Sustainability

Newsweek: Whirlpool a green business leader

For the third consecutive year, Whirlpool Corp. has been cited in the top 500 U.S. Companies in Newsweek’s Green Rankings. Whirlpool ranked eighth in the Consumer Products category and 285th […]

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Downtown Paw Paw makes plans to reclaim its history
WMU takes the $1 billion green challenge
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
Rare birds in the city inspire nature photographer to document their life

Everyone has seen squirrels, the occasional urban raccoon and more recently the neighborhood deer. A privileged few have seen the fox, coyote and weasel. Matthew Clysdale makes it his business to find the animals others miss and capture them on film.

Harvest Fest brings community together for ninth year

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