Videos: Startup Weekend hatches ideas

It was the biggest and, according to many attendees, best Startup Weekend ever. The fifth annual Startup Weekend Grand Rapids, a weekend long pitch and...

FSU names dean of engineering

Few people understand Ferris State University’s College of Engineering Technology the way its new dean does. Larry Schult, formerly associate dean of operations for FSU’s...

Data breach prep essential

Target’s data breach in mid-December was a wake-up call for shoppers and retailers alike. Target has yet to say what exactly occurred and has hired...

Startup Weekend launches downtown

Entrepreneurs, designers, hackers, hustlers and dreamers, your presence is requested in Grand Rapids this weekend. The Factory, a co-working space in downtown Grand Rapids, is...

Artists regain copyrights — decades later

A small copyright law went into effect years ago with the purpose of helping artists regain their copyright after 35 years. Known as the termination...

Denise Booms-Pepin communicates leadership

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...

Johnson Controls sells automotive electronics business for $265M

Johnson Controls said Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its automotive electronics business to Visteon Corp. for $265 million. The company...

Start Garden invests in golf instruction

Bryce Kaiser is a man who will “never say 'no' to a round of golf.” HC Golf Perhaps it is this passion that led to his...

Newmind Group names old friend CEO

The founder of an IT firm is demonstrating his right to demote himself. Daniel Jeffries, who founded Kalamazoo-based Newmind Group in 2003, recently announced he...

IT firm acquires client growth

All the statewide clients and talent of an Indiana information technology company now belong to an IT firm in the region. Jenison-based Fusion IT said...

University scores $529K for STEM teaching

A regional university recently received a $529,000 present in the form of two federal science grants to help faculty with STEM teaching. WMU announced its...

Web app links shopping to giving

Eric Kovalak was looking for a way to combine commerce and charitable giving. What he ended up discovering was a new business model and a...

Logistics supplier acquires software maker

A global maker of logistics equipment and software with a large local presence has acquired a developer of maintenance-management software in Bigfork, Mont. to...

Travel website spins around Grand Rapids

Wouldn’t it be great if you could plan a vacation by going to a website and selecting your interests and then be met with...

Obamacare signs up 6,800 in Michigan

LANSING — Fewer than 7,000 Michigan residents purchased health insurance through the federal government's online insurance marketplace during the first two months of enrollment...

Is the bitcoin here to stay?

If you’re a savvy business person who has been in the game for a while, you recognize that the web has infused change to...

Julie Lough links to longevity

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...

Shopping app concentrates growth

A mobile shopping app is fanning across Grand Rapids. Ozmott allows users to earn redeemable “Pips,” or credits, unlocking offers on luxury items at Ozmott-registered...

Auto supplier turns Toyota Highlander

Snazzy wheels and matching roof racks built by a local auto supplier are on the 2014 Toyota Highlander mid-size SUV truck. The parts are made...

New epilepsy treatment coming to West Michigan

One of the first health systems in the nation to offer treatment with a newly FDA-approved device that uses electric stimulation of the brain...