Street Talk

The Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce is angling for a “smart restart” to the Michigan economy.

Disability Advocates of Kent County caught wind of discrimination against disabled patients occurring in Detroit-area hospitals and wants to prevent the same from happening in West Michigan.

Marketing majors from two Michigan State University advertising capstone classes recently completed a project to recommend market expansion plans for OrthoDots CLEAR, a Michigan-made product advertised to be a better alternative to commodity dental wax commonly dispensed by orthodontists.

Dr. Jihad Mustapha has a problem with calling dead health care workers heroes instead of what he believes they truly are — victims of inaction.

Retail sales saw their biggest monthly drop on record during March as the coronavirus pandemic forced restaurants, bars and many stores to temporarily close across the nation and stay-at-home orders also impacted gasoline sales, the National Retail Federation said.

While Michigan residents have been urged to stay home and stay safe, staying safe at home has taken a broader meaning for the Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan.

With so many of us home these days, now might be a good time to reinstitute something that was far more popular in a bygone era: the Neighborhood Watch program. This time, however, there is a tech twist.

With an additional 1 million school-age children, laid off workers and a growing number of families needing emergency food, Michigan’s seven regional food banks...

Thousands of people in West Michigan lost their jobs last week. Thousands more might this week. It’s the new world order, at least for...

Fear and uncertainty over coronavirus is putting air travel on hold and canceling major events, but rather than stockpile toilet paper, Long Road Distillers...

The Federal Reserve last week announced a 50-basis-point cut to its target rate as an emergency response to economic concerns stemming from the coronavirus.This...

A coalition of business and industry leaders last week launched the Michigan Compact on Immigration, a set of principles outlining the need for smart...

A Western Michigan University expert in supply chains and risk mitigation estimates we are two to six weeks away from serious disruptions as the...

While it is difficult for the CDC to predict flu severity, influenza in all its forms is expected to cost U.S. employers over $13...

Looking forward to some vehicle insurance relief this summer?Those premium savings might not be automatic. A report from the personal finance website WalletHub indicates...

When a group of Muskegon Community College nursing instructors and students traveled to a convention, they never expected to leave being called heroes.But that’s...

Retailers in Michigan reported higher sales in December and predict stronger winter sales than a year ago, according to the Michigan Retail Index.The December...

The Grand Rapids Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Jan. 23 regarding the city’s recreational cannabis ordinance, and the West Michigan Cannabis Guild...

A human trafficking workgroup is inviting Grand Rapids residents to join the movement to end sex trafficking in Grand Rapids.The event, titled “Understanding Sex...

Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers fell for the second consecutive month, to 32,843, the lowest monthly total since 27,122 cuts were announced in...