GVSU’s new Seidman Center earns LEED Gold

Grand Valley State University has won gold again. As of Tuesday, GVSU’s recently built $40 million L. William Seidman Center has officially been given LEED...

Consumers Energy pushes back closing of B.C. Cobb plant to 2016

With the economy improving and demand for electricity increasing, Consumers Energy has decided to delay its planned closing of the coal-fired B.C. Cobb generating...

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...

Vroom! Vroom! State launches RPM

Lt. Gov. Brian Calley met with local business leaders at Dematic Corp. in Grand Rapids last week to tout the positive impact recent regulatory...

Association reveals 2013 class of 101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies

If there were a “Nice List” of Michigan businesses, it would probably look a lot like this. The 2013 class of the 101 Best and...

Lakeshore battery factory closes for weeks

A lakeshore factory that makes lithium-ion batteries for General Motors is halting production for up to six weeks, because of a controversy over a...

MAREC sees new design for offshore wind turbines

GVSU’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center in Muskegon recently hosted a presentation on a new design for floating commercial wind turbines that could...

GR lawyer wins in court for wind farm developer

Forest Hill Energy, a Chicago wind energy developer, recently won a court order striking down parts of three Clinton County township ordinances meant to...

Contractor moves into $4.7M Grand Rapids HQ

A sleek and stylish $4.7-million structure will make its debut next week in Grand Rapids. Rockford Construction Co. will officially unveil its new headquarters, at...

‘Grand Rapids Food’ author stirs voices on local food scene

Local food advocate, urban farmer, herbalist and author Lisa Rose Starner will lead a community conversation about our food system, environment, economy and the...

West Michigan colleges rank among Sierra Club’s ‘Cool Schools’

Two West Michigan colleges have earned a place on Sierra Club’s 2013 “Cool Schools” rankings, thanks to their environmental practices. Grand Valley State University ranks...

City’s EDC receives more EPA dollars

The Grand Rapids Economic Development Corp. revealed last week it now has enough federal dollars on hand to assist with the remediation cost to...

Kalamazoo Valley Community College plans $42M campus downtown

A site has been chosen in downtown Kalamazoo for a new health-focused campus of Kalamazoo Valley Community College — in partnership with Bronson Healthcare...

616 Development plans $3M apartment complex in Grand Rapids

Just as the firm heads into the home stretch of its renovation of the Kendall Building in downtown Grand Rapids into a dozen apartments,...

Ford airport $20M deicing system clears DEQ

Plans for construction of a new $20 million water treatment system at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport will move forward thanks to approval...

Brewers Grove crafts ‘tree-themed beer’

This week, West Michigan breweries will serve up beers that will combine two Grand Rapids honors: Beer City, U.S.A. and Tree City, U.S.A. Brewers Grove Seventeen...

New organization will support African-American businesses

The Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses organization made its debut recently with a special reception at The Richard App Gallery. The new organization was created...

SMDA is phased out

Chicago-based DBHMS, a design-build-engineering firm that acquired Sustainable Mechanical Design Associates in Grand Rapids two years ago, is now phasing out the SMDA name. DBHMS...

Grand Rapids hotel wins LEED Gold

A hotel in downtown Grand Rapids has become the second hotel in the state to receive a LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green...

EPA: Enbridge nearly tripling Kalamazoo River oil spill dredging

Enbridge Inc. will nearly triple the amount of contaminated sediment it dredges in Michigan's Kalamazoo River to clean up after a July 2010 oil...