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Kristina Bird Kristina Bird

Creating a Community of Artists

Manufacturing is coming back to West Michigan. Not in mass-production factories, but in small-scale local artists seeking like-minded, supportive community and consumers.

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The Media's Changing Landscape

While it's depressing to see less and less support of the arts, an increasingly undervalued pursuit, the media's changing landscape offers an opportunity for something new and different to arise. It's time for organizations to experiment, collaborate, and find solutions. 

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Bringing Personality into Business

The workplace is changing and ideas about what is considered professional along with it. More and more companies are taking on a more casual approach.

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GR Give Camp

Grand Rapids GiveCamp is very small, very humble group of people that try to cross the divide between expensive software and the non-profits that need it.

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I Am GR Chamber

The more I learn about the people of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, the more I realize that I am the chamber too.

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Fun with Paper

A good friend of mine, Abbey Fowler, owns a stationery company that creates cheeky, honest, and slightly over-the-line greeting cards.

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