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GM unveils Wyoming plant upgrade

General Motors completed a yearslong $119-million upgrade to its Wyoming components plant, creating hundreds of local jobs in the process. The Big Three automaker hosted...

Inside Track: A pro in the ‘people business’

When Sindia Narber talks about her role at DK Security, she returns again and again to the stories of the people around her rather...

Sweet House ‘never will be for sale’

The Sweet House is not for sale and never will be, according to the foundation that oversees it. Even though the Women’s City Club in...

GR well on its way to becoming an entrepreneurial hotspot

Grand Rapids is making a name for itself in the entrepreneurial space. Wallethub recently ranked Grand Rapids 13th, among 182 cities in the United States,...

Local lawn and landscape business gets colorful

While driving around West Michigan, Ryan and Nikki Riebel noticed a pattern of clashing flower colors and poor plant symmetry in outdoor planters at...

DDA approves FY2019 budget

The Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority has hit the final step in the 2019 budget approval process. The DDA voted unanimously to approve its budget...

Insights on closing the pay gap

It’s no secret wage inequity still is a problem for women in the workforce. A local human resources expert recently shared strategies women can...

Uncertainty follows prevailing wage repeal

The Michigan Senate voted June 6 to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law, and while the decision evokes praise from those who have campaigned...

The how and when of effective communication

Day in and day out, we hear discussions related to communications of one type or another. Frequently, this discussion immediately shifts our attention to...

Nonprofit works to license child care providers

A local nonprofit is beginning a project to link the needs of the community with quality early childhood education and care providers. Camp Fire West...

Apple tariffs bite Michigan

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Michigan might be caught in the midst of an international tariff battle. According to Reuters, Mexico has placed a...

Partnership leads to self-help legal center

The Legal Assistance Center partnered with a Kentwood District Court to open a self-directed Legal Assistance Center in Kentwood earlier this month. The 62-B District...

Street Talk: Leaders of the club

The region will celebrate its business prowess this week while handing out some awards along the way. The Economic Club of Grand Rapids will present...

Public Record

MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds SCHULTZ, Matthew et al, AmeriFirst Financial Corp., Grand Rapids, 29-7-11, $230,860 ZINGER, Matthew J. et al, Heartland...

Change Ups: Holland Arts Council hires Rivera

After evaluating more than 130 candidates and completing four rounds of interviews, the Holland Area Arts Council hired Renese Rivera as executive director. Rivera...

General Motors once again offers dynamic economic impact for West Michigan

A comparatively quiet media tour of General Motors’ Wyoming components plant last week belied its unceremonious, abrupt closing nine years ago, immediately depleting Wyoming...

What would tariffs on auto imports mean for suppliers?

If you work in the auto industry — for an original equipment manufacturer, supplier or otherwise — it’s likely you felt shock waves as...