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Experience Grand Rapids is fortunate to enjoy the support of a community that understands and appreciates the value of business and leisure travel to the area. In return, we strive to keep community members informed on what we are doing and how our efforts impact the local economy and quality of life. We created this page to showcase recent EXGR developments, points of local pride and the ongoing effort to make Grand Rapids/Kent County feel more welcoming to everyone. Subscribe to the Friends of Experience GR newsletter to have the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every quarter.

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Community Highlights

Take a look at a few of the many reasons to be proud of Grand Rapids and Kent County.

A group tours the Kent County Recycling and Education Center in Grand Rapids

Plastics Industry Refocuses on Sustainability

A group tours the Kent County Recycling and Education Center in Grand Rapids

Plastics Industry Refocuses on Sustainability

Angler holding a steelhead in the Grand River

Michigan Outdoor Recreation – Beyond Fun

CNG Fueling Facility

Grand Rapids: A city on the move

Performance at Calder Plaza during Festival of the Arts

Grand Rapids: A mosaic of local and international work

Two hands holding potatoes at the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids

Growing food – and the food industry – in West Michigan

Aerial Top View of Studio Park, 2021.

Studio Park in Downtown Grand Rapids Has Something for Everyone to Enjoy

Research Lab- Chandler

Grand Rapids: a hub for medical research and innovation

Spectrum Health in Media Mile

Assets and Access: The winning compound that fuels Life Sciences in West Michigan

Renovations to the Grand River will increase public spaces and recreational areas along the scenic waterway.

Sustainability: A Way of Life in Grand Rapids

Disc golfers at Riverside Park

Grand Rapids Area Disc Golf Courses to Hone Your Throws

Trail through Fallasburg Park and Lepard Nature Preserve.

West Michigan Parks are Community Treasures

What's on tap at Schmohz

Breweries that Built Beer City: Schmohz Brewing Company

Inside a Griffins Hockey game at Van Andel Arena, 2018.

Sports in Grand Rapids: What it takes to be #1 in the minor leagues

Drone photography

The (perpetual) season of giving in West Michigan

Downtown Skyline with Sunset, 2021

A Renewed Vision and Plan Emerges for Experience Grand Rapids

Downtown Skyline- RIver View Drone Photography

Investing in Grand Rapids is Key to a Strong West MI Economy

Audience of Several People Sitting at Tables Looking to Speaker

Building a More Inclusive Business Community

A Grand Investment: Good for Michigan

Good for Business. Good for Communities. Good for Michigan

Grand Rapids students participating in the "Teach for the Watershed" program at WMEAC.

Volunteer Projects that Focus on Sustainability

Grand Rapids, Beer City USA

GR Beer Tourism is Booming

A Grand Investment- Medical Innovation Built on Big Data

Medical Innovation Built on Big Data

Interior shot of Van Andel Arena during a Griffins Hockey game.

Reimagining Trash

ADAC Automotive

Innovation and Collaboration: Hallmarks of West MI Manufacturing

Students at desks writing on poster boards

Design thinking is driving innovation in learning

Beer flight

Beer starts in the soil

The Grand River before the Grand Rapids Whitewater Project.

The Grand River: An Update on the River Restoration Project

Grand Rapids skyline along the edge of the Grand River.

Waste Not: How Grand Rapids Approaches Sustainability

Workers at Open Systems Technologies working on a problem.

Tech GR: A Distinct Code

Plasan

West Michigan work ethic is common factor in manufacturing success

Participate in one of Long Road Distillers many Cocktail Week GR events, and don't forget to indulge in their limited time offerings.

Grand Rapids emphasizes work-life balance

Downtown Skyline- RIver View Drone Photography

The Grand Reopening

Skyline photo via drone. North Grand Rapids facing south. Fall, 2018

Summer 2021 Sizzles in GR

Downtown Skyline with Sunset, 2021

Grand Rapids is a Boom Town

Skyline at Night - Lit Up with Heart & USA - different angle.

Tourism Paused, We Kept Going

Devos Performance Hall River View Sunset, 2019

A Grand Convention Destination

Rosa Parks Circle during Grand Rapids Asian Festival photo credit: Regina Grove

Mark Your Calendars for these Grand Rapids Ethnic Festivals

Gentlemen at the 40 Acres Soul Kitchen bar

State of Black Tourism: A 2019 Meeting Review & What it Means for GR

Calder Plaza is home to many festivals and community events throughout the year, including the African American Art & Musical Festival. Here the plaza is part of the Festival of the Arts.

Grand Rapids: An Artful Community

City Lights at Night in Downtown Grand Rapids

Beyond a Visit

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stories from our community

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

How and why Grand Rapids is becoming a better place for all to live, work & visit.

Audience of Several People Sitting at Tables Looking to Speaker

Building a More Inclusive Business Community

Audience of Several People Sitting at Tables Looking to Speaker

Building a More Inclusive Business Community

Artist Working on Window Mural - Monroe Ave

Community Healing Through Art: Windows GR Project

Gentlemen at the 40 Acres Soul Kitchen bar

State of Black Tourism: A 2019 Meeting Review & What it Means for GR

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Downtown Skyline with Golden Hues and Moon, 2021
A Message to Our Community

Experience Grand Rapids shares in the grief felt by the Lyoya family, our local community, and our nation in the tragic loss of Patrick Lyoya’s life. We also grieve the deaths of countless others who…

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