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Welcome to the
Neighborhood
On July 18, 2009, WMSA
celebrated its one-year anniversary at 951 Wealthy
Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI in the heart of the
East Hills neighborhood. “The move to the new
office just made sense, as it allowed us to be
more centrally located and support a neighborhood
that has seen some amazing revitalization.” said
WMSA President, Greg Northrup. WMSA would like to
express their deep appreciation to the many
vendors who helped make this move possible:
Steelcase Inc., Studio Ink, Bazzani Associates,
Inc., Holland Arts Council and Pallets Business
Supplies. To take a tour of the new office click here.
WMSA Interns - Where Are They
Now?
With the West Michigan Internship
Initiative in full-swing and the Intern In
Michigan web portal up-and-running, WMSA
checked-in with our 2008 Intern Alumni, Dan
Cherette and Brad Wilson. Click here to read the entire
story.
Agriculture in
West Michigan – Critical
to a Vibrant Economy
The MSU/Land
Policy Institute in partnership with the West
Michigan Strategic Alliance/Green Infrastructure
Initiative (WMSA/GI) has completed the first phase
of a comprehensive analysis of the Agricultural
Economy in the 8 counties WMSA serves. The
results, to be published in late September 2009,
illustrate the critical role agriculture plays in
the West Michigan economy and the impact on the
growing agricultural economy in
Michigan.
 WMSA Hosts
Internship Training for West Michigan
EmployersOn August 6, 2009, twenty-one West Michigan
employers attended two separate training sessions
to learn about setting-up or improving their
organizations internship program. The
training sessions were conducted by Cindy Brown,
Project Manager -West Michigan Internship
Initiative with the assistance of Tom Stanfield,
Mill Steel, and Frank Coronado, Grand Valley State
University – Career Services.
Employers were presented with an overview
of the InternInMichigan.com website, went over the
Employers Internship Toolkit, and ended with an
open discussion on the value of having interns and
what they can bring, not only to an organization,
but West Michigan as well.
To sign-up for future Employer Internship
Training sessions or to learn more about the West
Michigan Internship Initiative, contact Cindy
Brown at 616.87.2452 or cbrown@wm-alliance.org.
About the West Michigan Strategic
AllianceThe West Michigan Strategic
Alliance serves as a catalyst for regional
collaboration among the businesses, institutions
and governmental units serving more than 1.4
million people living in a eight-county region
including: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm,
Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa. WMSA works to
encourage a regional mindset, which will foster
collaboration on critical issues that impact how
we live, learn, work and play. Additional
information is available at www.wm-alliance.org |
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