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Grand Action

Collected by: Grand Rapids Public Library

Archived since: Jan, 2018

Description:

Spearheaded and co-chaired by John Canepa, Dick DeVos and David Frey, Grand Action was a not-for-profit organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Comprised of more than 250 individuals from throughout the community, the organization was active from 1993 to 2017. Its primary objectives were “to identify downtown building and revitalization projects, to galvanize public opinion and support for these projects, and to design and implement funding strategies for each project, including securing enough private sector support to guarantee funding from existing public funds.” Major projects supported by Grand Action include Van Andel Arena, DeVos Place, Meijer Majestic Theatre, MSU Medical School and the Downtown Market.

Subject:   Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History Central business districts -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids City planning - Michigan -- Grand Rapids Nonprofit organizations -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids

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Title: Grand Action website

URL: http://grandaction.org/

Description: The website for Grand Action. Note that the site uses videos embedded from YouTube and Vimeo. The links to the videos may not work in the web archive, but the videos themselves are included in the web archive separately.

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Title: Grand Action web page for the Grand Rapids Downtown Market

URL: http://grandaction.org/GRDowntownMarket.html

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Title: A new age of giving: Grand Rapids philanthropy evolves from a generation whose names dot landscape

URL: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141012/NEWS/310129998/a-new-age-of-giving-grand-rapids-philanthropy-evolves-from-a/

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Title: Market in downtown Grand Rapids brings surrounding area back to life

URL: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20180520/news/660856/market-in-downtown-grand-rapids-brings-surrounding-area-back-to-life/

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Title: What Makes Grand Rapids So Grand?

URL: http://www.governing.com/columns/urban-notebook/col-grand-rapids-michigan-economy-rebounds.html

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Title: Downtown project receives national award

URL: http://www.grbj.com/articles/84937-downtown-project-receives-national-award/

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Title: Grand Action considers stadium, hotel and DeVos Place expansion

URL: http://www.grbj.com/articles/86757-grand-action-considers-stadium-hotel-and-devos-place-expansion/

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Title: Dick DeVos: 'Mission accomplished'

URL: http://www.grbj.com/articles/88889-dick-devos-mission-accomplished/

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Title: David Frey: 'Not your grandmother's Grand Rapids'

URL: http://www.grbj.com/articles/88890-david-frey-not-your-grandmothers-grand-rapids/

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Title: No heirs apparent for Grand Action 2.0

URL: http://www.grbj.com/articles/88897-no-heirs-apparent-for-grand-action-20/

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Title: Downtown champion John Canepa dies

URL: http://www.grbj.com/articles/89876-downtown-champion-john-canepa-dies/

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Title: Grand Action presents study with big plans, economic growth for Grand Rapids

URL: https://fox17online.com/2016/12/05/grand-action-presents-study-with-big-plans-economic-growth-for-grand-rapids/

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Title: Room for More? West Michigan execs call for new hotel capacity

URL: https://mibiz.com/news/design-build/item/24259-room-for-more-west-michigan-execs-call-for-new-hotel-capacity/

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Title: Grand Action leaders who changed Grand Rapids landscape retire

URL: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/09/grand_action_leaders_who_chang.html

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Title: Grand Rapids community leader John Canepa dies at 87

URL: https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/01/grand_rapids_community_leader_1.html

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Title: Grand Action set to retire leaders, mission

URL: https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/grand-action-set-to-retire-leaders-mission_20180302075448956/1003338608

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Title: John Canepa remembered for commitment to GR

URL: https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/grand-rapids-community-leader-john-canepa-dies/1035905280

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Title: Grand Action leaders shut it down

URL: https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/grand-rapids-central/grand-action-leaders-shut-it-down/475296287/

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Title: Grand Action - A project overview

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsO0Cz36WXY

Description: "A brief overview of past and current building and revitalization projects executed by Grand Action."

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