Women Owned Businesses in the Grand Rapids Area

Women Owned Businesses In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of the fantastic Women-Owned businesses in the Grand Rapids area! There are endless amounts of small local businesses in the city that are women-owned and we are SO proud to call Grand Rapids home, which is why […]

West Michigan Influencers

West Michigan Influencers

Did you know micro-influencers typically get more engagement and marketing performance metrics? Why might this be? Well, micro-influencers are more likely to have strong relationships with their followers. They respond quickly and frequently with personalized responses when their followers reach out.  We can safely say we love supporting all influencers, especially the ones native to […]

Spring in West Michigan

Spring in West Michigan Each season brings new and exciting opportunities!​ Greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan are great places to be in any season. Spend your time downtown Grand Rapids in the winter for World of Winter, hop over to The Tulip Festival in Holland in the Spring, spend time at Lake Michigan in […]

Heritage Hill Has Our Heart

Heritage Hill Has Our Heart Heritage Hill how do we love thee? Oh, let me count the ways! I love thee to depth, breadth, and height. Okay… seriously though. Heritage Hill is truly spectacular AND our feature for this week! As you may have guessed from the name, it’s located at the top of the […]

Must Visit Black-Owned Businesses in the Grand Rapids Area

Local Black-Owned Businesses In honor of Black History Month, we at The Local Element wanted to take this as an opportunity to highlight some of the fantastic Black-Owned businesses in the Grand Rapids area! We are sure that you will quickly add these businesses to your list of favorites after visiting, we love them and […]

January 2023 Real Estate Market

market update

Market Update It has been a ride these last 4 months… We are here to tell you that the real estate market is constantly changing. As interest rates fluctuate, seasons change, and economic conditions shift, keep yourself educated on what is happening in the housing market. Homes are often a considerable source of wealth in the […]

Our January Giveback: Together We Rise

Our January Giveback: Together We Rise/Foster Love Here are The Local Element we love to get our Local Experts involved in events so that we can spend time together learning and growing and creating a community. Every other month, we choose to spend that time helping out in the communities we live in!  This month […]