DMGR_impact_report_2018_FINAL
DEAR FRIENDS AND FOODIES, The Downtown Market was designed to be a community space, where people can shop, dine, celebrate and learn, and 2017 was a record-breaking year with our free public events, kids programming, culinary classes, and community collaborations drawing more than 960,000 people. Commitment to local food and a robust shopping economy propelled tenant retail, wholesale, and catering sales at the Downtown Market to nearly $14 million during 2017, up 14 percent from 2016. In our mission to support food entrepreneurship, we counseled more than 140 individual food entrepreneurs on the start-up process, with seven new businesses launching into production in our Incubator Kitchen in 2017. The Downtown Market’s job creation and small business development is successfully spurring business, increasing desirability and expanding the city’s commercial boundaries. Since its inception, the Downtown Market ecosystem, including the 4,950 square foot incubator kitchen, has launched more than 85 businesses, created 500 jobs, and counseled more than 450 businesses. Six Market Hall tenants have expanded into second locations or opened a second business. The Market has become a destination for locals as well as visitors, and continues to help us develop a strong narrative for our food and beverage culture and create character for this community. Here’s a look back at 2017 and what we accomplished together. MIMI FRITZ President/CEO JOHN GREEN 2017 Board Chair THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS: $100-$999 ATTICO VENTURES, LLC LAURIE BEARD FIDELITY CHARITABLE LINSEY GLEASON IMPERIAL BEVERAGE KRAMER ENTERTAINMENT M.S. KEELER MSU EXTENSION NUTCASE VEGAN MEATS SECCHIA FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ELIZABETH WELCH $1000-$4,999 ADTEGRITY AHC HOSPITALITY AMWAY ANNA’S HOUSE ATOMIC OBJECT BERENDS HENDRICKS STUIT SCOTT & NATALIE BERNECKER BETZ INDUSTRIES BIG RAPIDS PRODUCTS CITY2SHORE REAL ESTATE CUSTER FURNITURE DICK & BETSY DEVOS FOUNDATION RICK & MELISSA DEVOS DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS, INC. ELLIS PARKING EXPERIENCE GRAND RAPIDS FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MICHIGAN FUSION FINANCIAL GROUP JOHN & DEANNA GREEN GREEN COLLAR FARMS MARK & BETH HOEKSTRA LACKS ENTERPRISES LEAD MARKETING AGENCY LEGACY TRUST M RETAIL MACATAWA BANK MILLER CANFIELD STEVE & KATIE MILLMAN MORSE REALTY NAI WISINSKI OF WEST MICHIGAN MARY O’NEIL PIONEER CONSTRUCTION R. HIRT JR. CO. RDV CORPORATION RIVER EAST DEVELOPERS S. ABRAHAM & SONS CHARLIE & ELIZABETH SECCHIA PETER F. SECCHIA TRUSTEE THE PETER & JOAN SECCHIA FAMILY SIBSCO, LLC SPECTRUM INDUSTRIES DON VANDINE VAN EERDEN DISTRIBUTION COMPANY VOICE DATA SYSTEMS WELLS FARGO BANK WEST SIDE BEER WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY WHITECAPS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION X VENTURES $5,000-$9,999 CELEBRATION CINEMA CHEMICAL BANK GORDON FOODS KITCHENAID SPARTANNASH WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD, LLP $10,000+ CDV5 FOUNDATION EVERGREEN PROPERTIES FREY FOUNDATION GRAND ACTION FOUNDATION GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION JANDERNOA FOUNDATION DAVE AND CAROL VAN ANDEL FOUNDATION IN 2017, THE DOWNTOWN MARKET EDUCATION FOUNDATION IMPACTED GRAND RAPIDS BY: supporting FOOD ENTREPRENEURS nurturing THE COMMUNITY empowering THE WORKFORCE
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
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