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Urban Innovation Exchange GR documents the innovative people and projects transforming West Michigan.

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From the recyclables you put out on the curb each week to the roll cart that carries them, closed-loop manufacturing is redefining the way plastic products are created, and extending their lives far beyond a single-use. buff.ly/3a29bc0 #closedloop #circulareconomy
If your ears are aching for a good listen, here are a few local #podcasts that are worth subscribing to. We spoke to West Michigan podcasters about the topics they love to discuss, what got them into the field, and what keeps them there. buff.ly/374a5DR #podcast
Curb-cut raingardens showing up around Southeast Grand Rapids are purifying one of the most contaminated watersheds in West Michigan, and the Plaster Creek Stewards from @Calvin_Uni are planting them. buff.ly/2Z2XY8N #raingarden #CleanWater #GrandRapids
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The FreeRTOS library in the Xilinx Software Development Kit does not work with Xen right out of the box, but we've developed a solution that plugs right into the XSDK and will help you develop FreeRTOS apps on your @XilinxInc microprocessors with ease. buff.ly/2Lskz8B
West Michigan is becoming a center for cyber security talent, and @wmcat and the Cyber Hub are helping that ecosystem grow. Learn more about the cyber threats facing businesses, and who's fighting back: buff.ly/2WRkuwp #CyberSecurity #CISSP #EthicalHacking #JobTraining
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Programs like Godfrey-Lee band camp, Pinery Park Little League, and regional tornado preparedness have all been assisted by the GWCRA. The nonprofit's fund has been growing every year, and the plan is to give it all away. buff.ly/2HxDlrO #nonprofit #Sustainability
Meet the educators, growers, and supportive neighbors helping previously underserved families find sustainable and nutritional food sources in @rapidgrowth and @modeld buff.ly/2JkLZNh #sustainable #Food #gardening #growyourown @OKTJustice, @MSUCRFS,
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From a very young age, Kelley Freridge had a knack for the great outdoors. "My parents always said that when I was six, I announced that I was going to camp. That's where I learned that 1 1=3," she says. #summercamp @rapidgrowthmedia buff.ly/2UEU7wD
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“Sometimes I’ve felt like I was too small to even bid on some of the bigger contracts or my brand wasn’t well-known enough,” says business owner Zena Patillo. More at @RapidGrowth #SmallBiz #development #projectmanagement buff.ly/2FvaKCE
“Many times when people think about food,” says Winona Bynum, executive director of the Detroit council, “they just think about access and not [about] participating in the economics of the food system…and being really rooted in sustainability and equity.” buff.ly/2UsFSI1
Action creates data, which prepares the next action, which creates more data. Humans and technology live nearly symbiotically. More from @rapidgrowth's UIX section: buff.ly/2CDxyxf #futurism
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There seems to be a rising trend of sweets and savory specialty bakeries within Grand Rapids, MI. It's a niche market that takes not only passion — but patience — which can be learned through the lens of pastry chef Annie Paul. #baking @rapidgrowthmedia buff.ly/2YXicOD
UIX: Finding work in West Michigan with new tools and guidance at West Michigan Works -- #careers #jobhunting #hiring buff.ly/2U4N641
“Throughout my career, I remember many iterations of Grand Rapids and I can recall a few key moments and initiatives that charted the course for where we are today (and some that could have sunk us).” Ray Kisor talks #realestate in GR at @rapidgrowth buff.ly/2TWaq7G
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“I feel like they listen," says Christopher Domienik, a front-of-house manager at @zingermans "Everyone’s voice has a chance to make a difference.” More Ann Arbor businesses going above and beyond for staff quality of life at @ConcentrateA2 buff.ly/2JaZ9MU
“I and others have used tactical urban art in Grand Rapids as a way to present some of our own tribal symbolism as a catalyst for waking up the citizens to the vernacular beauty of neighborhoods and their buildings,” says artist Reb Roberts @rapidgrowth buff.ly/2G5qIDB
"Inventor groups supply the template to keep them within the lines, and get their invention from a white napkin, through a #prototype, to actual product, and then to retail." More from #inventor Joe Finkler at @rapidgrowth buff.ly/2RSk72o
Meet the people who are finding out just how Grand Rapidians feel about bicycling in their city, and the plans they are implementing to increase #bicycle access, adoption, and awareness buff.ly/2ZnELMi #commute #cycling @bikegrandrapids @CityGrandRapids
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“We started thinking about what our garden needed. We were tilling and preparing and utilizing every resource possible.” Sustainable urban farms take root in West Michigan. Learn more at @rapidgrowth buff.ly/2uRJ70o
How do we change systems and communities where racism and other underlying social determinants of health are more deeply rooted? Amy Zaagman, executive director of the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health may have an answer. buff.ly/2uOo7Yr
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