Grand Rapids Business Journal

Express Employment Professionals of Grand Rapids is partnering with Lacks Enterprises to host a job fair all week.

BATTLE CREEK — Masks are mandatory in a southwestern Michigan school district after officials set the policy in an unusual way: They took a vote of the people.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF) is celebrating its 100-year anniversary of serving Kent County.

A new report found greater Grand Rapids is climbing the ranks of the top metro areas for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.

A Grand Rapids university has expanded its tuition-free program.

Davenport University appointed two members to its board of trustees.

West Michigan entrepreneurs can receive training, one-on-one financial consulting and bookkeeping services through Michigan Women Forward’s new technical assistance program.

I was certain COVID-19 would be behind us by now and we would have a fairly typical Newsmaker cycle in 2021, but obviously that’s not the case.

Eion Jackson founded his original urban streetwear brand JCKS Apparel in 2019, and re-branded the company under his own name, EION JACKSON, in 2021. The intentional move was implemented to evolve from being seen as a growing brand to now being seen as a growing fashion designer.

In July, the Dublin-based company completed the sale of its Generic Rx Pharmaceuticals business to Altaris Capital Partners for $1.55 billion, accomplishing Perrigo’s transformation from a drug maker to a global consumer self-care company — a strategy the company announced in 2019.

Indian Trails Golf Course in 2021 became the first golf course in the state to be recognized as a speedgolf course by Speedgolf USA.