Featured Stories

Capital Ideas: Thomas Stewart

Ivy Hughes Wednesday, December 09, 2009

One Capital region entrepreneur takes a look at social business, a business model he believes could give the region a positive boost both economically and socially.

Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Identity, Ingham County, Investment, Lansing, Music, Okemos, Quality Of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent, Transportation

Mason, DeWitt, Williamston, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Westside, REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing, Eastside, Southside

Capital Ideas: Vincent Delgado

Ivy Hughes Wednesday, October 28, 2009

MSU's Vincent Delgado brings to Lansing a world's worth of new ways to look at issues like community engagement, immigration and entrepreneurship.

Arts & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Identity, Ingham County, Lansing, Quality Of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent

East Lansing

CG Video: Ignite Lansing 2.0

Justin Caine Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Ignite Lansing 2.0's sold-out crowd of 500 at the Old Town Temple Building was on fire with possibilities.

Old Town

Capital Ideas: Jamie Schriner-Hooper

Ivy Hughes Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Jamie Schriner-Hooper talks to Capital Gains about Old Town, the Michigan Main Street Program, and a grassroots movement to rebuild Michigan�s downtowns.

Arts & Culture, Downtown Living, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Historic Site, Identity, Ingham County, Investment, Lansing, PR/Marketing, Quality Of Life, Redevelopment, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent, Transit, Travel, Hospitality

Old Town, Southside

CG Video: The Downtown River Tour

Justin Caine Wednesday, September 23, 2009

For those of you who didn�t get a chance to ride the river with the Gillespie Group's Downtown boat tours, Good Fruit Video takes you there.

Environment, Ingham County, Kayaking, Lansing, Lifestyle, Parks, Redevelopment, Regionalism, Sustainability, Video

REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, Southside

Michigan Avenue: What If?

Gabrielle Johnson Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Michigan Avenue corridor might be primed for a facelift as citizens, students, professors and local governments look to take on the project themselves.

Arts & Culture, Design, Dining, Downtown Living, Environment, Identity, Ingham County, Investment, Lansing, PR/Marketing, Quality Of Life, Redevelopment, Regionalism, Shopping, Sustainability, Transportation, Travel, Hospitality

Downtown, East Lansing, Eastside

CG Video: I Would Stay If . . .

Andy Owen Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Young and mobile talent in the Capital region is looking to business leaders and local government to make changes.

Arts & Culture, Clinton County, Downtown Living, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Identity, Ingham County, Lansing, Okemos, Quality Of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent, Video

Mason, DeWitt, Williamston, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Westside, REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing, Eastside, Southside

CG Radio: Municipal Guideposts

Chris McCarus Wednesday, August 05, 2009

The Michigan Municipal League (MML) has established eight elements they say will help change the way millennials view Michigan.

Mason, DeWitt, Williamston, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Westside, REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing, Eastside, Southside

Capital Gains Radio: Bunmi Talks Talent

Chris McCarus Wednesday, June 24, 2009

What does Lansing need to keep talented young entrepreneurs like Bunmi Akinyemiju? Try mass transit, entertainment centers and a more risk-tolerant attitude.

Arts & Culture, Downtown Living, Eaton County, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Identity, Ingham County, Lansing, Okemos, Quality Of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability, Talent

Mason, DeWitt, Williamston, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Westside, REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing, Eastside, Southside

CG Radio: Water and Workers

Chris McCarus Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Two of the region's leading economists say that, when it comes to fresh water and hard workers, no other state can compete with Michigan.

Clinton County, Eaton County, Environment, Grand Rapids, Identity, Ingham County, Lansing, Life Sciences, Okemos, Quality Of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability

Mason, DeWitt, Williamston, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Westside, REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing, Eastside, Southside

Tourist For a Day, Resident for Years

Suban Nur Cooley Wednesday, June 03, 2009

How many times have you walked past a business or museum in Lansing and never stopped? Every year Lansing gives its residents a chance to re-experience the city with Be a Tourist in Your Own Town, a one day event designed to reengage citizens in their community.

Art Gallery, Arts & Culture, Downtown Living, Historic Site, Ingham County, Kids, Lansing, Museum, Parks, Quality Of Life, Regionalism, Sustainability, Tours

Westside, REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, Southside

Capital Ideas: Robert Selig

Larry O�Connor Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Robert Selig, executive director of the Capital Region International Airport, is pushing a global agenda that includes a $25 million terminal expansion and federal inspection area.

Lansing, Regionalism, Transportation, Travel, Hospitality

Westside, Old Town, Downtown

CG Radio: Mixing Up the Suburbs

Chris McCarus Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Gil White, a local developer and former president of the Michigan Association of Realtors, is one of many developers who are rethinking old subdivision strategies.

Quality Of Life, Redevelopment, Regionalism, Transportation

Master Plan Part One: New Economy

Bryan Mitchell and Brad Garmon Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Capital Gains kicks off a new series exploring the city's efforts to revamp its decades-old Master Plan. This week, the New Economy shakes up old land use strategies.

Design, Lansing, Quality Of Life, Redevelopment, Regionalism, Transportation

Westside, REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing, Eastside, Southside

Capital Gains Video: Eastsider Joan Nelson

Stephen Worsfold Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Videographer Stephen Worsfold recently sat down with Joan Nelson, director of the Allen Neighborhood Center, to talk about community development and sustainability on Lansing's Eastside.

Downtown Living, Farm Market, Identity, Ingham County, Lansing, Quality Of Life, Redevelopment, Regionalism, Sustainability

Eastside

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