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Downtown livin’ is easy — and expensive

Bruce Thompson knows the way people think about the space they live in is changing. As founder of Urbaneer Spaces, Thompson is attempting to...

Holland company sees excellent retention rates

It seems like employees at Worksighted Inc. never want to leave. The Holland-based managed service provider, which was founded in 2000 and has about 46...

Forecast predicts favorable economy

Comerica’s latest economic update for the Central West Michigan area paints a rosy picture, with a forecast of continued increases in payroll jobs, reduction...

Hard times result in hard decisions for executives

It’s good to have a plan during tough times. When the caller ID on Noel Cuellar’s cell phone read “Washington, D.C.,” he knew something was...

Camp touts summer experience for young adults

A new summer camp will open in Michigan this year, but it’s not for kids. Camp Forever Fun will be held over Memorial Day weekend,...

Inside Track: Van Dyke answers the call for nonprofit leadership

Ever since she was a little girl, Michelle Van Dyke wanted to own a bank. Van Dyke made her childhood dream of a career in...

Michigan begins to crumble for lack of oversight, accountability (the bill is in the...

Grand Rapids Business Journal is reporting on The Education Trust-Midwest study, “Accountability for All: 2016,” which shows 80 percent of Michigan charter schools performed...

Commercial Bank opens downtown location

Alma-based Commercial Bank sees an opportunity in Grand Rapids. The bank is doubling its efforts with the opening of a small office in the CWD...

City readies riverfront land for sale

After nearly a decade, Grand Rapids officials once again are looking to put about 18 acres at 201 Market Ave. SW up for sale,...

Analyzing your company financials: Don’t kill the messenger

What is reality? It is whatever you think it is. Your personality, value system, culture and exposure to varying concepts can distort your focus...

Michigan should support the Trans-Pacific Partnership

As a kid from Ada, you can imagine the satisfaction I get finding myself introducing clients to project managers and other interested parties in...

Talent returning to West Michigan is boon for staffing firms, too

Talent is coming back to Michigan — and that means good things, not only for the Mitten State’s premier industries, but also for the...

What’s keeping you up at night?

It’s been 25 years since a combination of partners did the last comprehensive assessment on the needs of Michigan’s small businesses. The Michigan Small Business...

Third Coast adds financing piece

Diamond Place LLC, an established entity by the principals of Third Coast Development, has added another piece to its financing package for the $42...

Region builds its construction profile

Need any proof that West Michigan is a big part of the now-booming construction industry? Two of the four nominees for the national Associated Builders...

ETM proposes accountability for charter school authorizers

Michigan’s statewide charter school system’s report card remains low compared to other leading academic performing states. In its latest report, Accountability for All: 2016, The...

Transformation Fund purposes

More than five years ago, Grand Rapids officials created a financing tool to improve operations and services to follow through on its commitments to...

P3 conference examines city’s retail future

Grand Rapids will have a better idea of its retail future next week. Representatives from both the private and public sectors will convene Tuesday to...

Seamless ignites spark for startups

For an entrepreneur, the transition from being a total stranger to sitting across the table from a possible multi-million dollar client needs to be...

College program reaches captive audience

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Calvin College has a new take on prison ministry. Calvin College, Calvin Theological Seminary and the Michigan Department of...