Featured Stories

Lansing Beer Week: Where beer gets paired with chocolate and more!

Natalie Burg Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Lansing loves beer. And now, Lansing is getting to know beer better, thanks to the inaugural year of Lansing Beer Week. Experience a bit of the first year’s events and get ramped up for next year through the eyes of Capital Gains’ resident Michigan beer enthusiast.

Brewery, Food & Beverage

REO Town

Speaker Series: The Importance of Housing in Placemaking

Suban Nur Cooley Wednesday, October 17, 2012

If you want to see the inside of a beautifully remodeled Ingham County Land Bank home in the Westside neighborhood, and talk about placemaking and how housing has an impact ... then join us on Oct. 25 at 6 p.m.!

517 Shirts, mixing state pride with area code pride.

Dawn Gorman Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Lansing resident, Ty Forquer, loves Lansing so much he launched 517 Shirts, an online t-shirt company capturing Lansing landmarks with a unique edge and providing Lansing-lovers with a hip way to wear their pride.

Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Higher Education, Music, Sense of Place

Downtown

The quest for Lansing's best pancakes

Ken Kingery Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Freelance writer, Ken Kingery, takes to Lansing's restaurants and breakfast joints in search of the city's best pancakes! Find out where to go the next time you have a hankering for these delicious dollops of batter goodness.

Food & Beverage, Small Business

Old Town, Eastside

Business evolution: From incubation to visibility

Walter Wasacz Wednesday, September 26, 2012

So what happens to startups and other small enterprises after they're fully baked in an entrepreneurial incubator? That's what we set out to find in this special report from three Michigan cities - Detroit, Lansing and Kalamazoo.

Speaker Series: The impact of social media on small business growth

Suban Nur Cooley Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Join us on Thursday, Sept. 27, to learn how our local businesses are championing social media and using it to grow!

Making it anywhere: Crowdfunding fuels startup companies in surprising places

Lee Chilcote Wednesday, September 26, 2012

In this IMG-wide feature, we take a look at how corwdfunding sites like Kickstarter are supporting entrepreneurs sometimes overlooked by traditional investment sources, and helping them launch their startups. In addition to raising money, these sites are proving invaluable for testing new ideas, developing a customer base, gaining exposure and launching ideas into a larger marketplace.

A Deeper Shade of Green: Michigan Energy Options unveils renovated demonstration center

Natalie Burg Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Just how green is the East Lansing-based nonprofit, Michigan Energy Options? While the local energy efficiency gurus await the announcement of their level of LEED certification this Friday, we'll learn how MEO members and staff have worked to make their Grove Street energy demonstration center a unique, working model of sustainability that is open and available to the community.

Development, Green Building, Sustainability

East Lansing

Celebrating five years and reintroducing the team behind the scenes!

Suban Nur Cooley Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Capital Gains is five years old! Wondering who is behind the news? Meet the team working hard every week to put together an informative magazine, aiming to bring you the news of our region's influencers, innovators, entrepreneurs and more!

CG Fashion: The Thrill of the Hunt

Andrea Kerbuski Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Meet Andrea Kerbuski, Capital Gains' fashion columnist! Andrea is a successful personal style/fashion blogger with a day job and a love for horses and leather accessories. She attributes her eclectic sense of style to her father. For her first column, she shares how Lansing is the place to thrift for fashion finds.

Fashion, Retail, Shopping

Westside, Old Town, Downtown, East Lansing

Community bike sharing in the Capital region. A possibility?

Dawn Gorman Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Across the world, community bike shares are becoming popular car alternatives. They’re great for traveling short distances, and cities call them community and economy builders. For more than two years, Lansing has dreamed of becoming a bike share hub, and that dream could soon become a reality.

Environment, Sustainability, Transportation

REO Town, Old Town, Downtown, Eastside

Speaker Series: City Saunter - What I've Learned About Lansing

Suban Nur Cooley Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Curious about Lansing and want to know more about its history, the future or hidden gems you have yet to discover? Join us on Thursday, Aug. 30, as Ariniko O'Meara shares what she's learned about our city, just by walking its streets.

Hamilton Home Restoration: A Labor of Love

John Buckler Wednesday, August 08, 2012

The marks on the brickwork tell visitors that while there is a kind old lady who will offer you a free hot meal; you are also liable to get cussed out and thrown to the curb if you misbehave. The markings, commonly referred to as Hobo code, are just one of the many unique traits of the 140-year-old house in Okemos that Dave Delind took time to restore, while retaining as many remnants of history as possible.

Construction, Design, Development, Investment, Reuse / Rebuild, Sense of Place, Sustainability

East Lansing

Hip Thinkers of the Broad Art Museum

Kate Tykocki Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Whether it’s because of the angular building rising out of Michigan State University’s north campus, the buzz all over social media, Founding Director Michael Rush or the ongoing news articles, most of Greater Lansing knows that the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum is coming soon. But what about the hip thinkers behind the museum, the yet unknown faces that will soon fill the Zaha Hadid designed halls of the region’s newest cultural asset? Capital Gains spent some time getting to know three of the Broad Museum’s - and Greater Lansing’s - newest team members.

Architecture, Arts and Culture, Higher Education, Museum

East Lansing

Lansing Growth Series Part 3: A place to play

Natalie Burg Wednesday, July 25, 2012

During the Lansing Growth Series, we’ve been looking at how Lansing has dramatically changed over the last decade as a place to work, a place to live, and now, as a place to play. While all three work together, Lansing’s rise as cool place to hang out is a little less straightforward.