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“Before we plow an unfamiliar patch It is well to be informed about the winds, About the variations in the sky, The native traits and habits of the place, What each locale permits, and what denies.”          … Continue reading →

April Meeting Features 2013 Essay Contest Winners Winner:  Michele Van Houten - The Country Cemetery  Honorable Mentions:  Theresa Hogerheide - From Vine to Virtue &  Anne Reynolds - Constructive Dissent Gabe Wing, WMSBF Board President, welcomed members and guests to Calvin College’s Bunker … Continue reading →

Call for Nominations for Election to WMSBF Board of Directors We invite you to play an active role in steering the course of this vibrant organization. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for a two-year term or would like … Continue reading →

March 19, 2013; 6:00 p.m. 2013 Davenport Presidential Lecture Series, Co-Sponsored by the WMSBF Davenport University Sneden Auditorium 6191 Kraft Ave., Grand Rapids The subject of Wicked Problems was raised by Dr. Kyle Whyte, Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University, at … Continue reading →

January Meeting Overview Positive energy, the heliotropic effect (organic tendency to lean towards the light), positive deviance, and a virtuous state of being; these were all key ingredients in Dr. Kim Cameron’s presentation on The Value of Virtuousness at Calvin College’s Bunker Interpretive … Continue reading →

January 14, 2013; 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m January Monthly Meeting Calvin College Bunker Interpretive Center 1750 East Beltline Once again, we will kick off the New Year with a special program at the lovely Bunker Interpretive Center on the Calvin … Continue reading →

November 12, 2012; 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. WMSBF Monthly Meeting Kentwood Office Furniture 3063 Breton SE, Grand Rapids The WMSBF Energy Committee, supported by the Tools & Resources Committee, will be introducing the Energy Assessment Guide (EAG), a complement … Continue reading →

October 8, around 130 people from around West Michigan gathered at Amway Corporation to hear corporate philosophies, candid insights and creative examples of local CSR projects, practices, and partnerships. The event was hosted by Amway Corporation, Cascade Engineering, Community Sustainability … Continue reading →

The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum met at the Wealthy Theatre in September to discuss the 25 x 25 ballot initiative, which would amend Michigan’s state constitution to raise the Renewable Portfolio Standard from the current 10 percent by 2015 … Continue reading →