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SBDC to offer online class for start-ups

The Michigan Small Business Development Center, located at Grand Valley State University, is launching a new program called Start Smart Online. The six-week training program...

At Bros. Leather, it’s in the bag

Bros. Leather Supply Co. in Grand Rapids just got a big boost with a promotional partnership agreement with Garrett Goodwin, the drummer for singer...

Inside Track: Transition from food to beer started early for Crank

In the 1990s, Jim Crank spent a lot of time thinking about craft beer. He and his wife, Elizabeth, visited the breweries of Oregon where...

Corridor draws city planners’ attention

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) The Michigan Street Corridor has seen $1 billion worth of development in the past decade, and if projections...

Field trip with a focus

Construction professionals recently gave more than 100 local high school freshman students the grand tour of a multi-stage residential project to expose them to...

Industrial real estate sector primed for movement

2014 was a busy year across all sectors of West Michigan real estate, but particularly in the industrial market. Last year, the region experienced a...

Sports commission contributes $145M to local economy

Youth and amateur sports can fly under the radar, but the West Michigan Sports Commission has grabbed it by the horns and made it...

CARWM report shows a landlord’s market

Practically every report looking back at the economics of 2014 in West Michigan points to growth, and the Commercial Alliance of Realtors West Michigan...

GrandPR offers students real-world experience

Advertising and public relations students at Grand Valley State University aren’t waiting until graduation to gain real-world experience in their future career field. Instead,...

Tech wall centerpiece of collaborative space

Even though commercial real estate space in Grand Rapids is filling up, the digital real estate landscape has endless acres. When Holland-based Haworth Inc. and...

City has little time to ponder what is already done

“The $1 billion in investments has changed the Michigan Street corridor persona to the Medical Mile and changed the face of several neighborhoods, especially...

Raising kids amidst family business success

The next generation of family business owners is required to be many things. They are expected to be smart — even smarter than their...

Major revisions to Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act

By signing Michigan Senate Bills 623, 624 and 929 on Jan. 15, Gov. Rick Snyder ratified a significant set of revisions to the Michigan...

Local real estate agents are familiar with radon testing

Public health officials in Lansing and in Kent County — as well as Gov. Rick Snyder — take the threat of radon gas very...

Land Division Act could lead to lawsuits

Vagueness in the 1997 Land Division Act might soon lead to court battles if the Michigan legislature doesn’t step in with a bill clarifying...

Change Ups: Ferris State opens University Center

Ferris State University in Big Rapids recently opened its remodeled University Center located in the heart of campus. The $34 million renovation features spaces...

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MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds NGUYEN, Milton et al, E Mortgage Management, Railside West, Lot 2, $250,000 JACKSON, Matthew S. et al,...

Michigan ranks among lowest states for export growth

According to the latest numbers on international trade released by the World Trade Organization, in the first 11 months of 2014 the value of...

Three more big sales questions and bigger answers

Here are a few more sales, business and life answers that can help you make more sales today, and help you build a personal...

Street Talk: Banks keep reshuffling; Mercantile keeps watching

“There’s a lot of M&A activity going on, and especially in Michigan,” notes Mike Price, CEO of Mercantile Bank. And yes, he’s talking specifically about...