Rather than look down on low-income areas in the city of Kalamazoo, one organization continues to work to lift each other up and regenerate community ties. Building Blocks of Kalamazoo empowers ...

The grant will allow Building Blocks Learning Center to expand classroom space, add slots, improve facilities and enhance staffing supports.

Editor’s Note: Since 2022, Dan Hedigan has been CEO of Irvine-based Five Point Holdings, a real estate developer that has 40,000 homes built or planned and has an $811 million market cap (NYSE: FPH).

Culture is defined by the people who comprise it. But culture is more than just art, music, and tradition—it is the lifeblood of a community, it fuels connection, and it can inspire innovation that ...