http://www.grbj.com/The most up-to-date Grand Rapids, MI business newsenAll rights reserved Gemini Publications 20023/11/2010 12:07:42 AMinfo@geminipub.comhttp://grbj.com/GRBJ/ArticleArchive/2010/March/March+8/Business+trip+to+Africa+positions+Holland+firm.htm3/8/2010 9:23:17 AMA Holland consulting firm with expertise in finding financing for energy-efficient projects had representatives in Africa last week at a United Nations forum.http://grbj.com/GRBJ/ArticleArchive/2010/March/March+8/Las+Vegas+is+not+a+gamble+it%27s+more+of+a+bargain.htm3/8/2010 8:01:18 AM If you’re planning an annual sales celebration or having a convention or a corporate retreat — or all three — Las Vegas is now the best value in America.http://grbj.com/GRBJ/ArticleArchive/2010/March/March+8/Tax%2c+budget+debates+may+feature+adverse+proposals.htm3/8/2010 7:57:46 AMDespite the winter storms in Washington, D.C., the political process continues.http://grbj.com/GRBJ/ArticleArchive/2010/March/March+8/Taxing+docs+not+acceptable.htm3/8/2010 7:54:44 AMEditor: For the second time in six months, Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed to tax physicians an additional 3 percent of their gross revenue. That’s a tax on revenue before any expenses, including medications and medical devices provided to patients in the office for which there is no markup. Insurance companies only reimburse physicians their actual cost of medications and medical devices, which means physicians would lose an additional 3 percent over and above their cost.http://grbj.com/GRBJ/ArticleArchive/2010/March/March+8/Michigan+retailers+off+to+better+start+in+2010+.htm3/8/2010 7:51:06 AMLANSING — Michigan retailers began 2010 with an upswing in sales and confidence, according to the latest Michigan Retail Index survey, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.