2017 MMRG Project to Improve Resource Base and Exposure
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read moreMY MEDICAL MILE CLOSEUP
Opportunities often become available simply through a willingness to participate. Since joining the Medical Mile Resource Group in early 2010, I have enjoyed many opportunities to become involved in ways, not just beneficial in helping promote the MMRG, but beneficial...
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Written by Jeanne Noorman In 2014, when I left my full-time position to pursue a writing career, I asked a friend, “What advice would you give to someone who is just starting out as a freelancer?” This wasn’t just any friend though. This was a friend who had started...
read moreDiamond Place to Increase Retail, Housing Options Along GR’s Michigan Street Corridor
GRAND RAPIDS — With more than 530 new apartments and at least $115 million in new investment, the pipeline for mixed-use development remains strong along the Michigan Street corridor east of the Medical Mile. The newest proposal for the area comes from Grand...
read moreHotel is Next Step in $100M Medical Mile Development That Has Replaced 50 Houses
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read moreAuto Parts to Dry Milk – A Tour at Continental Dairy in Coopersville, MI
We had the good fortune of participating in a tour of the Continental Dairy facilities in Coopersville, MI this past Friday. The Medical Mile Resource Group was offered a tour of the facilities in conjunction with the Coopersville’s Downtown Development Authority. It...
read moreRonald McDonald House – Paying it Forward
Written by: Mick Von Doxtater My 2nd annual Friday, Breakfast Club. Cooking it up for the Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan with the Medical Mile Resource Group - (MMRG) crew. It is amazing what you can get done in a short time with smart, happy, motivated...
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No Gym, No Problem: Creative Technologies Academy Boys Basketball Team on Track After Winless 2014
GRAND RAPIDS – Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs has absolutely no hope of winning MLive’s statewide best gymnasium contest. Nowadays, high schools are building gyms that feature spacious grandstands, running tracks, weight rooms, comfortable lockerroms...
read moreMSU to Raze Former GR Press Building for Medical Lab
Michigan State University’s board of trustees has authorized the demolition of the former Grand Rapids Press building in downtown Grand Rapids in order to build a new laboratory for its medical school. Read more...
read moreInnovative Life Science Firm Chooses Grand Rapids, Looks to Cut Cost of Using Drugs
“All great things start from small beginnings” is a famous quote from Marcus Tullius Cicero. To some degree, that adage reflects the research being done by OcuSano, Inc., a new tenant of the emerging technologies incubator, GR Current. Stanley Samuel, co-founder and...
read moreNew Spectrum – VAI Heart Research Program to be led by Renowned Swedish Scientist
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Swedish scientist who has led pioneering research into the heart’s ability to repair itself said he is bringing his research program to Grand Rapids because, “West Michigan is the place to be.” Read entire article...
read moreArtPrize 2013: $22 Million Impact from 389,000 visits to Grand Rapids for Fifth Exhibition
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – ArtPrize 2013 drew more than 389,400 visits and had a $22 million economic impact on Grand Rapids, according to an economic impact study. The study commissioned by Experience Grand Rapids determined attendance increased 20 percent over ArtPrize...
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