The Old Town General Store to Open this May A new and inspired business opens this May in Old Town. Rhea Van Atta is opening the Old Town General Store, located at 408 E. Grand River, on May 3. A Grand Opening will be held on June 15, featuring live music, delicious food and specials. It is Van Atta’s mission to create a unique general store, which will offer healthy foods and high-quality goods, in the Old Town neighborhood where she lived as a child. Her primary focus is on providing Read more [...]

M3 Group Welcomes New PR Specialist M3 Group, a full-service branding agency, recently hired Tom Crawford as Public Relations Specialist. Crawford brings more than 30 years of experience as a communications professional encompassing PR, advertising sales, daily newspaper reporting, radio, television and social media. “We are excited to welcome Tom to the M3 Group team,” said M3 Group President and CEO Tiffany Dowling. “To have someone at our agency with such a wealth of knowledge and Read more [...]

YAC of Capital Region Community Foundation Awarded College Positive Community Grant from the Kresge Foundation Greater Lansing continues to grow as a “college positive” region thanks to a College Positive Challenge Grant supported by the Kresge Foundation and administered by the Council of Michigan Foundations. The Capital Region Community Foundation’s YAC was awarded $2,500 and will match the grant with $2,500 from unrestricted grant dollars in its youth fund. The Capital Region Community Read more [...]

Lansing Art Gallery Receives $56,800 in Grant Funding for Sense of Place in the Arts Grant The Lansing Art Gallery recently received the Sense of Place in the Arts Grant with support of the City of Lansing Arts & Cultural Grant Program funded through the Lansing Economic Development Corporation and administered by Lansing Area Partnership (LEAP) with assistance from the Arts Council of Greater Lansing. The grant award will assist the Gallery in providing an outdoor exhibit: Sculptures in Read more [...]

St. Vincent Catholic Charities Welcomes New Director of Development Cindy Herfindahl joined the St. Vincent Catholic Charities’ (STVCC) team this November. After 28 years working in higher education development at Michigan State University, Herfindahl changed her focus to sharing her skills with Lansing area non-profits in fund development. Her goal was to work in an organization that helps children and families. In her new role, Herfindahl will help strengthen St. Vincent Catholic Charities Read more [...]

Doctor’s Approach Dermatology Announces Relocation  As they celebrate 20 years of serving the Mid-Michigan community, Doctor’s Approach Dermatology is pleased to announce the move to their new facility, located at 2685 Jolly Road, in Okemos. The state-of-the-art facility houses all three divisions of the Doctors Approach family of services. Their complete skin care practice includes: Dermatology and Surgery, a Medical Spa and the Doctor’s Approach product line, putting their patients Read more [...]

LOCAL PHYSICIANS GROUP OFFERS FREE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING Staff and volunteers of the Alliance Ob/GYN, in partnership with Cap-Lab, Sparrow Health System, Women Working Wonders, and both Ingham and Clinton County Health Departments, have developed a public health program entitled “Pap-O-Rama Saturday,” which will provide free cervical cancer screenings to uninsured women, between the ages of 21 and 64 years, residing in either Ingham or Clinton County. “Pap-O-Rama Saturday” is the Read more [...]

KAREN SURDENIK NAMED MANAGING PARTNER OF WORKSITE WELLNESS CONSULTING FIRM Cooper & Partners — which has office locations in both Lansing and Grand Rapids — announced that Karen Surdenik has been named managing partner of the Worksite Wellness Consulting firm. Surdenik was formerly employer relations specialist for Aegis Health Group, serving as a consultant to Sparrow Hospital. She advised organizations on Worksite Wellness program development, execution, evaluation and industry trends Read more [...]

INDEPENDENT BANK RECEIVES TOP RATING IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FROM J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES Independent Bank recently announced that they have received the rating of “Highest Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in the North Central Region” from the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. Independent Bank received the highest numerical score among retail banks in the North Central region in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Retail Banking Satisfaction Read more [...]

Lansing JazzFest Receives National Grant The 2012 Lansing JazzFest has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts: Challenge America Fast-Track program (CAFT). This will be the second time Lansing JazzFest has received this grant, and it is one of only three recipients in the state of Michigan. Entering its 18th year, the Lansing JazzFest continues to be a free event. This year’s festival is Friday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 4 in Old Town. Capital Area United Read more [...]

Carrie Rathbun Hawks Named PACE Maker of the Year Carrie Rathbun Hawks, APR was named the 2012 PACE Maker of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America’s Central Michigan Chapter. Rathbun is president of Rathbun Public Relations and has practiced public relations and marketing for almost 21 years. The PACE Maker award is given to one outstanding professional each year who is nominated by their peers. As president of her Laingsburg-based consulting firm, Rathbun’s clients have Read more [...]

McLaren-Greater Lansing Healthcare Foundation Welcomes New Board Members McLaren–Greater Lansing Healthcare Foundation has named the following individuals to its board of trustees: April Clobes, MSU Federal Credit Union; Grace Gibbs, DO, OBGYN at McLaren–Greater Lansing; Darrell Lindman, Fraser, Trebilcock, Davis & Dunlap; Rachel Michaud, Gillespie Group; Charles “Rusti” Owens, C2AE; Charles Taunt, DO, Michigan Orthopedic Center; Christine Tenaglia, DDS; and Lyn Zynda. As new members Read more [...]