Grand Angels leads $1M seed investment in neurological drug developer

Grand Angels has led a $1,041,000 seed investment in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, depression and traumatic brain injuries. The investment in Grand Rapids-based Tetra...

Bruise-free apple harvester invented on the Fruit Ridge

A small Conklin company that builds and repairs farm machinery for fruit growers all over the U.S. and Canada has devised and patented a...

Falls present obstacle to keeping seniors in their homes

A little more than 10 years ago, Jeff Swain took a call from his dad’s friend. Swain’s father had fallen and had laid on the...

East Lansing law firm expands into Grand Rapids

An East Lansing-based law firm with a long history has opened up an office in Grand Rapids. Thrun Law Firm, which was founded in 1946,...

Detroit law firm enters Grand Rapids market

A Detroit-based law firm is opening an office in downtown Grand Rapids. Longtime personal injury attorney Ven Johnson founded Johnson Law in 2011 after leaving...

Start Garden invests in electric vehicle charging

Is the electric vehicle market a good investment? Start Garden thinks so. The staff at Rick DeVos’ $15 million seed fund has decided to invest $5,000...

Denise Kohler-Kolesar sets stage for women-owned businesses

Editor’s note: Each issue of the Influential Women enewsletter will feature a profile of one of the Business Journal’s reigning Top Women Owned Businesses...

West Michigan film industry hits restart button

It’s been a rocky transition for the West Michigan film industry following Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s changes to the state’s film incentive program that...

Auto racing supplier peels out to Charlevoix

A boutique Grand Rapids-based auto racing supplier is moving north to Charlevoix. Under new ownership Formerly owned and operated by Bruce Baldwin, Oliver Racing Parts, a...

Start Garden invests in real estate appraising

Amid the buzz of ArtPrize, Rick DeVos’ $15 million seed fund has stayed hard at work. Appraisal150 Start Garden invested $5,000 last week in Appraisal150, a...

Same-day delivery service picks up $2.25M seed round

The same-day delivery industry is changing — that is if Michigan-based Huron River Ventures has anything to say about it. Seed round Huron River Ventures, a...

Start Garden invests in leather accessories

Start Garden has added J Fitzgerald Co. to its portfolio of startups. Rick DeVos’ $15 million seed fund invested $5,000 in J Fitzgerald Co. last...

GRBJ 30th Year: Rick DeVos: The future contains no absolutes

Rick DeVos has been a voice for art, entrepreneurs and cultural change in the city, but one voice he refuses to be is that...

SBA offers advice tailored to young entrepreneurs

In 2012, young entrepreneurs ages 20-34 comprised more than a quarter of the total new entrepreneurship activity in the United States, according to the...

SBA recognizes bank for diversity lending

The U.S. Small Business Administration has honored The Bank of Holland with the agency’s Michigan SBA Diversity Lender of the Year Award. The award is...

Software developer acquires Ann Arbor firm

A Grand Rapids software developer is expanding into Ann Arbor via acquisition. Atomic Object said today that it has acquired Ann Arbor-based SRT Solutions. Terms of...

Mary Kline and Amy Ritsema jump-start corporate fitness

Editor’s note: Each issue of the Influential Women enewsletter will feature a profile of one of the Business Journal’s reigning Top Women Owned Businesses...

Start Garden downshifts from two weekly startup investments

Start Garden is re-calibrating the number of startup ideas it invests in each week. Since Start Garden’s beginning in April 2012, Rick DeVos’ $15 million...

Inside Track: Gillespie’s crowning achievement: businesses supporting each other

His legal name is Thomas Gillespie, but that’s not who he really is. That’s only the name he wore growing up in Grand Rapids, a...

Brewery opens with 700 gallons of craft beer

A husband-and-wife team is opening the doors to their brewery for the first time on Saturday. The grand opening of Ada-based Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery...