Change Ups: Green Well rebranded as Rockford Riverside Grille

Essence Restaurant Group rebranded its Green Well Rockford location into a more family-friendly concept called Rockford Riverside Grille, at 8 E. Bridge St. NE. The...

Change-Ups: Aguilar brings new service line to Rhoades McKee

Katie Hogan Aguilar recently joined Rhoades McKee law firm as a shareholder and member of the estate planning and administration practice group. Aguilar also brings a new service line to Rhoades McKee: elder law, Medicaid planning and special needs planning.

Change-Ups: Vongsakoun joins GL Casino

Lam Vongsakoun joined Wayland-based Gun Lake Casino as its vice president of hospitality.

Change-Ups: Kalaczinski named MOA’s Educator of the Year

Lillian Kalaczinski, an associate professor for Ferris State University’s Michigan College of Optometry, has been named the Michigan Optometric Association’s 2021 Educator of the Year. Kalaczinski is a 1998 MCO graduate following three years in the pre-optometry program at Ferris.

Change-Ups: Beyer joins Independent Bank

Gary Beyer joined Independent Bank as vice president, commercial lending for the West Michigan lakeshore market. He previously worked at Chase Bank, for a total of over 30 years of experience in commercial banking and wealth management. Beyer also serves on the board of Good Samaritan Ministries in Holland and is active in volunteering with Kids Hope USA, as well as Hand2Hand, a nonprofit that mobilizes churches and schools to provide food for children on weekends. Independent Bank’s total assets are approximately $4.2 billion. It was founded as First National Bank of Ionia in 1864.

Change Ups: GRCC dedicates Meijer Center

Grand Rapids Community College recently unveiled its Meijer Center for Business Studies. Located on the second floor of the college’s Main Building, the center...

Change Ups: Spruit promoted to president of GRM

Megan Spruit, 32, was promoted to president of Grand Rapids Metrology. Spruit joined GRM in 2012 and has held positions in sales and marketing,...

Change-Ups: Ingalls Pictures unveils new space

“We’ve got a room big enough to build a spaceship for a music video.” That’s how brothers Ned and Hugh Ingalls describe the new Ingalls Pictures video production space.

Change-Ups: Union Bank hires Kowalewski as VP

Robert Kowalewski joined Union Bank as vice president, director of business development. Kowalewski will focus on strategic initiatives that will help support and build...

Change-Ups: JetCo promotes Sweet to VP of client services

JetCo Solutions, a Grand Rapids-based government sales and marketing firm, has promoted Jessica Sweet to vice president of client services. Sweet oversees the organization’s operations, including the capture (government business development), proposal management, research and General Service Administration departments.

Change-Ups: Rhoades McKee hires Kowalski as COO

Susan Kowalski joined Rhoades McKee as chief operating officer.

Change-Ups: Prein&Newhof garners engineering awards

Prein&Newhof recently garnered the Engineering Honorable Conceptor Award and the People’s Choice Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan for its work on Plainfield Charter Township’s Water Treatment Pilot Study for PFAS Removal project.

Change-Ups: Kent Companies promotes its first female VP

Kent Companies, a third-generation family-owned commercial and industrial construction business, has promoted Leah Gradl to vice president of support operations, becoming the company’s first...

Change-Ups: Whatley named CMO of Family Health Center

Dr. Carolyn Whatley was recently named chief medical officer at Family Health Center in Kalamazoo. FHC provides quality health care to some 30,000 historically underserved patients. Whatley comes to the nonprofit after nine years as Great Lakes regional medical director at Sound Physicians in Chicago. Previously, she served as hospitalist medical director for Sparrow Health System in Lansing, and as a clinical assistant professor at Michigan State University. During her career, Whatley has overseen multiple hospital sites and service lines, and championed safe, quality patient care.

Change Ups: Volunteer inspires Dégagé patrons

Longtime Dégagé Ministries volunteer Nancy Ruch was recognized with the ministry’s 2014 Marge Palmerlee Outstanding Community Service Award for volunteering in the kitchen the...

Change-Ups: Guiding Light receives over $49K toward Back to Work

Guiding Light received $25,000 from TCF Financial Corp. and $24,943 from Builders Exchange of Michigan to support its Back to Work program.

Change-Ups: Garza-Malone promoted to membership director

The Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce promoted Yadira Garza-Malone to director of membership. She previously served as a membership engagement manager since April 2018.

Change Ups: Bank earns diversity lender award

The U.S. Small Business Administration presented The Bank of Holland with the No. 1 Michigan SBA Diversity Lender of the Year Award for demonstrating...

Change Ups: West Michigan residents destined for U.S. sled hockey team

Grand Rapids Sled Wings’ adult sled hockey defenseman Tyler Anderson, of Jenison, and forward Robert Thrailkill Jr., of Grand Haven, have been named to...

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MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds BOZYM, Michael C. et al, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Smith's East Plat Of Brower Lake No....