Every two weeks we send out our Grand Vision update. In addition to a roundup of recent stories of interest, we feature a photo from our Grand Vision group on the photo sharing site Flickr. If you'd like to see YOUR photo featured here, click to join the Grand [...]

The Grand Vision Growth and Investment Guiding Principle is to foster public and private investments to strengthen cities, villages and planned growth areas.
The Traverse City Business News Ticker has this story on a proposed hotel for the Warehouse district in Traverse City:
Another hurdle has been cleared to allow demolition to begin as soon as November [...]

From the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce website:

The Northwest Michigan Council of Governments and the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce awarded the Village of Empire a $20,000 Community Growth Grant on Tuesday, August 24 to the Empire Village Council. The grant was awarded to the village for the purpose of implementing [...]

The Grand Vision Food and Farming Guiding Principle is to encourage local food, farming and rural development as a vital part of our economy, culture and identity.
The Associated Press has this story on a local Maple City resident famous for his food carvings:
He's best known for his fall pumpkin carvings, but it's what Pat Harrison [...]

Every two weeks we send out our Grand Vision update. In addition to a roundup of recent stories of interest, we feature a photo from our Grand Vision group on the photo sharing site Flickr. If you'd like to see YOUR photo featured here, click to [...]

The Grand Vision recently sat down with Sterling Speirn, President and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to talk about the significance of the Grand Vision. The Kellogg Foundation has provided major funding to 3 organizations, Rotary Charities, the Michigan Land Use Institute and the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments to support the activities of [...]

ISLAND (Institute for Sustainable Living, Art, & Natural Design) with major support from The Neahtawanta Research and Education Center, Eden Foods, Fernand Footwear and Fox on a Hill present Permaculture For Abundance With Peter Bane & Keith Johnson.
It all takes place the weekend of August 28th and 29th.
What is Permaculture?
As a system of design, Permaculture [...]

SEEDS, in partnership with the Michigan Public Service Commission, Grand Traverse County, and the city of  Traverse City are developing a climate action plan for our region based on your priorities.
Please click here to complete the short survey!
The results of this Climate Action Survey will directly influence the Action Plan that will be created. [...]

Entrepreneurs seeking funding will be able to present a pitch to angel investors at an event on August 11th.
Boost Northwest Michigan a path to funding your business will give entrepreneurs the opportunity to present a two-minute pitch (no slides) to an audience of experienced investors from the Blue Water Angel Network of Midland, Michigan.
The event [...]

Roughly 70 people attended a traffic calming presentation led by national expert Ian Lockwood on Monday July 26th, 2010.
Up North Media was at the event and produced a full video of the event.
If you would like to watch it online, click here.
Photo: Roundabout from Wikimedia Commons