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Gerald R. Ford International Airport unveils new sculpture
Johnny Quirin
and last updated 2021-04-29 11:28:41-04
CASCADE, Mich. â Gerald R. Ford International Airport recently unveiled a new sculpture by Jason Quigno.
The purpose is to celebrate the culture and history of Native Americans in West Michigan, according to a news release Thursday.
âAankobiisinging Eshki-kakamigak,â or âConnection to Creation,â is carved from black granite and Indiana limestone and features important elements in Anishinaabe teachings.
The base features a turtle with a floral design representing the four cardinal directions: north, or giwaydoonig, east, or wabunnoong, south, or zhawanoog, and west, or ningabeunoong.
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Grand Valley State University will be providing more resources to veterans and active-duty military servicemen and women courtesy of the new Peter Secchia Military and Veterans Program, a gift offering from the Secchia family.
The program was named after the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Peter F. Secchia, who also served in the military and was the director of the Grand Valley University Foundation for decades. It will provide career support like transitioning from military to civilian careers and support for the development of multifunctional spaces, including a presence in downtown Grand Rapids.
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Jamiel Robinson
CATEGORY: Economic Development
WINNERS: Guillermo Cisneros and Jamiel Robinson for The Right Place, Mike Ramirez and Holly Johnson for Lakeshore Advantage
ORGANIZATIONS: The Right Place and Lakeshore Advantage
The region’s two foremost economic development agencies, The Right Place and Lakeshore Advantage, leveraged community leaders’ input in 2020 to administer state and federal funding to hundreds of small businesses to help them survive the COVID-19 pandemic and economic fallout.
The Michigan Strategic Fund, through the federal CARES Act and Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), made available a total of $100 million in grant funds to eligible small businesses and nonprofits in Michigan through the Small Business Restart program, and The Right Place and Lakeshore Advantage were in charge of awarding a combined 1,488 grants totaling over $12.3 million across 13 counties in October 2020.
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Following the recent news that Perrigo is relocating its North American headquarters to Michigan State University’s Grand Rapids Innovation Park being developed downtown, the two entities said last week they are entering a formal partnership to advance consumer self-care innovation.
Dublin-based Perrigo Company and MSU said Jan. 11 that they have signed a partnership connecting the university’s clinical and research expertise with Perrigo’s product innovation, manufacturing scale and retail partnerships to “empower consumers to take control of their self-care needs.”
The collaboration brings together industry and academic thought leaders who share a passion for enhancing the health and well-being of society with a focus on research and clinical outcomes, retail and pharmacy experiences and technology and product innovations.