November 30, 2020
Public Record
MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds RUSTICUS, Alexander et al, Ruoff Mortgage Co., Parcel: 411805230012, $275,000 KIM, Hyun D. et al, Benchmark Mortgage, East Grand Rapids, $440,000 FARRIS, Donna, Neighborhood Loans, Parcel: 411416228010, $275,405 OMAR, Hashim S. et al, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Kentwood, $373,000 TRUSS, Lykesia P. et al, Independent […]
Street Talk: Take care with Medicare
Health Alliance Plan (HAP), a Michigan-based nonprofit health plan, is cautioning consumers about a recent Medicare scam.
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Change-Ups: The Rapid taps Schipper as COO
After serving as interim chief operating officer since June, The Rapid appointed Steve Schipper as its new COO. His new role has Schipper overseeing the transportation, fleet maintenance, facilities and special services departments.
COVID-19 shutdown limits crashes and road repairs
LANSING — Perhaps Michigan’s white-tailed deer population is one of the few winners of the pandemic.
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Inside Track: Learning to trust her voice
Building relationships with the Latino community in Grand Rapids that she didn’t have growing up changed the direction of Erika VanDyke’s life and led her to her current job in community philanthropy.
Build foundational skills with the ‘six Cs’
A little more than a year ago, the Grand Rapids Public Museum hosted “Outsmarting the Robots: Redesigning education from the classroom to the halls of Lansing.”
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Calvin to provide credits to students with intellectual disabilities
More students with intellectual disabilities will be able to earn college credits at Calvin University, courtesy of a $1.2 million Transition and Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Camping resort offers primitive living
Just off of U.S. 131, away from the din of rubber on concrete, a group of local developers are taking steps to transform a 45-acre property in Rockford into an off-the-grid camping experience where visitors can unplug from technology and reconnect with the outdoors.
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MSU law teams take national Moot Court title
Michigan State University College of Law’s Moot Court program soared to the top this year.
Make it easy for your customers to find you online
Have you ever tried searching Google for the best industrial roofing contractor in Grand Rapids only for it to return a list of websites on pottery trends in New Zealand?
Perrigo’s Grand Rapids HQ is success story
As we work to combat the economic challenges across the state brought on by this global pandemic, we need bold and creative solutions to help us build a more equitable and resilient economy in Michigan.
Consider investments you can feel good about
When you look at your investment portfolio, how does it make you feel?
Michigan needs ‘Plan B’ for propane supply
In the winter months, Michigan runs on propane.
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Report shows resilient economy
Economic conditions showed “definite signs of improvement” during the third quarter of 2020, the first gain during a year dominated by impacts of the pandemic, according to a new report.
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Social platform connects investors, food startups
A new social media platform based in West Michigan is not for entertainment, but for building a network that could lead to early-stage investments.
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Woodworker turns hobby into business after job loss
After losing his job due to the pandemic, Kristian Woods decided it was time to turn his longtime passion into a serious business.
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Nonprofit converts historic seminary into senior living space
After nearly a year of development, Samaritas has opened the Senior Affordable Living Community and West Michigan Child and Family Campus, located on the former grounds of the historic St. Joseph Seminary in Grand Rapids.
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Employers may scale back raises in 2021
A new survey has found the shadow of COVID-19 is causing many U.S. organizations to reevaluate their salary increase plans for 2021.
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Recruiting firm gets creative during COVID-19
If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop, it was the labor shortage for the manufacturing sector.
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Residential project follows unique path
Sable Homes of Rockford, Newaygo County and the Michigan Land Bank Authority came together to execute a first-of-its-kind use of brownfield incentives to support construction of 20 new workforce homes in the city of Newaygo.
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Company seizes upon pandemic to tout children’s app
Whether it be in-person, virtual or through hybrid learning, students constantly have had to adapt to the disruption of their learning environment.
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Real estate titan Stan Wisinski dies at 80
Grand Rapids real estate icon Stanley Wisinski III died at the age of 80 on Nov. 5.