into new businesses, helping revive tourism in Port Austin and the Thumb.