Sustainability

Makerspace: A place to learn and build skills, friendships

Whether you call it a hackerspace or a makerspace it's a space that fosters creativity. A new group has formed to turn a warehouse in the Edison Neighborhood into a place to learn new skills and teach those you know to others.

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Business grows as customers become educated about solar

Solar power is something Mike Linsea has believed in for 30 years. He decided to make it his business three years ago. Kathy Jennings catches up with the owner of Solar Winds Power Systems at one of the largest the solar arrays his company has installed in Kalamazoo.

The Big Event: Boiling Pot Festival
Bridges to Digital Excellence to expand reach into Indiana
What’s Working In Cities: Placemaking

We're taking a closer look at people and organizations in cities across the country that are transforming neighborhoods and driving change in urban areas. The second in our series about good urban ideas focuses on how the best city spaces are built from the ground up rather than planned from the top down. 

VA Center in Battle Creek moves away from fossil fuels

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