St. Cecilia Music Center executive director Cathy Holbrook inked a three-year partnership with the New York City-based Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Under the agreement, award-winning chamber musicians will serve as artistic directors for a new music series.

The private equity business could use a bit of a makeover, especially in the wake of the PR beating it took during the recent presidential election, says former Republican National Committee chairman and current private equity executive Ken Mehlman. 

As Americans step to the polls on Tuesday, a number of West Michigan business owners have already elected to do something they probably couldn’t have done easily four years ago: sell their companies.

KALAMAZOO – Privately held biotechnology firm Tolera Therapeutics Inc. said it has raised $5.5 million from Hopen Life Science Ventures, Triathlon Medical Ventures Partners and the SWMF Life Science Fund.

KALAMAZOO -- Medical device maker Stryker Corp. said Tuesday that it reached a deal to buy privately held Surpass Medical Ltd. for $100 million in cash, plus up to $35 million in milestone payments.

With the auto business surging and Midwest agriculture ticking up, a national truck leasing firm plans to open seven new franchise locations in the Midwest, including an operation in Grand Rapids.

One of the largest staffing and HR consulting firms in the region has been sold to its employees through a 100 percent employee stock ownership plan.

Restaurant operator Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. announced it has acquired three Wendy's restaurants in North and South Carolina. 

Cyber attacks, data breaches and stolen laptops create billions of dollars in expense and liability that are not covered by traditional insurance policies, according to a senior risk-management executive who spoke recently to the West Michigan chapter of Financial Executives International.  That’s creating a new wave of policies to protect companies from incurring expenses when their digital defenses break down.

Join MiBiz and other West Michigan employers on Oct. 31 for a free healthy breakfast event spotlighting the region's best practices in workplace wellness.