Mysteries of the pyramid are revealed

The news of the $19.5 million price tag on the Steelcase pyramid in Gaines Township wasn’t on the street very long before the Business...

Street Talk: Too many government cooks spoil the broth

A couple of government-related issues have Michigan restaurateurs worked up. One is the impending IRS rule ending the “automatic” 18 percent tips added to...

Street Talk: Kent pay hikes on tap

Kent County police officers will see nearly $1 million in total wage increases over the next five years. The county board of commissioners approved a...

Street Talk: A long death march

Nothing is certain but death and … voting? A local polling place had the unfortunate task of hosting both voters and a funeral during the...

Street Talk: We don’t like anybody and the economy stinks

President Barack Obama’s approval rating in Michigan sagged to its lowest point in three years in the wake of this fall’s sequestration and glitches...

Street Talk: Leaving home behind

Michigan’s business leaders see robust growth ahead in the state’s economy during the next six to 12 months and plan a return to in-person office work in the 3rd and 4th quarters of this year, according to a quarterly economic survey completed by Business Leaders for Michigan.

Street Talk: Home, (unavailable) home

Up for Growth, a cross-sector member network committed to solving the nation’s housing shortage and affordability crisis through data-driven research and evidence-based policy, recently released a report that finds housing underproduction in Michigan has reached 87,491 homes, an increase of 311% since 2012, ranking the state 16th in the country in terms of the severity of its housing deficit.

Street Talk: Hospital ratings — something’s better than nothing

Priority Health held a media event last week to promote its new contract with Healthcare Blue Book of Brentwood, Tenn., allowing it to begin...

Street Talk: Who wants Wahlburgers?

Actor Mark Wahlberg was spotted hanging out in Grand Rapids last week, setting tongues wagging as to what the TV and movie celebrity was...

Street Talk: A competitive game

Michigan lawmakers plan to scale back tax break legislation designed to land a mega-Internet data center in the state. The House's Tax Policy Committee chairman...

Street Talk: Affairs of the heart

For someone whose job depends on interacting with high-ranking world leaders and hobnobbing with some of the country’s leading intellectuals, it’s not often Dixie...

Street Talk: Transit workers throw Snyder under the bus

Who’s responsible for the tragedy that is Flint’s water crisis? It’s a question a lot of people locally and nationally are trying to answer, and...

Street Talk: Let’s talk streets

’Tis the season for detours and weaving in and out of orange cones. But while Grand Rapids motorists are grappling with new ways to...

Street Talk: And the debate goes on — and on, and on

Prolonged negotiations lasting more than a month from inception, met by additional negotiations — and finally, a debate day and time — almost. No, it...

Street Talk: Prescription for prescriptions

Michigan would join a growing number of states tackling the rising costs of prescription drugs by creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Board under bicameral legislation introduced recently.

Street Talk: When a sale is not just a sale, the bands play on

The Grand Rapids Business Journal last March broke the news that Fenian’s Irish Pub in Conklin was for sale. Now we can report a...

Street Talk: Tower, hotel on track

The Warner Building and neighboring Hyatt Place hotel projects gradually are taking shape. Orion Construction crew members began pouring several tons of concrete for...

Street Talk: This land is your land

Rockford-based Byrne Electrical, a manufacturer of power products, is putting its weight behind its stated mission of “making connections” by supporting six employees so far this year through the process of earning U.S. citizenship.

Street Talk: The market awaits

Developments worth more than $1 billion are popping up along the Muskegon Lakeshore in the health care, manufacturing, beverage, science, technology, waterfront, environmental revitalization,...

Street Talk: Startup tackles used cars

Five Grand Rapids entrepreneurs launched a website to help take the guesswork out of buying a new vehicle. Carmony, a new website launched by Grand...