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More than $60M pours into downtown Holland

Walking westward along W. Eighth Street from the core of downtown Holland, visitors will move through a bustling business corridor and onto a city...

Grand Rapids Whitewater aims for 2019 summer start date

This time next year, Grand Rapids Whitewater hopes to begin its Grand River restoration project. Until then, Whitewater President and CEO Richard Bishop said the...

Mercy Health Saint Mary’s celebrates 125 years

In a way, the story of the hospital that has become Mercy Health Saint Mary’s starts in 1827 Ireland with a woman named Catherine...

EDC grants $94K for Transformando program

A minority business program that launched earlier this year is fully funded for the next three years. West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce received a...

MAC predicts bountiful apple harvest

Michigan is expected to exceed its apple harvest this season.  According to the Michigan Apple Committee, apple growers are estimated to harvest 28 million bushels...

Inside Track: Making theater more accessible

In a time when the emphasis on art programs largely has been ignored in public schools across the country, Allyson Paris is determined to...

City View residents scorn parking relocation

Since being relocated to another parking level within the Monroe Center deck, residents of City View Condos have expressed disdain at being relocated to...

Small IT business boosts large utility company

Element Four, a small managed IT services company in Kentwood, secured a large government contract over the summer. The 12-person technology firm recently wrapped up...

GR joins national program

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Grand Rapids will be one of 12 U.S. cities to join the National League of Cities in a...

Change Ups: DeMyers joins United Way as human resources director

Heart of West Michigan United Way selected Tiffany DeMyers as director of human resources. DeMyers is a leader in the Grand Rapids community, using...

Public Record

MORTGAGES Selected mortgages filed with Kent County Register of Deeds HOLTROP, Chad et al, Finance of America Mortgage, Summerbrooke Estates No. 1, Lot 14, $241,300 JOHNSON, Robert...

Street Talk: Startup tackles used cars

Five Grand Rapids entrepreneurs launched a website to help take the guesswork out of buying a new vehicle. Carmony, a new website launched by Grand...

Are job descriptions still valuable to organizations?

We often write about how human resources has changed over the years. Not a surprise. Organizations evolve to meet the needs of the clients...

Dropping test scores warrant more discussion on early childhood development

The coming week marks the return of all Michigan students to schools, following the Labor Day weekend. The momentous occasion is marked by the...

Immigrants and refugees are invaluable part of economy

Over the last 10 years, immigration and refugee resettlement have had no shortage of political maneuvering and executive branch controversy. You might expect an...

Letter: Pay more attention to early learners

Editor: As an educator with more than 25 years in public school teaching and administration, your recent editorial (“Thinking outside the box is essential to...

Five new jobs included in 2019 Kent budget

Five new jobs at a cost of $451,076 were included in the proposed 2019 Kent County budget. These new jobs are in addition to the...