Superintendent/Principal Jamie Walle holds up just one of the many food items in a Kids Food Basket Sack Supper. Jamie Walle does not need a report or survey to know when her students at Glenn Public ...

Tim Mroz of The Right Place welcomes the standing room only crowd at the 5th Annual Developer Day. At 37, the average first-time homebuyer in America is nearly a decade older than the typical buyer ...

In his 19th #RG20LookBack, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits the 2013 piece “RapidBlog: Reflections on the DAAC” by Emma Heemskerk, reflecting on one of Grand Rapids’ small but vital ...

On this chilly morning in Holland, giant snowflakes blew in from Lake Macatawa, causing folks looking to attend the noon groundbreaking to seek warmth before the ceremony. Longtime neighbors, staff, ...

After having her children, Dr. Caroline Packard went through something many mothers experience. She struggled with pelvic floor problems that made exercise, movement and everyday life more difficult.

In September 2018, Rapid Growth Media published the story, Neighborhoods of GR: Making Monroe North a riverside destination, in our ‘Neighborhoods of Grand Rapids’ Series. This week, we want to look ...

Proud father, Ayesh Ayesh, poses with his two daughters and future doctors, Ayah and Awatef. At Super Green Market in Kentwood, you can observe care in the smallest of gestures: greeting someone in ...

When Ferris State University launched its initiative in 2012 to connect with the growing Latinx population in West Michigan and to spur economic development, it had three goals in mind: to provide ...

David Morgan of Resonate Global Mission points out the vistas available from one of the condo’s front stoop. (Photo by Tommy Allen) What began as a friendship between two dads has grown into a ...

Rapid Growth covers the people, organizations, and ideas moving Grand Rapids forward. From small businesses to big projects, we cover the work happening on the ground to drive meaningful change. This ...

Bamboo GR Tenant Midwest House drew more than 500 attendees for its first Grand Rapids conference. December can be a cold month in Grand Rapids as our city by the lake begins what is a long winter ...

Dennis and Brijida White have seen a lot of changes over their lives and want to ensure they can remain in their home as long as possible. Brijida White and her husband, Dennis White, have lived in ...