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SpartanNash plans bottled water distribution as Grand Rapids boil advisory continues

UPDATE: The free water distribution will continue from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, while supplies last. Grand Rapids residents affected by the water main break on the city’s northeast side can...

Grand Rapids hospitals avoid disruptions despite water emergency 

Corewell Health and Trinity Health Grand Rapids say they have avoided any disruptions in operations resulting from a water main break on the city’s northeast side that led to a boil water advisory.  Hospital campuses...
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Craft beer is still flowing in Grand Rapids amid water boil advisory

With a large swath of Grand Rapids under a boil water advisory following a major water main break on Sunday, Brewery Vivant CEO Jason Spaulding was reminded of why many people started drinking beer...
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Chinese EV battery maker sues Michigan township over $2.4B factory plan

Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion Inc. is suing the township where it plans to build a $2.4 billion electric vehicle battery factory, alleging breach of contract in relation to the project. The company filed a lawsuit...
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Grand Rapids, Detroit nonprofits merge to promote sustainable business practices

Two Michigan nonprofits are merging after working together for four years to promote sustainable business practices in the state.  Grand Rapids-based People First Economy (PFE), formerly known as Local First, and the Detroit-based Southeast Michigan...
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Grand Rapids businesses advised on how to stay open during water emergency

Numerous businesses are closed or scaling back hours today as a water boil advisory is in effect for roughly 20,000 people, at least for the next three days. A water main break Sunday afternoon on...
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West Michigan Whitecaps eye $35M capital raise for ‘once-in-a-generation refresh’ 

To prepare for the next 30 years, the West Michigan Whitecaps first needed to go backward three decades.  In the early 1990s, after years of trying to bring a minor league baseball team to Grand...

Confluence unveils 2024 Thought Series

Two-day event explores strategies to expand creative capacity across the region Confluence has announced the theme and lineup for its 2024 Thought Series. “Unlocking Creative Capacity: How to Grow a Rainforest Innovation Ecosystem” will explore...

FDA fast-track drug approvals are costing Americans

America represents 4% of the world’s population, yet we consume 60% of all prescription drug sales made on Earth. We use prescription drugs more frequently than anyone in the world, yet pay nearly three...

Rockford: Adaptive reuse projects preserve the past while building the future

Adaptive Reuse and Renovation in Education As caretakers of our communities’ educational infrastructure, K-12 school districts and higher education institutions face a dual challenge: meeting the evolving needs of students and faculty while also stewarding...

Shuttered poke shop plots return ‘tour’ as a series of Grand Rapids pop-ups

Two years after closing, Wikiwiki Poke Shop is coming back, this time as a series of pop-ups showcasing creative new dishes. Wikiwiki Poke Shop owner and operator Keith Allard is plotting the restaurant’s return as...

Miller Canfield attorney is a former brewer who speaks his clients’ language

When Christopher Gartman graduated from Cooley Law School in 2011 as firms nationally were still contracting from the Great Recession, he hung up his own shingle thinking it was his best option and turned...