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Integrated Architecture named a top sustainable firm

Architecture Magazine recently ranked Integrated Architecture No. 32 on its list of top sustainable firms in the nation. The firm also was ranked 64th...

Living Baseball Card comes alive

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) With the major league baseball season in the books, a local baseball business venture is cranking up in...

County to tackle landfill legacy cost

The Kent County Department of Public Works may have found a solution to the hefty legacy cost it is facing for three closed county...

City sets project list for future potential development

The reconstruction of Godfrey Avenue from the city’s south limits to Market Avenue was one of four projects Grand Rapids city commissioners agreed to...

Bureau whets appetite for new dining event

Coming on the heels of a third successful Restaurant Week, Experience Grand Rapids decided to make it official last week by announcing it has...

City puts West Fulton in the big plan

City commissioners added much of the West Fulton Business District and a residential neighborhood to the city’s Master Plan last week under an area-specific...

Land bank closer to selling Sparta Foundry site

The unidentified party interested in buying the four-acre site of the former Sparta Foundry is reportedly flying in from Amsterdam in a few weeks...

WYCE celebrates 25 years of bringing eclectic mix to West Michigan

As Kevin Murphy began preparations for the 25th anniversary celebration of the Grand Rapids Community Media Center’s radio station, he came across the following...

LINC connects entrepreneurs with support system

It only took one year for Kristian Grant, who had no business background, to research, start and own an independent, successful business. What’s her secret? Last...

GR voters can change how city manages its finances

Voters in the city of Grand Rapids will have an opportunity Nov. 6 to alter how the city manages its finances. Proposal 1 on...

Walker company says: Recycle your empty water bottle

Recent publicity about proposals to ban bottled water has the industry wary, but a growing Walker company that is one of the state’s largest...

Kent commissioners give green light to PDR effort

A Purchase of Development Rights agreement authorized by Kent County commissioners in February was completed last week when board members accepted the funds to...

Street Talk: And the debate goes on — and on, and on

Prolonged negotiations lasting more than a month from inception, met by additional negotiations — and finally, a debate day and time — almost. No, it...

Business owners weather area’s multiple storms

As the presidential election and the dominant candidate coverage draws to a conclusion this week, the Business Journal offers congratulations to business owners and...

Ottawa plans water forum

Ottawa County will host its seventh annual forum on water quality Thursday. The purpose of the forum is to stay abreast of possible water...

A dozen Michigan organizations receive specialty crop grants

LANSING — Managing bees and saving cucumbers from disease are just two of the topics being studied in recent specialty crop grants. This October in...

Local company aims to stretch mpg for commercial fleets

A startup business that relocated from southeast Michigan to Grand Rapids this year is trying to market a new non-thermal plasma ignition technology the...

Let’s talk sustainable design and STEAM, not STEM

You may have heard about STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — but have you heard of STEAM? That’s the big four, plus...

The next Silicon Valley?

How could West Michigan become the next Silicon Valley? This was the core question probed by Greg Horowitt, co-author of “The Rainforest: The Secret to...

Inside Track: A head for business and a heart of gold

Helen Zeerip admits she is directionally challenged, the irony of which is not lost on her: She is president of Fillmore Township-based Teddy’s Transport,...