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Located on a 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) site adjacent to U.S. Route 131, the Grand Rapids Downtown Market has a three-story, 132,000 square feet (12,300 m 2) building with 24 permanent spaces for indoor vendors and an outdoor canopy providing 52 stalls for a farmers' market. [ 2][ 3][ 4][ 7] Some vendors at the market accept Supplemental Nutrition ...
Farmers were directed to a large market on an island in the river if they wished to sell. [1] By 1914, local women, part of the Grand Rapids Federation of Women's Clubs, lobbied for the city to establish a dedicated space for the farmers to sell their products. The new farmers market opened on Leonard Street and quickly gained popularity. [1]
History. Meijer was founded as Meijer's in Greenville, Michigan, in 1934 by Hendrik Meijer, a Dutch immigrant. Meijer was a local barber who entered the grocery business during the Great Depression. His first employees included his 14-year-old son, Frederik Meijer, who later became chairman of the company. The current co-chairmen, brothers Hank ...
New Pioneer Food Co-op, commonly shortened to New Pi, is a locally owned [1] food cooperative based in Iowa City, Iowa. This city also serves as the headquarters of the National Cooperative Grocers Association. New Pioneer has stores in Iowa City, Coralville, and Cedar Rapids [2] as well as a production hub in North Liberty, Iowa.
Whole Foods Market, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon, is an American multinational supermarket chain headquartered in Austin, Texas, which sells products free from hydrogenated fats and artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. [5] A USDA Certified Organic grocer in the United States, the chain is popularly known for its organic selections. [6]
D&W Fresh Market was founded in 1943 by Roy Woodrick and Sid DeVries. The first store was opened in Grandville, Michigan as an IGA retail grocery store. [1] It was one of the first grocery stores in Grand Rapids to sell USDA Choice Beef exclusively. In the early 1960s, DeVries and Woodrick created a new corporate entity for the operation by the ...
Updated October 3, 2023 at 3:09 PM. NATICK — MOM's Organic Market, a Maryland-based grocery chain that specializes in organic food products, is expected to open its second Massachusetts store ...
Vernon J. Ehlers StationGrand Rapids, MI. / 42.95556°N 85.67222°W / 42.95556; -85.67222. The Vernon J. Ehlers Station is a train station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States served by Amtrak, the U.S. national railroad passenger system. The station is the terminus of the Pere Marquette line that connects Chicago's Union Station to ...