September 3, 2019
Street Talk: Making a connection
In 2018, Grand Rapids’ rapidly transforming West Side welcomed the first urban grocery store concept from Meijer, and the overall reception has been positive. In its first year, Bridge Street Market expanded its assortment of locally made or sourced products by 33% and continues to bring a fresh mix of convenient food at low prices […]
Change Ups: Williams joins Miller Johnson as senior counsel
Fortified with more than 25 years of legal experience, Shoran Reid Williams joined Miller Johnson as a senior counsel in the law firm’s Grand Rapids office. Williams’ litigation experience extends into administrative law, civil litigation, appellate law, personal injury and family law. She has successfully obtained favorable results for her clients in state and federal […]
Public Record
BANKRUPTCY 19-02858 – SMALLEY, Bobby J., 14583 Shaner, Cedar Springs, David C. Andersen (Ch. 13) 19-02866 – BROWN, Kyle J., 261 Barkway SE, Ralph M. Reisinger (Ch. 7) 19-02870 – MOORE, Chemal, 1875 Collingwood SE, Wyoming, Bernard Schaefer (Ch. 7) 19-02881 – SMITH, Darrel M., 820 Monroe NW, Ralph M. Reisinger (Ch. 13) 19-02894 – […]
Collaborative divorce for small business owners
Fifty percent of first marriages and 67% of second marriages end in divorce. Despite your best efforts, there is a high likelihood you may divorce during your lifetime. As a business owner, divorce has the same complications of a partnership breakup. Beyond the most common divorce concerns that center on children, business owners worry about […]
Boosting business through responsible growth
For midmarket companies, responsible growth is becoming increasingly important, and successful companies are making sustainability central to their growth strategies. West Michigan is no stranger to this movement. A regional coalition of businesses, nonprofits and academia formed the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum to promote business practices demonstrating environmental stewardship, economic vitality and social responsibility. […]
Consumers Energy CEO hypes green community
Consumers Energy CEO Patti Poppe made a stop in Grand Rapids in a statewide tour to tout the Michigan Public Service Commission’s approval of the company’s integrated resource plan. The MPSC approved the plan in June of this year, making Consumers the first utility in the state to have an approved IRP. “We were particularly […]
Strategist: Recession is on deck
Although economic expansions have no built-in timer, enough “stresses and strains” are piling up that a market analyst believes the likelihood of a mild recession is around 30% next year and 50% in 2021. Jeff Korzenik, chief investment strategist with Fifth Third Bank, spoke to the Business Journal on Aug. 22 to expand on an […]
Lakeshore Advantage establishes new fund
A new economic catalyst fund has been established for future developments on the lakeshore. Through investment by 40 individuals and businesses, nearly $1.7 million has been raised to seed the Now for the Next Fund through the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area. This new fund serves as a replacement for the Holland Economic Development […]
Holland business offers alternative physical therapy
Katherine Kerber was suffering from debilitating back pain for more than two decades with no recovery success. The pain came from scoliosis that would cause flareups every six months or so that put her out of commission for four days. Exhausting all other resources, Kerber met with a somatics practitioner for eight sessions over three […]
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Inside Track: Business runs in the family
Nathan Vanderploeg comes from a family that is deep-seated in business. One of his great-grandfathers started Grand Rapids-based Stevens Advertising, which is now under different ownership. One of his grandfathers was the head of an engineering company that made parts for airplanes and jet turbines in Muskegon. His great-uncle was a part of the growth […]
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Baker College offers flexibility, options for business students
The College of Business at Baker College introduced three new programs for students pursuing all levels of business degrees, from bachelor’s to doctorate. Beginning with the fall 2019 semester, courses for the new degree programs are available at Baker campuses across Michigan or online. Na “Lina” Li, dean of the College of Business at Baker […]
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Spectrum learns lessons from STRIVE closure
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Though Spectrum Health closed its membership-based practice after only two years, the health system’s leaders are making the most of what they learned. Spectrum Health closed its STRIVE clinic, at 161 Ottawa Ave. NW, on Aug. 31. The practice opened in 2017 as a whole-body preventive approach to long-term […]
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Project Elevate preps airport for growth
Through a new three-phase development project, the Gerald R. Ford International Airport is preparing for continued growth of service and operations. Project Elevate will enable the Ford airport to serve thousands more passengers, book additional destinations with greater ease and potentially serve as a base for another airline, according to Brian Picardat, interim president and […]
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Granger Group ramps up residential project
While Granger Group is probably best known for its continuous development of Metro Health Village, a mix of retail, hospitality and assisted living all surrounding the Metro Health-University of Michigan Health campus, the Wyoming-based developer has gradually been building out a planned 700-unit, single- and multifamily property since the early 2000s. The Reserve is a […]
