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Read more about the article Olvera Enterprises to expand
Olvera Enterprises, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Olvera Enterprises to expand

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:January 30, 2024
  • Post category:Case Studies/Management/Marketing/Mission/News
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Crain's Grand Rapids Business has a nice article on the expansion of Supermercado Mexico. With the new CEO in place, co-owner Javier Olvera hopes to position Supermercado Mexico to add…

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Read more about the article 5th Community Foundation invests in Northern Initiatives

5th Community Foundation invests in Northern Initiatives

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:November 14, 2022
  • Post category:Mission/Uncategorized
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The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation is the fifth community foundation to invest in its community through Northern Initiatives. “Impact investing, also known as Program Related Investing, is an important…

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Read more about the article Q&A with Amanda Blondeau about Job Quality Award

Q&A with Amanda Blondeau about Job Quality Award

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:October 17, 2022
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Mark Sanchez of MIBiz talked with Amanda Blondea, Chief Strategy Officer for Northern Initiatives, about the Shared Success funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington, D.C.-based…

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Read more about the article Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself…

Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself…

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:August 24, 2020
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My name is Elissa Sangalli and I’m the new CEO of Northern Initiatives. After serving on the Northern Initiatives board for two years, I joined the staff in March and…

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Read more about the article Cause Marketing

Cause Marketing

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:November 25, 2019
  • Post category:Marketing/Mission/Uncategorized
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As the information age has changed business practices, the concept of corporate responsibility has become a factor in the way business owners make decisions about their best practices, such as…

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Read more about the article Data That We Track, October 2018

Data That We Track, October 2018

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:January 4, 2019
  • Post category:Mission
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  Communities We Serve   Overall Michigan saw its jobless rate lower, easing closer to the national rate. In spite of that, seasonality, particularly in the more rural parts of…

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Data That We Track, September 2018

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:November 21, 2018
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  Communities We Serve   Nearly everywhere in our service area experienced improvement in jobless rates for September. You can view the County breakdown in the 2018 Latest Data. Jobless…

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Data That We Track, August 2018

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:November 2, 2018
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  Communities We Serve   August’s jobless numbers finally brought summer seasonality into full view. Only one county had its jobless rate rise, one stayed the same (both in Wisconsin),…

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Read more about the article Data That We Track, July 2018

Data That We Track, July 2018

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:September 18, 2018
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  Communities We Serve   The July numbers saw jobless rates go down for the country and the state, but they went down in only 25 of the 78 counties…

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Read more about the article Data That We Track, June 2018

Data That We Track, June 2018

  • Post author:Jodee Taylor
  • Post published:August 24, 2018
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  Communities We Serve   One would expect along with seasonality taking its course in Michigan that jobless rates would have dropped in June. That would also be a fair…

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