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Why Sustainability?

So you’re planning an event and you ask, “Why sustainability?” It’s a question event professionals often ask themselves in the early stages of planning. Today, more and more venues, clients, and communities are encouraging event professionals to rethink traditional approaches of event production to become more eco-friendly. Depending on your event location and type, becoming […]

How to determine your sustainability needs.

You and your team decide to implement a sustainability program at your upcoming event. But where do you start? The road to being environmentally friendly can be cumbersome and confusing. We hope this guide will help you and your team to know where to start. Step 1: Determine what you can recycle, not necessarily what […]

Southwest Michigan Emerging Leaders

To further our understanding of how to best cultivate the region’s talent pool, 269 MAGAZINE called upon top corporate and regional leaders to bring bright, young Southwest Michigan talent to our attention. We asked the nominees about their work habits and philosophies, what brought them to Southwest Michigan, and what makes them stay. We celebrate […]