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The power of two generations is felt and measured with significant impact

During the past few weeks, the Business Journal’s reporting efforts have covered the vast spectrum of the residential building boom and the entrepreneurial efforts...

Beacon Hill at Eastgate announces $30M expansion

One of Grand Rapids’ premier continuing care retirement communities is preparing to launch a $30 million expansion of its facilities. Beacon Hill at Eastgate, 1919...

An American football team, by any other name …

At Kentwood’s Meadowlawn Elementary School in the 1960s, my friends and I would boast about things we thought made us "better" than each other. I...

Chop and Hue sets up cinematic shop in Grand Rapids

“Corporate film does not have to be boring,” said Dustin Foster. Foster, along with business partner Daniel Wiltshire, launched creative broadcasting and media production boutique...

Legacy Trust moves to new downtown location

Fueled by growth demands, Legacy Trust has signed a long-term lease for new office space at 99 Monroe Ave. NW that will double its...

Area retirement communities nearing full occupancy

When looking into retirement communities, most people likely are looking at the last move they’ll ever make. Because of this, it’s hard to put a...

FATCA: What you don’t know can be expensive

On July 1, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will go into effect — and West Michigan businesses had better be ready. Although an extension...

GVSU introduces philanthropy and nonprofit leadership degree

West Michigan is good at philanthropy. Grand Valley State University will try to make it better. Responding to increased interest and continued market growth, GVSU...

Ionia-based Independent Bank celebrating its 150th year

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Independent Bank, founded in Ionia in 1864, is marking its 150th anniversary this summer with a series of...

CGI firm tells product stories through animation

Even West Michigan’s office furniture is getting a digital makeover these days. Enter Externa CGI, a Wyoming-based company known for specializing in computer-generated animation marketing....

Family medical leave likely for Michigan’s LGBT employees

President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. Labor Department to extend the Family and Medical Leave Act to include legally married same-sex couples, regardless...

Inside Track: In the minority: not the usual computer science nerd

Susan Cotts likes to stay absorbed in the task at hand without worrying about what the rest of the herd is doing. That would explain...

Change Ups: Heslinga joins land trust nonprofit

Justin Heslinga has joined the Land Conservancy of West Michigan as its stewardship coordinator. Heslinga will manage the organization’s 16 nature preserves, including the...

Lethargic global economy leaves its mark on Michigan

Robust economic growth around the world translates to strong foreign demand for American goods, which via exports contributes significantly to Michigan's economic development and...

Public Record

MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds APKARIAN, Mary et al, Huntington National Bank, Kentwood, 24-6-11, $377,673 CAMELOT NORTH LLC, Chemical Bank, Kentwood, 12-6-11,...

Street Talk: A positive senior moment

In his June 2 Special Message to the Legislature on Aging, Gov. Rick Snyder warned that Michigan “has more work to do to prepare...

The old way or the new way? It’s really not a choice anymore

My sales perspective flies in the face of traditional selling. And it’s not just a disruption — it’s the new way of sales. What’s...

Supporters trying to educate voters on Proposal 1

It’s hard to find any organization firmly opposed to Proposal 1 on the Michigan Aug. 5 primary election ballot, but that does not mean...

Program helps build careers in advanced manufacturing

While many people are lamenting the skills gap facing the advanced manufacturing industry, one local company is working to close that gap. Expert Tech, 5352...

New law regarding industrial byproducts

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a series of bills last week regarding the storage and use of industrial byproducts such as coal ash, gypsum,...