PFE Blog

January 6, 2025

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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December 16, 2024

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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November 26, 2024

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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November 25, 2024

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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November 25, 2024

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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November 25, 2024

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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November 25, 2024

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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March 7, 2024

Michigan’s Women-Led B Corps

March is B Corp Month and Women’s History Month!   Certified B Corporations™ (B Corps™) are for-profit companies that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. They meet the highest…
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February 28, 2024

People Behind the Business: Black History Month Feature

Why should you choose black owned businesses? People First Economy believes that by supporting black owned businesses, you are “building a more inclusive economy that leads to more community wealth. One report from McKinsey & Company noted that…
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February 17, 2023

PFE PODCAST – S2E10 ‘Move Your Money’ with Manny Barragan of Beneficial State Bank

Welcome to the People First Economy Podcast, a podcast where we talk to business leaders and movement builders to learn more about how they are building a people first economy.  This edition of the PFE…
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