Union representation at LMCU branch ends after tie vote
A tie vote ended union representation for staff at a Lake Michigan Credit Union branch in Wyoming.
A little more than a year after workers...
Downtown hotels hold steady in water emergency with precautions, bottled water
Downtown Grand Rapids hotels report that reservations are holding steady as they respond to a boil water advisory affecting one-quarter of the city’s water...
SpartanNash plans bottled water distribution as Grand Rapids boil advisory continues
UPDATE: The free water distribution will continue from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, while supplies last.
Grand Rapids residents affected by...
Grand Rapids hospitals avoid disruptions despite water emergency
Corewell Health and Trinity Health Grand Rapids say they have avoided any disruptions in operations resulting from a water main break on the city’s...
Craft beer is still flowing in Grand Rapids amid water boil advisory
With a large swath of Grand Rapids under a boil water advisory following a major water main break on Sunday, Brewery Vivant CEO Jason...
Chinese EV battery maker sues Michigan township over $2.4B factory plan
Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion Inc. is suing the township where it plans to build a $2.4 billion electric vehicle battery factory, alleging breach of...
Grand Rapids, Detroit nonprofits merge to promote sustainable business practices
Two Michigan nonprofits are merging after working together for four years to promote sustainable business practices in the state.
Grand Rapids-based People First Economy (PFE),...
Grand Rapids businesses advised on how to stay open during water emergency
Numerous businesses are closed or scaling back hours today as a water boil advisory is in effect for roughly 20,000 people, at least for...
West Michigan Whitecaps eye $35M capital raise for ‘once-in-a-generation refresh’
To prepare for the next 30 years, the West Michigan Whitecaps first needed to go backward three decades.
In the early 1990s, after years of...
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FDA fast-track drug approvals are costing Americans
America represents 4% of the world’s population, yet we consume 60% of all prescription drug sales made on Earth. We use prescription drugs more...
Shuttered poke shop plots return ‘tour’ as a series of Grand Rapids pop-ups
Two years after closing, Wikiwiki Poke Shop is coming back, this time as a series of pop-ups showcasing creative new dishes.
Wikiwiki Poke Shop owner...
Miller Canfield attorney is a former brewer who speaks his clients’ language
When Christopher Gartman graduated from Cooley Law School in 2011 as firms nationally were still contracting from the Great Recession, he hung up his...
Old National Bank announces Michael Chaffin as Market President
Old National Bank announces that Michael Chaffin has joined the team as Market President, West Michigan. He will direct the community and team member...
Realtors group drops commission structure in pivotal change for real estate industry
The National Association of Realtors will drop the long-held policy on broker commissions that has been the target of several lawsuits, the Chicago-based professional...
State rejects Consumers Energy plan to replace biomass power with solar
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with comments from Consumers Energy and the Michigan Association of Timbermen.
State energy regulators have rejected Consumers Energy’s...
Six Flags shareholders give go-ahead for merger with Michigan Adventure’s owner
Approval from the federal government is the last remaining step in completion of the merger of Sandusky, Ohio-based Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) and Six...
Cannabis tax revenue is paying for roads, parks and public safety in West Michigan
Allowing regulated cannabis businesses is paying off for local governments across Michigan, where excise tax revenue is returning to fund projects such as road...
Michigan’s first laundromat permitted to sell alcohol gets final OK
Edward Bates has reached the end of the “long road” it has taken him to become the first laundromat in Michigan permitted to sell...
Greenleaf completes multimillion-dollar renovation of Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo’s sole large-scale convention and events hotel is fully booked this weekend for the first time in four years after completing renovations of its...
Priority Health bottom line hit by rising drug costs, higher utilization in 2023
The rising costs for prescription drugs and higher utilization rates for medical care combined to cut into Priority Health’s bottom line in 2023.
The Grand...