Grand Rapids Business Journal

The Business Journal lost a big piece of its history in December upon the death of longtime reporter David Czurak.

The Rapid is adding a new Route 33 bus in the city of Walker to address commuter needs and business and employment growth.

Kent County residents and waste haulers soon will have a safer facility to drop off recycling and other waste.

The Literacy Center of West Michigan’s onsite Customized Workplace English program at global design leader MillerKnoll is showing results.

It’s no secret that West Michigan, like much of the country, is suffering from a shortage of workers.

Nearly 400 West Michigan students were surprised this month with a visit from Aldis Hodge, “Black Adam” co-star, SAG Award-winning actor and co-founder of 9B Collective.

Michigan small businesses and entrepreneurs would be hurt significantly if a proposed U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) independent contractor rule goes into effect, according to the Small Business Association of Michigan.

The West Michigan economy appears to have flattened, but has not yet contracted into a recession, according to the latest monthly survey data released by Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business.

With rent and mortgage costs rising and communities across the state challenged to develop enough housing for their residents, the Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Economic Development Corporation have reached back into the past to develop new strategies to help communities add more housing options to their existing neighborhoods.

Small and mid-size business owners and executives have an optimistic outlook about the near-term future of their businesses as they ride out inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions and political and geopolitical uncertainties related to the national and local economies, according to the latest PNC semiannual Economic Outlook survey.