- Mar 3
- 2 min
Star Truck Rentals
Star Truck Rentals was founded in 1865 and began as horses and carriages hauling freight from the Grand Rapids railroad depot. The...
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Vocational Village
The Vocational Village at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility (WHV) opened in September 2021. It is the third Vocational...
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Soldadera Coffee
The foods we eat, their tastes and smells, all have a way of connecting us to the past. For Mario Rodriguez-Garcia, a business trip to...
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
SECOM
SECOM was founded in 1971 by four United Methodist churches to support Neighbors on the South End of Grand Rapids to end poverty. This...
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Koeze Nut Company
Koeze Company was founded in Grand Rapids in 1910. The company has been making their famous Cream-Nut peanut butter using the same...
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Riveridge Produce Marketing
Riveridge Produce Marketing has been in operation since 1990, though many of the 117 growers they work with have been around for much...
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
Walnutdale Farms
Waldnutdale Farms has seen a lot of changes over the years. Aubrey Lettinga is the 4th generation running this dairy farm in Wayland and...
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Superbloom Farms
When people picture a farm, they likely think of large outdoor fields and barns, tractors, and an older gentleman keeping the operation...
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
THE GLUTEN FREE BROTHERS
In 2011, brothers Elliott and Marshall Rader founded their company, now known as The Gluten Free Brothers, out of need. They were gluten...
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
FARMHAUS CIDER
What do you get when a couple of accountants with a cider making hobby go on a craft beverage tour? The birth of Farmhaus Cider...
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
CELLAR DOOR PRESERVES
Zenobia Taylor-Weiss has loved Michigan grown produce for years. She founded Cellar Door Preserves in 2016 to craft high quality products...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
LAST MILE CAFE
Arick Davis and Sarah Laman founded Last Mile Cafe in May of 2021 with a big vision. They launched the business with online fulfilment of...
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
KING MILLING COMPANY
Innovation and tradition may seem like words that do not belong together, but both accurately describe King Milling Company in Lowell....
- Feb 8, 2022
- 2 min
DADDY'S DOUGH COOKIES
Do you make a signature dish that people tell you is so delicious you could sell it? MarcQus Wright took compliments about his baking...
- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
UMLOR ORCHARDS
Walter Umlor founded Umlor Orchards in 1958. This apple packing company operates in Conklin and is now led by Vince Umlor, the third...
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
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