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Women inclusion cannot improve without zero-tolerance policy on sexual assault, intimidation

Grand Rapids Business Journal has been reporting on the biannual Inforum Women’s Leadership Report since 2013. The analysis of gender makeup of boards of...

Report says public firms’ leadership is ‘skewed’

Although the share of board seats held by women at the top public companies in Michigan has gone up in the past decade, the...

Mall work backs sustainability

Woodland Mall is entering a new phase of redevelopment. The demolition of the old Sears buildings and the anchoring of a new upscale retailer...

Design firm marks 20 years of change

Kevin Budelmann and Yang Kim have built an award-winning design consultancy by viewing good design as a vehicle to help customers. The married partners and...

Economy may head toward dip

With the U.S. economy in its third-longest expansion since 1854, a Comerica Bank economist said continued moderate growth hinges on factors that can cut...

Inside Track: Matthews’ message is clear: ‘Live with art’

Henry Matthews believes art is not something that should be confined to a gallery; it should inhabit and transform public spaces. In 1998, former Grand...

GRCC program teaches basics of breweries

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) After Kyle Rondeau graduates from Grand Rapids Community College, he said he envisions himself in a multitude of...

Holland airport’s impact is soaring

Holland aviator Gradus Geurink created a small grass runway for private planes in 1942. After 75 years, that small venture, now the West Michigan...

Change Ups: Teacher, attorney receive Peacemaker Awards

The Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan presented Wyoming High School art teacher Robyn Gransow-Higley and attorney Carl Ver Beek (left) of Varnum LLP...

Two-thirds of retailers expect to close strong

Michigan retailers are looking forward to a robust holiday shopping season, according to the Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association...

Public Record

MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds DOREN, Dennis et al, PNC Bank, Algoma Twp., 2-9-11, $340,000 SALMON, Gary L. et al, Huntington National...

Street Talk: A man and his island

The World Affairs Council’s 68th anniversary luncheon featured a Grand Valley State University alum, who also happens to be president of the Republic of...

It’s not too soon to think about ArtPrize’s milestone in 2018

ArtPrize Nine has packed up, and our city begins to relax. Merchants, club owners and restaurateurs breathe a sigh of release, total up their...

State sees effects of national opioid crisis

The opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities around the country, including those in Michigan. Over 60,000 Americans died from drug overdose between March 2016 and...

Don’t get tripped up by flex spending accounts

As we near the end of 2017, those who opted into a flexible spending account (FSA) for the year will find notices in the...