April 16, 2018
Public Record
MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds TIERNEY, John A. et al, Dart Bank, Ada Woods No. 4, Lot 58, $390,000 ROJAS, Arturo R. et al, Dart Bank, Jonathan Woods Estates, Lot 17, $460,000 SCHMIDT, Emily T. et al, PNC Bank, The Orchards, Lot 20, $371,200 SMARTT, Matthew et al, Old National […]
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Change Ups: Cooley Law students garner Leadership Achievement Award
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School students Millicent Southern, Carrie Trimpe, Cody Brooks and Kenyata McGill received the Leadership Achievement Award for effectively providing leadership in a variety of capacities during the law school’s Grand Rapids campus Honors Convocation. Their leadership roles include, but are not limited to, Southern serving as treasurer for the Organization of Women […]
Street Talk: First things first
Several high-profile guests, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, drew a sold-out crowd to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park at a luncheon celebration of what would have been former first lady Betty Ford’s 100th birthday. Ford died in 2011, five years after the death of her husband, President Gerald R. Ford. The annual event, which took […]
Employer training key to IT security
In the first West Michigan IT Report, Holland-based Worksighted anonymously surveyed a diverse cross section of IT leaders from dozens of local manufacturers, professional services firms, nonprofits, retailers and others. In addition to taking a pulse on business growth, the survey focused on five prevailing topics in IT: security, spending, cloud, business continuity and future […]
Surgery center begins same-day joint replacements
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) A lot has changed in the field since Dr. Robert DeMaagd began joint replacement surgery 30 years ago. At that time, a knee or hip replacement would keep a patient in the hospital up to 10 days, but technology and the procedure have evolved over the years. Since October, […]
The physics behind trade policies and taxes
High school was many years ago for most of us. Reunions seem to come up more often as the time flies by. Memories of favorite teachers and classes resurface as one reflects on those years. I did my best to pay close attention in many of my high school classes, including physics class. I did […]
Perrigo’s Amazon-exclusive brand grows
Perrigo is in the first year of selling a brand of pharmaceuticals exclusively on Amazon. The Allendale-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company began selling the Basic Care brand on Amazon in August. Jeff Needham, executive vice president and general manager of U.S. consumer health care for Perrigo, said the product was launched “a little softly” to be […]
DDA OKs temporary plaza plans
Plans to improve Calder Plaza still are in the works, but the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority recently approved expenditures for temporary improvements that should breathe new life into the space. The GR Forward Goal 5 Alliance presented plans to the DDA on April 11 to temporarily activate the plaza while a more permanent solution […]
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Solar projects could be bright spot for local farmers
There is an increasing interest in solar energy among farmers. Since the beginning of 2018, Judy Palnau, media and public information specialist at the Michigan Agency for Energy, said her organization has collaborated with Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan Farm Bureau to conduct eight in-person meetings and webinars to educate over 500 farmers, […]
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Muskegon Sports Council launches DUNEiversity program
A team-building program taking a long test run at Muskegon Winter Sports Complex now has a name and a year-round spot on its roster. DUNEiversity officially launched April 3. It was designed by the Muskegon Sports Council, which operates the Winter Sports Complex, 462 N. Scenic Drive, at Muskegon State Park where the sessions take […]
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Region goes back to school on talent
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has schooled a group of West Michigan stakeholders on connecting the dots between training providers and employers. Consumers Energy and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Education and Workforce partnered in October to launch the first statewide Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) Academy in the nation. Its inaugural class […]
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Corner Bar reconstruction begins
Rockford lost an iconic establishment when a fire all but destroyed the Corner Bar last August, but Orion Construction was quick to shore up the debris and preserve what it could. With the debris cleared, the construction crew went to work quickly last week to lay the steel for the structure of the new building, […]
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Inside Track: The circle of life
Jacobson’s department store was where it all started. The once prominent department store was where David Abbott’s mother worked, and where Abbott unearthed a passion for fashion. “Really, what I wanted to do all of my life as a kid was to work in a really nice clothing store,” Abbott said. “My mom worked part […]
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Spectrum, EGR debate parking issue
Efforts by Spectrum Health to begin a $30-million parking structure project at Blodgett Hospital are being challenged by East Grand Rapids residents. Spectrum would like to build two parking ramps, one on the north end of the property and one on the south end, with the same number of total spaces as its crumbling 45-year-old […]
