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Flooding aftermath will require same spirit of cooperation

Residents and business owners throughout the Grand Valley region likely may have reflected recently on Michigan’s nickname “water wonderland,” but the beauty of a...

Law schools see big decrease in applications

Law schools across the country are seeing the lowest number of applicants in 30 years, with an average decrease of 19 percent since 2012. According...

Minneapolis-based Foley & Mansfield opens office in GR

Minneapolis-based law firm Foley & Mansfield has expanded into Grand Rapids with an experienced team of qui tam — whistleblower laws — health care...

Full swing for private developers

What do you see while driving through downtown Grand Rapids? Cranes, construction sites and future construction sites. All you have to do is open...

Ethnic population props up lamb market

Now in the midst of his eighth busy lambing season, Holland farmer Mike Bronkema has little spare time to dwell on the reasons he...

A sign of the times: law libraries fading away

Judges and lawyers are steeped in tradition and processes. Stare decisis — the policy of courts to abide by principles established by decisions in...

Estate planning tax update after enactment of ATRA

By now you should have all heard that Congress narrowly averted the country's fall over the "fiscal cliff" at the very last moment (well,...

Improv lessons translate well to business culture

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” might be more than just a fun show; it might be the key to transforming a toxic company culture...

Rainfall hasn’t hurt county’s agriculture sector

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Although the recent torrential rains made life miserable for property owners along the swollen banks of the Grand...

Inside Track: Food entrepreneur advises people not to ‘fear heat’

Dominic Sorenson has started a lot of food businesses. A couple of the businesses were based on fantastic ideas but had little backing or support....

Global business venture may help clear the air

SEA Biofuels is preparing to introduce its small, smokeless cooking stove using specialized solid fuel to a market that is primarily Third World nations...

World trade expected to remain sluggish for next two years

Ten years ago, America lost its position as the world’s leading exporter when Germany’s merchandise exports exceeded those of the United States. In 2009,...

Contract paralegal service offers helping hand to law firms

Jessica Elin is trying something new: a contract paralegal service business. “I’ve wanted to do this for a while,” Elin said. “I worked as a...

GVSU, Notre Dame partner on water contamination study

Grand Valley State University researchers Rick Rediske and James O’Keefe will partner with a team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame on...

MLCV turns attention to West Michigan

Since its founding in 1999, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters has worked tirelessly on conservation issues affecting the state’s land, water and air...

Metro Council gets added road money for this year

Grand Valley Metro Council Executive Director John Weiss said the transportation planner is getting a bigger chunk of road dollars this year than was...

Land bank claims tax auction sales don’t increase value

A new analysis by the Kent County Land Bank Authority reveals that tax-foreclosed properties in Grand Rapids, including those sold at the annual public...

Street Talk: Water, water everywhere — and lots of sandbags, too

Last week’s unprecedented 1,500-volunteer sandbag effort in support of the city of Grand Rapids’ Environmental Services Department was essentially organized over the course of...

Public Record

April 26 — MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds LINDSEY, Kristin Ann et al, IFreedom Direct Corp., River Road Farms, Lot 29,...

Right Place tops goal a year early

Despite coming up with its new five-year strategic plan in 2008 — the year the nation went into the Great Recession — The Right...