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GR no longer ranked as ‘Dying City’

Who’s dying now, Newsweek? In January 2011, the Daily Beast infamously ranked Grand Rapids 10th on its list of America’s Dying Cities. Perhaps no one could...

Children’s Hospital unveils ICU on wheels

Officials at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital unveiled a new high-tech ambulance Thursday — virtually a fully equipped mobile neonatal intensive care unit —...

Businesses fret over health costs

It’s official: The federal requirements concerning health care are having an impact on West Michigan businesses. The recent results of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber...

Business has questions, does Snyder have answers?

Wednesday is must-see TV for the state’s business community, especially those employers who call West Michigan home. Gov. Rick Snyder’s State of the State Address...

CPAs working in the dark while Congress argues

The continuing inability of Congress and the Obama administration to work out a long-term financial plan that finally addresses taxes and spending and ends...

Several variables will define 2013’s economy

We’ve returned to an unimpressive growth pattern. Despite the optimism of our November report, December and 2012 ended rather flat. Our closely watched index...

Inside Track: From a humble beginning, Curt Mulder has found success

It’s fair to say that Curt Mulder swept his way into his executive position at one of the region’s top builders. Mulder has been a...

Cornerstone will head DDA’s visioning work

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Cornerstone Architects will lead a design team that will assist the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority in getting...

Looking forward through a rearview mirror

“There’s no future in making predictions.” — Editorial from the Redwood Falls Gazette, Dec. 19, 2012. The reason I like this statement is because it...

City ends a trio of industrial tax abatements

Grand Rapids city commissioners terminated three industrial tax-exemption certificates last week. One belonged to a business owned by a current commissioner. The other business,...

DDA re-elects leadership and welcomes new member

Members of the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority selected Brian Harris and Kayem Dunn to repeat their roles for another year as board chairman...

Racial disparities in infant deaths draw attention

LANSING — While the infant mortality rate in Michigan is one of the highest in the nation, experts say the disparity in racial and...

Commission may change pay evaluation process

The next time Grand Rapids city commissioners evaluate the performances of the city’s four top executives, they may base their decisions on a new...

Are you ready to rumble?

Although the state’s 97th legislative session began last week, little in the way of actual legislating will occur until Gov. Rick Snyder delivers his...

Street Talk: Right to work — and play — must be Pure Michigan

Tying the right-to-work laws with the state’s Pure Michigan tourism campaign seems, well, sort of un-pure. Will people visit the Wolverine State to see non-union...

Public Record

Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds HARNESS, David L. et al, Quicken Loans, Crystal Springs Plat No. 6, Lot 240, $237,400 CORETTI, Jon...

Change Ups: Cardiologist named AHA fellow

Larry Diaz-Sandoval, an interventional cardiologist with Metro Health, has been named a fellow of the American Heart Association by the Council on Peripheral Vascular...

Every success revolves around one word. What’s yours?

My friend Andy Horner and I were eating lunch at Chick-fil-A last Friday. My 3-year-old daughter, Gabrielle, was with us. The minute we walked in...

Determining ‘large employers,’ ‘full-time employees’ for PPACA

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, beginning in 2014, any company designated as a "large employer" will be required to offer minimum...

It’s not the apocalypse yet, just a tax cut

A blogger for a non-partisan, nonprofit national research organization that has monitored tax policy at the federal, state and local levels since 1937 thought...