PFE Blog
Resolve to Use Your Business as a Force For Good in 2025
If you’ve been following the Good For Michigan program for a while, you know we’re all about helping companies start and continue their journey to a better business future. You might not know it, but your business…
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Keep Your Money Close to Home: Support Local Businesses in 2025
As we step into 2025, it's time to take a closer look at the way we spend our hard-earned money and its impact on the world around us. One of the most powerful ways we…
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An Interview With Carlos Martinez, President of People First Economy
Interview by Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian View the original interview here. People First Economy is a business support organization that provides equity and resiliency-building resources here in Grand Rapids to help build a…
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Celebrate 15 Years with Aldea Coffee, MI B Corp
November 2024 marked the 15th anniversary of Aldea Development, Aldea Coffee's nonprofit arm! What an amazing milestone for everyone involved. We are so proud of the community Aldea has built and all they have accomplished.…
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World of Winter with Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.
The holiday season is well underway and 2025 is just over the horizon. For many people, small businesses included, the start of a new year is slower (not to mention colder and darker); Downtown, however,…
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GOOD FOR ENVIRONMENT: Gentex Corporation
This year, People First Economy is excited to honor Gentex Corporation with the 2024 Good For Environment Award! The Environment category evaluates a company’s overall environmental stewardship. More specifically, how the company manages its impacts…
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GOOD FOR COMMUNITY: Lakeshore Depot
This year, People First Economy is excited to honor Lakeshore Depot LC3 with the 2024 Good For Community Award! The Community category evaluates a company’s contribution to the economic and social well-being of the communities…
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GOOD FOR GOVERNANCE: Duncan Lake Speech Therapy
This year, People First Economy is excited to honor Duncan Lake Speech Therapy with the 2024 Good For Governance Award! The Governance category evaluates a company’s overall mission, ethics, accountability and transparency through policies and…
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GOOD FOR WORKFORCE: Edgewater Design Group
This year, People First Economy is excited to honor Edgewater Design Group with the 2024 Good For Workforce Award! The Good For Workforce category evaluates a company’s policies and practices that contribute to its employees’…
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GOOD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN: Madison Closet and Farms
This year, People First Economy is excited to honor Miss Kim’s Jams/Madison Closet and Farms with The Good For Supply Chain Award! This award is born from our collaboration with the MEDC (Michigan Economic Development…
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