Another example of regional collaboration was on display in the regional newspapers this weekend. As part of a series of articles about the Chevy Volt, an article in the Grand Rapids Press and Muskegon Chronicle reported how the three major cities in the region–Grand Rapids, Holland, and Muskegon–are working together to receive federal subsidies for [...]
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Collaboration on Charging Stations for West Michigan
Posted in Clean Cities, In the News, Regional Collaboration, tagged car charging, Clean Cities, electric cars on October 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
SOURCE/Spectrum Collaboration Awarded
Posted in Regional Collaboration on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Congrats to the “Commit to Be Fit” program, a collaboration between Spectrum Health and The SOURCE, a nonprofit work force collaboration. The employee wellness program received the 2010 Ludwig Community Benefit Award. The SOURCE led to the creation of West Michigan Team, a program to help area residents gain long-term employment, that received funding from [...]
West Michigan’s Impressive Sustainability
Posted in Green Infrastructure, Regional Collaboration on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was nice to read that West Michigan is a national leader on sustainability in a recent column in MiBiz written by Jesse Brimmer, sustainable business consultant. In “West Michigan sets the national standard” Brimmer recounts the LEED certifications and other activities that set our region apart from others in the country with regard to [...]
Grand Rapids Coummunity Foundation Awards $574,275 in Scholarships to Local Students
Posted in Partners, Regional Collaboration, WMSA on July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 16 -This fall, 539 local students will start a new year of college knowing they have the support of their community as recipients of scholarships from Grand Rapids Community Foundation. This year’s investment in students totals $574,275, an increase of $16,000 from last year.
WMSA Applauds Habitat for Collaboration
Posted in Regional Collaboration on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since WMSA was formed 10 years ago our mission has been “to be a catalyst for regional collaboration.” Sometimes we do that through the hard work of meeting and planning. But we also like to point out and praise collaboration that happens when businesses, nonprofits, and governments in West Michigan practice it without our involvement. [...]
Sterrett Isely New Manager of Green Infrastructure
Posted in Green Infrastructure, In the News, Regional Collaboration on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
WMSA has named Elaine Sterrett Isely the new project manager of the Green Infrastructure initiative. You can read more about Elaine in our news release, or an interview from today’s edition of Business Review.
Walmart Grant Funds Collaboration on Adult Literacy
Posted in Economic Development, Regional Collaboration, tagged literacy, Walmart, workforce on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Walmart Foundation has awarded a $550,000 grant to the West Michigan Strategic Alliance t expand a pilot adult worker literacy program
Regionalism in West Michigan
Posted in Regional Collaboration, Regional Indicators, WMSA, tagged regionalism, West Michigan on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Greg Northrup spoke recently with Candace Beeke of the Business Review about regionalism in West Michigan. Beeke and her colleagues at Business Review do a good job sensing that regionalism is a trend. They also notice that it is easier to talk about collaboration than it is to make meaningful accomplishments. But we remind West [...]
Positive Thinking About Michigan
Posted in Regional Collaboration, Regional Indicators on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Ten years ago when the West Michigan Strategic Alliance was formed, there were hundreds of people from around the region who met to discuss the problems we faced. That was important work. In the past decade, we have done much to address the problems in our economy, environment, urban centers, and society at large (learn [...]
Water Resources Institute Publishes 2009 ‘Year in Review’
Posted in Green Infrastructure, Partners, Regional Collaboration, tagged agriculture greeninfrastructure, water on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) at Grand Valley State University–a WMSA partner–has released its 2009 annual report, or a “year in review” of their various projects related to studying and improving water quality throughout the region. It’s an impressive list of achievements, including a significant contribution to the “Vital Signs” report WMSA publishes each [...]
