Street Talk: Businesses get a Rapid response

The Rapid is adding a new Route 33 bus in the city of Walker to address commuter needs and business and employment growth.

Street Talk: After 100 years, U Club is on the move

A longtime Grand Rapids staple has a new home. 

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MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds MEIER, Lynn A. et al, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Plainfield Twp., $420,000 MISSMAN, Robert, Huntington National Bank,...

Inside Track: Business runs in the family

Nathan Vanderploeg comes from a family that is deep-seated in business. One of his great-grandfathers started Grand Rapids-based Stevens Advertising, which is now under different...

Inside Track: Opportunist rises to the top

Despite being vice president of operations for SalesPad, Dan Hodgson entered the rapidly growing software company with no college education or any technical experience. “That’s...

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MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds EMRICH, Henry S. et al, Northpointe Bank, Apple Hills No. 2, Lot 35, $348,500 COOPER, Raymond Trust...

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MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds KALISH, Richard et al, Inlanta Mortgage, Condo-Wabasis Shores Condominiums, $206,080 MOYER, Tonja et al, Independent Bank, Kentwood,...

Inside Track: Tech business owner faces challenges head on

As Ryan Leestma drifted back into consciousness, he had no idea how lucky he was to still be alive. It was early October 2014. Leestma,...

Inside Track: A career fueled by curiosity

Steve Stallard likens the culinary industry to the National Football League: Plenty of people get there, but few actually make it big. The analogy helps...

New Preferred CU will cover 28 counties

Grand Valley Co-op Credit Union of Grand Rapids and Preferred Federal Credit Union of Greenville have announced the result of their July merger will...

Inside Track: John Irwin has been a banker from the get-go

John Irwin was a gung-ho Hot Dog back in high school in Frankfort, Ind. He’s still known for his enthusiastic athletic endeavors — as...

Inside Track: Abbott relishes ‘what’s around the corner’

Stored in Nathan Abbott’s iPhone are two questions he culled from the 2007 comedy-drama “The Bucket List,” which he refers to from time to...

Inside Track: Otis works to ‘enable people to prosper’

Mike Otis started his company Double O — christened after his last name and his wife’s previous surname, O’Brien — as a way to provide opportunity for his eight children and stepchildren, and now the business has grown into a catalyst for community growth.

Inside Track: Brian Elve pays his blessings forward

As director of the Guiding Light Recovery Program, Brian Elve has witnessed many transformations over the past half-dozen years that mirror his own story.

Inside Track: Colvin won’t back down from a challenge

If someone gave George Colvin a simple straightforward project, he would get bored very quickly. Now a senior project superintendent for Rockford Construction, Colvin worked his way up in the company for nearly two decades by never backing down from a challenge.

Inside Track: Gilbert inspires HOAP for young people

In a small office on 28th Street SE, a nonprofit helmed by founder and CEO Lakeshia Gilbert is offering underprivileged Grand Rapids youth fresh HOAP.

Inside Track: Vugteveen brings light to senior living services

Troy Vugteveen is a pastor’s son, and his career has, through all of its varied facets, always been about humble service to others and sharing the love of Christ.

Inside Track: From childhood to today, Davis remains resourceful

Not many people know what career they want to pursue during their childhood. But Lauren Davis knew from a young age she had a passion for banking.

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BANKRUPTCY 20-00934 – YOUNGBLOOD, Taron M. & Edina J., 7150 Lake Vista SW, Byron Center, Eliot A. Sasson (Ch. 7) 20-00936 – CAIN, Jeremy D., 5047...

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MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds SHAWN HOSPITALITY INC., United Bank, Cascade Twp., $2,000,000 5695 WEST RIVER DR HCB LLC, Mercantile Bank, Parcel:...