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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE FOCUS MAGAZINE | APRIL 2022
builds extensive relationships with he began a career in banking,
hospitality partners, sports venues, retiring from Comerica Bank,
and local organizing committees to where he served as vice president
find the perfect mix of amenities a of commercial lending. Sellers
group may be seeking. The services felt strongly that education was
they provide are primarily free, but the solution to many of society's
the economic benefit of sports problems.
tourism to the local community is
tangible. These five events alone are Lansing Community College
expected to generate a significant held "Tech Forward: Women in
economic impact for the Lansing Trades" on March 18. The event
region. was designed to expose those who
A new East Lansing quick-serve self-identify as women to careers
Highfields, Inc. and East Jackson restaurant will offer fresh, healthy that provide financial stability and
Community Schools have partnered smoothies and fruit bowls inspired economic mobility. It also provided
together to offer an after-school by the summertime. Playa Bowls opportunities to learn about career
program, Reaching Higher, similar plans to open at 225 E. Grand River pathways that might not have been
to those being offered at eight Ave. in East Lansing, across from previously accessible. The event
other school sites through the Michigan State University. Playa featured keynote speaker Megan
Michigan Department of Education Bowls is a healthy alternative to Doherty, president and CEO of F.D.
21st Century Community Learning fast-casual dining options. It offers Hayes Electric. Megan is the fourth
Center Grant Program. Students in smoothies, fresh-pressed juices, generation of the Hayes family to
Reaching Higher have been shown coffee, oatmeal, acai, pitaya, coconut, own and operate the 98-year-old
to improve their social skills, develop green bowls, and more with a variety family business.
their interests and earn better of toppings, all with no added sugar.
grades. East Jackson Community Playa Bowls' acai is imported directly
Schools showed interest in offering from Brazil to New Jersey, so the
Reaching Higher to their students company can ensure it is of the
and contacted Highfields to initiate highest quality. Amy Richter-Perkins,
the program. The East Jackson associate vice president with Colliers
Reaching Higher Program started on Lansing, represented landlord Fabian
January 10, and the site operates at Enterprises in leasing the space,
their middle school and high school. which was previously home to an off-
The East Jackson administration campus student housing company.
determined that their greatest need
was for Highfields to provide the The Lansing
program to students in seventh Community
through ninth grades. College (LCC) Lansing-based creative agency
Foundation Michigan Creative is excited to
Global sustainable energy producer recently received announce its recent move to a
EDL and key project stakeholders bp, a major gift historic office building between
Consumers Energy, and Granger from the estate downtown Lansing and Old Town.
Waste Services welcomed the of Richard A. Michigan Creative purchased the
start of operations at the Wood Sellers. Sellers 4,407 square-foot historic office
Road Renewable Natural Gas Sellers passed away space located at 1003 N. Washington
(RNG) Facility. The landfill gas to in 2012 and Ave. For the past ten years, Michigan
RNG facility is the first of its kind left an initial gift of $100,000 to Creative has built a name for itself at
in Lansing, Michigan. The RNG support scholarships for students their REO Town location at 1149 1/2
produced at the Wood Road RNG at LCC. This year, after the passing S. Washington Avenue, above Blue
facility will be added to Consumers of his longtime partner, the Owl. This new location celebrates the
Energy's existing pipeline network foundation received an additional hard work and dedication that has
for delivery to end-users. Bp will take gift of $900,000 from Sellers' estate. gone into cultivating a company like
a portion to supply natural gas- These generous gifts will support Michigan Creative.
powered vehicles across the United scholarships in perpetuity as an
States. The RNG will also be delivered endowment with the foundation. The Lansing Economic Area
for residential, commercial, and Sellers was a graduate of Lansing's Partnership (LEAP), with support
industrial use in North America. Eastern High School. After receiving from the PNC Foundation, has
a degree in finance and accounting, opened applications for Elevate, a
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