The festival is currently diverting 53% of its waste from landfills, with a goal of increasing that number to 75% by the end of its 2019 season and 100% by the end of its 2020 season.
The partners have announced plans to scale up existing programs that promote literacy, student wellness, and mentoring, as well as the creation of a new one.
The Sister Yvonne Gellise Fund is putting out a special call for the public’s help in increasing its balance to $5 million, allowing it to distribute $150,000 annually to nonprofits that provide supportive housing services.
The artificial intelligence software provider plans to open a new 26,000-square-foot office in Ann Arbor by early 2020, as well as adding 40 new employees.
Event co-founder Heidi Craun says the emerging nature of the Midwest's entrepreneurial ecosystem means that it has the "opportunity to do better than the ecosystems that have gone before" by promoting equitability.
Five women will be honored at the event, which is also a fundraiser for scholarships for local graduating African-American high school students.
Forty people participated in last year's walk from Ann Arbor to Ypsi. Eighty have already registered for this year's event, which will reverse the route.
The grants from Toyota's new Drive4Five campaign will enable major expansion of programs at Food Gatherers and the Huron River Watershed Council, and support Habitat for Humanity's ongoing work in the Ypsi area.
Many local employers will offer on-the-spot job interviews at the annual event.
The former Michigan Growth Capital Symposium will mark a shift to a broader regional focus when it returns on May 14 and 15.
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