Greenleaf Trust plans to add 14 across the state in 2012

In September 2011, Greenleaf Trust decided to raise the bar. The result–among other positives that go hand-in-hand with growth–is a dramatic staff increase. The company recently added five new team […]

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Can the stories we tell change the way we live?

At Southwest Michigan Second Wave we decided to celebrate our second birthday by talking a little bit about what we do, why we do it and how the stories we tell can engage our community with ideas and action.

Generation E teaches the next generation how to be their own boss

At age 10, youngsters can start their education in being an entrepreneur. Chris Killian reports on a curriculum called Generation E started in Battle Creek and now offered nationally and internationally that readies young people for the business world.

B.C. Enquirer: Family moves in to Habitat home
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