Rural communities often experience a lack of capital access due to bank mergers, or community banks leaving their areas. CDFIs step in to bridge the gap by providing crucial capital, workshops, and referrals to rural communities — funding affordable housing, high-quality education, and community development with small business growth.
Fort Wayne is a city with a car-centric mindset. Early exposure to biking and transit could help, but a lack of density could limit long-term habit change.
Vanly addresses the critical "where-to-sleep" anxiety by connecting travelers with a nationwide network of private parking hosts, including in the U.P.
A unique high school fire academy prepares students to enter the workforce with certifications, skills, and a strong sense of purpose.
Public schools are sources of pride and launching points for lives and careers. But in Ohio, an arcane, unfair system of funding schools persists.
Edison Initiatives was formed to help others become homeowners and build wealth.
Regional planners are expanding trail signage and wayfinding to help riders move beyond familiar routes and explore the network with confidence.
This spring the city of Ann Arbor will take sustainability goals into its own hands by launching a Sustainable Energy Utility that will generate its own renewable power for residents.
The investments have landed Flint’s home ownership rate three percentage points above the national average.
The desire to keep existing churches and historical buildings intact has motivated and inspired a number of Michigan’s 400 licensed brewery owners.
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