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MyGR6 Contest Announces Winners

Grand Rapids – MyGR6 announced it’s 6 winners this week. The contest pitted Grand Rapids Patriots against each other in order to produce the best six word phrase which best represents Grand Rapids.

ABVM Catholic School Thanks Paradigm for Visiting

On Friday, June 3, Paradigm Design helped third graders at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School with their math. The students were working on a math lesson involving volume. Paradigm Design loaned a full set of movie theatre architectural plans to help answer the common, “why do we need to learn how to…

Paradigm Design is one of the many sponsors for this week’s Relay for Life in Rockford,MI

Relay For Life will be held this week in Rockford MI. May 20 & May 21, 2011 from 3 pm to 3 pm at North Rockford Middle School. Photo courtesy of TheRockfordNetwork

Gnome, army tank among creations by Grand Rapids designers in annual Canstruction competition

Visitors to the West Michigan Home & Garden Show this weekend will be greeted by a gnome standing next to an army tank not too far from a boxing glove and an ear of corn.

Canstruction competition underway in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)- Five teams are putting etiquette aside to play with their food in downtown Grand Rapids. The groups are turning cans into massive works of art as part of the third annual Canstruction Competition. The cans will eventually be donated to the Salvation Army’s Booth Family Services to feed those in need. Andrew…

Canstruction 2011 Build!

Yesterday was the Canstruction 2011 Build! It’s one of the many ways Paradigm Design likes to give back to the community. We will be donating over 4,500 cans to local food banks, and it will be on display at this year’s Home and Garden Show. What is Canstruction? “Canstruction® is the most unique food charity…

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans for Construction Activities

We recently attended a Lorman Online Training Seminar on this topic in order to keep our employees educated on the latest issues and policies pertaining to Civil Engineering. Cities, states and the EPA are placing new emphasis on storm water discharges from industrial facilities, construction sites and municipalities. They are conducting storm water pollution prevention…

Rockford receives DNR grant to complete Rogue River Nature Trail

At a recent Rogue River Watershed Council meeting, invited guest Rockford City Manager Michael Young let it be known that Rockford had been extremely fortunate in again receiving a DNR trust fund grant to complete the final phase (III) of the Rogue River Nature Trail. Envisioned by City planners some 20 years ago, the Rogue…

VG’s breaks ground for gas station

Fenton — VG’s Grocery is beginning a new phase in its history in Fenton. It broke ground on a Quick Stop convenience and fuel center, at 18005 Silver Parkway, on Tuesday. The site is located near the Vg’s Food and Pharmacy at the same address.  Shelly Day, president of the Fenton Regional Chamber of Commerce,…

Family Entertainment Facilitators: How to make more out of your real estate

Thanks to very much alive sporting events, big-screen gaming and even bigger arias, rocking concerts and stand-up comedy, offering more at the movie theatre has become a well-reported trend. In order to compete with in-home and other out-of-home options, exhibitors and their content partners have been upping the ante beyond showing films. Becoming a buzz-worthy…