July 29, 2019
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Change Ups: Apple Spice opens in Byron Center
Apple Spice, a boxed lunch and catering company, has a new location in West Michigan. The company’s 3,000-square-foot storefront is in the Orchard Plaza center at 701 68th St. SW in Byron Center. Husband-and-wife owners Mike & Nancy Jacobs chose the 68th Street location because freeway access allows them to deliver within a 30-minute radius, […]
Public Record
BANKRUPTCY 19-02239 – BREW, Jowana L., 619 Michigan NE, Tiffany A. Eisenga (Ch. 7) 19-02248 – WAVER, Michael E. & Sumayyah, 608 Barnett NE, Jacob T. Tighe (Ch. 7) 19-02253 – LONGSTREET, Richard M., 682 Braeside SE, Byron Center, Michael M. Malinowski (Ch. 7) 19-02254 – WASHINGTON, Arrington D., 811 Second NW, Greg J. Ekdahl […]
City, MDOT agree to roadway upgrades
The Grand Rapids City Commission last week approved an agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation to improve Michigan Street and other roadways in accordance with the Vital Streets initiative. The project consists of rotomilling and resurfacing, installing Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps, bulbouts, trees, pavement markings, as well as curb and sidewalk repairs. Broadway […]
GR drafts rules on 5G infrastructure
A state act issued March 2019 restricted the power of cities to control their public right of way and allow wireless companies to expand 5G data services, but Grand Rapids has proposed some administrative rules to keep some control over the spread of 5G infrastructure in its own right of way. The city’s draft administrative […]
Digital assets no longer are just for bank accounts
In today’s digital age, managing valuable digital assets is an increasing concern, especially when it comes to estate planning. Why? Because, as citizens of a technology-driven world, we continue to leave behind digital footprints even after we’ve passed. If you’ve developed digital assets — websites, games, designs, photos, all sold or viewed digitally — you […]
Marijuana conviction may be beneficial
Some municipalities in West Michigan soon will be eligible for marijuana-related resources that could impact the business community. Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, Benton Harbor and Niles are among 19 communities that qualify for the Social Equity Program, which was established by the Marijuana Regulatory Agency. The program is designed to provide residents who are disproportionately […]
Nonprofit looks to fight shrinking homebuilder workforce
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) The number of homes being built across the state has decreased for the past two years, in part due to a shrinking workforce. With retirements and the aging demographics in the industry, many builders and contractors can’t find enough skilled workers to fill the jobs needed to expand or […]
Program targets boardroom inclusion
A new program is in the works to help the West Michigan nonprofit sector develop and maintain more diverse and inclusive boardrooms. The Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University, in partnership with Ferris State University, is working to launch the Ecosystem for Nonprofit Leadership. The program is meant to educate nonprofit executive […]
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Inside Track: Artistic mind guides Boezwinkle’s career
As an architect, Jennifer Boezwinkle has had a creative, if not winding career path. The executive vice president of Rockford Construction always had an artistic mindset and knew she wanted to be an architect since she was in fourth grade. She said she would often get bored and restless in class, so the teacher would […]
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WMU glides into drone consultancy
Western Michigan University is offering a new consulting service that uses drones for data collection and interpretation. Offered through WMU's W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change, the service includes professionals who use the necessary drones, cameras and sensors to collect data and then interpret it for clients. The service could be used […]
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Meijer Gardens expands wedding venues
More than 700,000 people visit Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s 158-acre park each year to attend concerts, view its indoor and outdoor gardens, sculpture galleries, permanent sculpture collection and use the learning center, café and meeting rooms, among other features. But behind the horticulture, the sculptures and other amenities, Meijer Gardens also serves as […]
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Caterer gains new visibility in Muskegon
Destinee Keener-Sargent and Kemmie Sargent’s journey as foodies just keeps rolling. Three years ago, the husband-and-wife team started their Muskegon Heights home-based catering business, Kuntry Cookin’, after Keener-Sargent lost her nonprofit job, which had been a significant source of income for the couple and their four children. While Keener-Sargent looked for a new position, the […]
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Apple suppliers team up
Local apple suppliers are looking to increase their sales through partnerships. In June, Michigan Fresh Marketing in Comstock Park and BelleHarvest in Belding created a strategic sales alliance, making it the second-largest apple shipper in Michigan for the 2019 apple season, which begins in late August. The newly joint sales alliance will sell and market […]
