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Development News Stevens Hotel in 2012.
Longform Community collaborations help coordinate shelter, food, clothing, and other basic needs alongside behavioral health services. Community Action of Allegan County home-delivered meals drivers.
Longform Community collaborations help coordinate shelter, food, clothing, and other basic needs alongside behavioral health services. Community Action of Allegan County home-delivered meals drivers.
Longform Community collaborations help coordinate shelter, food, clothing, and other basic needs alongside behavioral health services. Community Action of Allegan County home-delivered meals drivers.
Feature Story MSU's PA Medicine program includes 12 months of clinical experience.
Development News The Tecumseh Area Historical Museum will launch a Mobile Oral History Project for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Feature Story Julia Lemieux behind the bar at Shoey’s Long Bar.

As ICE plans to move into Baldwin prison, residents hope jobs will stay


Longform The START Collaborative's first retreat in January 2024.
Development News Rendering by MCSA Group Inc. and courtesy of Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Feature Story Cherry Republic's newest store has opened in Mackinaw City.

Cherry Republic opens store in Mackinaw City


Feature Story Newaygo is among the communities receiving money for placemaking projects.
Longform The START Collaborative's first retreat in January 2024.
Feature Story Newaygo is among the communities receiving money for placemaking projects.
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Development News “The Employer-Assisted Housing Fund is another great tool in our toolbox to address the housing shortage in Michigan,” says Amy Hovey, MSHDA CEO and Executive Director.
Feature Story After the Storm stepped in to help Gaylord residents after a tornado in 2022.
Development News Inside The Piping Plover in Manistee.
Development News The proposed amphitheater at City Square Park in Fennville.
Development News “Now visitors of all abilities can experience the beauty of a cedar forest, stunning views into protected wetlands, and safe crossings of Finch Creek, a cold water stream feeding the Grass River,” says GRNA Executive Director, Jenn Wright.