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DEAR FRIENDS<br />
AND FOODIES,<br />
The Downtown Market was designed to be a community space,<br />
where people can shop, dine, celebrate and learn, and 2017 was a<br />
record-breaking year with our free public events, kids programming,<br />
culinary classes, and community collaborations drawing more than<br />
960,000 people. Commitment to local food and a robust shopping<br />
economy propelled tenant retail, wholesale, and catering sales at the<br />
Downtown Market to nearly $14 million during 2017, up 14 percent<br />
from 2016.<br />
In our mission to support food entrepreneurship, we counseled more<br />
than 140 individual food entrepreneurs on the start-up process, with<br />
seven new businesses launching into production in our Incubator<br />
Kitchen in 2017.<br />
The Downtown Market’s job creation and small business development<br />
is successfully spurring business, increasing desirability and expanding<br />
the city’s commercial boundaries. Since its inception, the Downtown<br />
Market ecosystem, including the 4,950 square foot incubator kitchen,<br />
has launched more than 85 businesses, created 500 jobs, and<br />
counseled more than 450 businesses. Six Market Hall tenants have<br />
expanded into second locations or opened a second business.<br />
The Market has become a destination for locals as well as visitors,<br />
and continues to help us develop a strong narrative for our food and<br />
beverage culture and create character for this community. Here’s a<br />
look back at 2017 and what we accomplished together.<br />
MIMI FRITZ<br />
President/CEO<br />
JOHN GREEN<br />
2017 Board Chair<br />
THANK YOU TO<br />
OUR DONORS:<br />
$100-$999<br />
ATTICO VENTURES, LLC<br />
LAURIE BEARD<br />
FIDELITY CHARITABLE<br />
LINSEY GLEASON<br />
IMPERIAL BEVERAGE<br />
KRAMER ENTERTAINMENT<br />
M.S. KEELER<br />
MSU EXTENSION<br />
NUTCASE VEGAN MEATS<br />
SECCHIA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP<br />
ELIZABETH WELCH<br />
$1000-$4,999<br />
ADTEGRITY<br />
AHC HOSPITALITY<br />
AMWAY<br />
ANNA’S HOUSE<br />
ATOMIC OBJECT<br />
BERENDS HENDRICKS STUIT<br />
SCOTT & NATALIE BERNECKER<br />
BETZ INDUSTRIES<br />
BIG RAPIDS PRODUCTS<br />
CITY2SHORE REAL ESTATE<br />
CUSTER FURNITURE<br />
DICK & BETSY DEVOS FOUNDATION<br />
RICK & MELISSA DEVOS<br />
DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS, INC.<br />
ELLIS PARKING<br />
EXPERIENCE GRAND RAPIDS<br />
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MICHIGAN<br />
FUSION FINANCIAL GROUP<br />
JOHN & DEANNA GREEN<br />
GREEN COLLAR FARMS<br />
MARK & BETH HOEKSTRA<br />
LACKS ENTERPRISES<br />
LEAD MARKETING AGENCY<br />
LEGACY TRUST<br />
M RETAIL<br />
MACATAWA BANK<br />
MILLER CANFIELD<br />
STEVE & KATIE MILLMAN<br />
MORSE REALTY<br />
NAI WISINSKI OF WEST MICHIGAN<br />
MARY O’NEIL<br />
PIONEER CONSTRUCTION<br />
R. HIRT JR. CO.<br />
RDV CORPORATION<br />
RIVER EAST DEVELOPERS<br />
S. ABRAHAM & SONS<br />
CHARLIE & ELIZABETH SECCHIA<br />
PETER F. SECCHIA TRUSTEE<br />
THE PETER & JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY<br />
SIBSCO, LLC<br />
SPECTRUM INDUSTRIES<br />
DON VANDINE<br />
VAN EERDEN DISTRIBUTION COMPANY<br />
VOICE DATA SYSTEMS<br />
WELLS FARGO BANK<br />
WEST SIDE BEER<br />
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY<br />
WHITECAPS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION<br />
X VENTURES<br />
$5,000-$9,999<br />
CELEBRATION CINEMA<br />
CHEMICAL BANK<br />
GORDON FOODS<br />
KITCHENAID<br />
SPARTANNASH<br />
WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD, LLP<br />
$10,000+<br />
CDV5 FOUNDATION<br />
EVERGREEN PROPERTIES<br />
FREY FOUNDATION<br />
GRAND ACTION FOUNDATION<br />
GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION<br />
JANDERNOA FOUNDATION<br />
DAVE AND CAROL VAN ANDEL FOUNDATION<br />
IN 2017, THE DOWNTOWN MARKET EDUCATION<br />
FOUNDATION IMPACTED GRAND RAPIDS BY:<br />
supporting<br />
FOOD ENTREPRENEURS<br />
nurturing<br />
THE COMMUNITY<br />
empowering<br />
THE WORKFORCE
435 IONIA AVE SW<br />
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503<br />
DOWNTOWNMARKETGR.COM<br />
616-805-5308<br />
IF YOUR BUSINESS, FAMILY, OR NON-PROFIT WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE<br />
MISSION OF THE DOWNTOWN MARKET EDUCATION FOUNDATION, PLEASE CONTACT<br />
IMPACTCHANGE@DOWNTOWNMARKETGR.COM ABOUT WAYS TO DONATE,<br />
VOLUNTEER, OR CREATE NEW PARTNERSHIPS.<br />
2017 BOARD OF<br />
DIRECTORS<br />
MELISSA DEVOS<br />
CIVIC LEADER, CREATIVE<br />
SPECIALIST, DESIGNER<br />
CHARLIE SECCHIA<br />
OWNER/PARTNER: SIBSCO, LLC<br />
WAYMAN BRITT<br />
BOARD TREASURER<br />
ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR:<br />
KENT COUNTY ADMINISTRATION<br />
KAYEM DUNN<br />
IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR<br />
CEO: KAYEM DUNN, LLC<br />
DOUG SMALL<br />
BOARD VICE CHAIR<br />
PRESIDENT: EXPERIENCE GRAND RAPIDS<br />
JUAN DANIEL CASTRO<br />
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS COORDINATOR:<br />
SPECTRUM HEALTH<br />
JOHN GREEN<br />
BOARD CHAIR<br />
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN:<br />
FOUNDERS BREWING CO.<br />
DIANNA STAMPFLER<br />
PRESIDENT/CEO: PROMOTE MICHIGAN<br />
LEW CHAMBERLIN<br />
BOARD SECRETARY<br />
CEO: WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS<br />
DIRK HOFFIUS<br />
ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY:<br />
VARNUM LLP<br />
DANTE VILLARREAL<br />
VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS<br />
SERVICES: GRAND RAPIDS AREA<br />
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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