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Frontier Airlines to add nonstop Grand Rapids flights to Atlanta

Frontier Airlines is adding to its nonstop flight service from the Gerald R. Ford International Airport with new direct service to Atlanta starting in...
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Legislators aim to get serious about improving public transit

LANSING — Lawmakers who want Michigan to get serious about public transportation are banding together in hopes of better funding the system and elevating...
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Rural airport lands $1.8M federal grant for terminal upgrade

A rural airport roughly 35 miles southeast of Grand Rapids will receive $1.8 million in federal grant funding to support the $2.7 million reconstruction...
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Frontier Airlines to start nonstop Grand Rapids flights to Dallas

Frontier Airlines later this year will offer a new nonstop flight between Dallas and the Gerald R. Ford International Airport as the budget airline...
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Freight company secures $2M grant to add 352 jobs in West Michigan

A Kentwood-based logistics and transportation provider has secured a $2 million state grant to build a new headquarters and create more than 350 jobs...
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More than 50 flights canceled at Grand Rapids airport ahead of storm

More than 50 flights have been canceled with others delayed at Gerald R. Ford International Airport by noon on Friday based on severe winter...
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World of Winter parade postponed, businesses close ahead of anticipated storm 

In an ironic twist of fate, the forecast for today and Saturday may bring too much winter weather for the start of Grand Rapids’...
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Amazon’s cleaning service provider cutting 114 jobs in Michigan

GDI Services Inc., a janitorial service provider for Amazon, is cutting 114 jobs at two Michigan fulfillment centers as the e-commerce giant severs its...

Universal Traffic Service creates 100% ESOP

Universal Traffic Service, a provider of transportation management services, created an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) that gives 100% ownership to its employees. The...
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Peer-to-peer car sharing an option at Grand Rapids airport for holiday travelers

A new partnership between the Gerald R. Ford International Airport and peer-to-peer car sharing company Turo offers a new transportation option for holiday travelers,...

Sunset Logistics to auction trucks following business closure this fall

A trucking company in Wyoming will auction off its fleet and other assets this week after abruptly shuttering this fall and laying off nearly...
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Improvements to Amtrak’s Grand Rapids-to-Chicago route get $500K boost

A new grant will fund a study about expanding and improving passenger rail service between Grand Rapids and Chicago.  The $500,000 Federal Railroad Administration grant...
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Beaver Island secures $10M in federal infrastructure funding to build new ferry

The Beaver Island Transportation Authority will leverage $10 million in federal funding to support building a new ferry to service the Lake Michigan island...
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Chicago-bound Amtrak train crashes near New Buffalo, causing widespread cancellations

A Chicago-bound Amtrak train derailed near New Buffalo late Thursday night after striking an unoccupied vehicle on the tracks. There were no reports of serious...
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Transportation officials aim to strike a balance with US-131 upgrades

State and local transportation officials are wading through thousands of public comments on how to improve the US-131 corridor through Grand Rapids’ south side,...
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Southwest Airlines to start nonstop Grand Rapids flights to Nashville

Southwest Airlines starting next year will offer seasonal, nonstop weekend flights between the Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Nashville.  The airline on Thursday announced...
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Low-cost airline Sun Country coming to Grand Rapids airport in 2024

Sun Country Airlines will begin scheduled route service next year to and from Gerald R. Ford International Airport, offering a new low-cost travel option...
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Supply chain firm adds logistics strength in Mexico with 8th acquisition

Kentwood-based Supply Chain Solutions LLC recently acquired a logistics company with operations in Mexico, a move that points to a broader nearshoring trend as...

Grand Rapids PE firm acquires Canadian rail maintenance company 

Auxo Investment Partners extended further into the railroad industry with the acquisition of a western Canadian maintenance and construction company.  The Grand Rapids-based investment firm...
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Township launches shuttle service for 28th Street workers after failed negotiations with The Rapid

Cascade Township has launched a new shuttle-style transit option after what township officials described as “unsuccessful negotiations” with The Rapid to reexamine a bus...