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Vote for streets and sidewalks paves way for growth

As the snow finally melted from our streets this spring, it revealed a very unpleasant truth: the condition of our roads is deplorable. State of...

Innovate or die

The business or corporate lifecycle is something I re-visit often — mostly because it is a dynamic process that constantly evolves. If you are in...

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Office space trend: More amenities

The latest trends in office spaces revolve around employee comfort, workplace culture and desirable amenities. To put it simply, the office is no longer a...

West Michigan real estate market poised for another good year in 2020

2019 was a banner year for real estate in West Michigan.  Sale prices continued to rise in nearly all categories and locales. Demand from buyers...

Architecture: Take it in during ArtPrize

The official numbers aren’t in yet, but anecdotal stories from our buildings tell us that ArtPrize has been a huge success. For instance, on Saturday,...

Designing behavioral health settings

Behavioral health care focuses on supporting both mind and body, from the treatment of mental illness to intervention for substance abuse and other addictions....

Empowering personal wellness in the workplace

Can the workplace actually be a place where people leave healthier than when they arrived? Ask someone stuck at a desk from 8 a.m. to...

What are the new ABCs of sales?

Ask any real estate agent — or a sales rep in any other field, for that matter — what ABC means, and they'll tell...

Learning how to fall

"You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over." -Sir Richard Branson I was 20 years old when...

Step out to risk

"Leap and the net will appear." -John Burroughs As a young entrepreneur, this was one of my favorite quotes, mainly because it reminded me that...

How does ‘the new normal’ in community banking affect dealmaking?: Part II

Editor’s note: This is the second post in a two-part discussion on local commercial lending and real estate development in a post-recession regulatory environment....

Interpersonal responsibility

“The price of greatness is responsibility.” -Winston Churchill Living in a world full of conflict and relationships, often times, I struggle with approaching certain conflicts...

Real estate investment tips from an expert

Real estate has often been referred to as a good and stable market for investors. It offers steady growth and on average, a higher...

Leading through a pandemic — and low inventory

As we roll through our fifth year of historically low inventory levels in West Michigan, will that trend continue?

Another spin around the sun

Each year around the holidays, I slow down and ask myself three questions.  What happened this year? How can we improve? What are we missing...

Grand Rapids changes residential rental application ordinance

Changes to residential rental applications are in effect. A new ordinance governing how apartment owners and managers must process, advertise and charge for residential...

What’s the bottom-line case for sustainable business?

“I believe that business has this wonderful opportunity to change the world for the better. Not because we must, but simply because we can.” That...

Tips for first-time real estate investors

So you’ve got some money sitting around. You’re well invested in the stock market but looking to diversify your investment portfolio (preferably with an...