June 6, 2016
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Public Record
MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds GOOGE, Moises et al, Huntington National Bank, Railside West No. 2, Lot 63, $417,000 THOMPSON, Brian R. et al, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Forest Farm Plat, Lot 8, $220,410 POCKLINGTON, Richard W. et al, Ark-la-Tex Financial Services, Condo-Whitewood Farms, $315,000 4633 PATTERSON LLC, Chemical Bank, […]
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Street Talk: GVSU to the rescue
It’s OK to be a little scared. At the end of May, the “superbug” E. coli infection resistant to many antibiotics showed up in the United States for the first time. The case involved a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman. If the gene that makes this E. coli drug-resistant moves on to other “superbugs” with other resistances, […]
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Fair Housing event highlights West Michigan problems
Fair housing is still a game that needs to be won in West Michigan. The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, a Grand Rapids nonprofit that fights to eliminate housing discrimination, hosted its 29th Expanding the Fair Housing Playbook annual luncheon and workshop series May 19 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5700 28th St. SE, […]
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Furniture industry needs a breakthrough product
Mike Dunlap is hopeful. The veteran of nearly 40 years in the furniture industry and principal of Holland-based Michael A. Dunlap & Associates is looking forward to NeoCon 2016, the premier design convention being held in Chicago next week. He thinks that after more than a 20-year drought of game-changing products, the furniture industry is […]
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Change Ups: Mary Free Bed to offer residency program
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital will offer a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency program. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recently approved the three-year program, which will provide a comprehensive experience for physicians interested in becoming board-certified physiatrists. The training program will encompass clinical, educational and research opportunities in all areas of PM&R, including […]
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Monthly unemployment plunges even as homebuilding growth slows
The U.S. construction industry added just 1,000 net new jobs in April, according to figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although industrywide job growth was marginal, the nonresidential construction sector added 6,600 net new jobs in April. Revisions to the previous two months of construction data show a net decrease of 3,000 […]
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To protect assets upon death, TOD’s the name
Want to avoid probate court administering your assets when you die? Generally, assets titled solely in your name, with no joint owner and no associated beneficiary designation, will be subject to probate when you pass away. The main categories of assets that avoid probate are: Joint assets, titled in such a way to ensure the […]
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Whose bathroom is it, anyway?
Few workplace issues have generated as much controversy as the recent movement to protect transgender workers from employment discrimination, including the awkward topic of bathroom use based on gender identity. This polarizing subject has pitted those who endorse diversity and inclusion of the LGBTQ community against those who believe it reflects a loss of family […]
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‘Ford is doing well’ in revamped museum
This week the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum reopens, promising visitors a “brand new museum.” The exhibition space was stripped down to its cement floors and outside walls and entirely rebuilt, said Joseph Calvaruso, executive director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation. Visitors to the museum, 303 Pearl St. NW, will now encounter a […]
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Senate energy proposal is out of touch and sets state back
Michigan Senate Energy and Technology Committee members have spent this entire year reviewing Michigan’s comprehensive energy policy to update the state’s 2008 energy law now expiring. The more-than-six-month effort proves to be little more than legislative appeasement of existing utility companies rather than thoughtful energy policy consistent with new millennium technologies and expectations. As the […]
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Creative class pumps $674M into GR economy
Grand Rapids is becoming a hotbed for creative talent. Creative industries here have grown in the past two years, according to the 2016 Creative State Michigan: Creative Industries Report issued by Creative Many, a Detroit-based statewide nonprofit that works to develop the state’s creative economy. The nonprofit’s last Creative Industries Report came out in 2014, […]
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Inside Track: Beals sets intentional boundaries to help others reclaim their lives
As a child, Sam Beals witnessed enough trauma for a lifetime. But a lifetime of trauma is what his career ended up offering him, and oddly enough, he has no complaints about it. In fact, he’s grateful, and so are the thousands of children he’s helped. Beals is CEO of the nonprofit Samaritas, formerly Lutheran […]
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From can to pan? More like farm to table
As Tim England was readying to start his job as executive chef at Beacon Hill at Eastgate, he wanted to avoid the stigma of bland senior living food from the “open a can and dump it in a pan” method. With a career in fine dining including 20 years as executive chef at Calvin College, […]
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Pulling the plug?
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Several businesses and environmental organizations say a pair of energy bills before the Michigan Senate would kill electric choice and remove mandates that have been crucial to Michigan’s renewable energy and energy efficiency gains. The opposition is aimed at Senate bills 437 and 438, introduced by Sen. Mike Nofs, […]
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Econ Club annual dinner honors Dan DeVos, Mark Murray
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a West Michigan audience he was surprised how much of his job was wrapped up in politics. “Not that the Fed is partisan,” he explained at the 29th annual dinner of the Economic Club of Grand Rapids. “It’s very nonpartisan, but there’s an awful lot of contact with […]
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Factory to serve up Hudsonville-area jobs
A $34.8-million investment in a food processing factory in West Michigan has the potential to change Hudsonville. Last month, Kent Quality Foods Inc. announced it would invest that amount in land, building and equipment over three years for a new processing plant in Jamestown Township. Neighboring Hudsonville expects to feel a ripple effect from the […]
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Roaster believes cold coffee is hot
The coffee industry is heading into unknown territory with cold-brew coffee, but Saugatuck’s Uncommon Coffee Roasters is preparing to capitalize on the trend. President Guy Darienzo said several members of his team went to the Specialty Coffee Association of America annual conference in Atlanta last month and participated in a session on cold brew, along […]
