A group of West Michigan Black-led economic development organizations that formed a coalition during the COVID-19 pandemic received a $300,000 state grant that will help them collaborate more across the region.
The West Michigan Black Economic and Business Development Group is made up of Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses, Battle Creek-based Sisters in Business, Black Wall Street Kalamazoo and Black Wall Street Muskegon. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. administers the Trusted Connector Grant program, which awarded a total of $6.8 million to 23 organizations statewide.
The recently awarded $300,000 grant affirms the coalition’s mission of connecting business owners with local leaders and resources, said Nicole Triplett, founder of Black Wall Street Kalamazoo…