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Grand Haven to study whether airport offers best land use
GRAND HAVEN — Citing a need to look at options for future economic development and growing manufacturers, a local chamber of commerce is questioning whether its city’s municipal airport offers the best use of the land.
Breaking News
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Employers value culture as key to talent attraction, survey finds
Culture trumps salary in the race for talent nowadays. That’s the shift Dave Smith has seen the last few years among employers in West Michigan as…
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Cities could lose millions for local programming under federal, state proposals
Amid the legislative chaos of this year’s lame-duck session in Lansing, local officials in Grand Rapids and elsewhere are concerned over revenue cuts that could…
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Anderson Technologies readies itself for Industry 4.0 technology
GRAND HAVEN — By investing in three new injection molding machines in 2018, Anderson Technologies Inc. is betting that Industry 4.0 technologies will counter the…
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Amptech sells to PE-backed vehicle lighting maker
MANISTEE — A Northern Michigan-based manufacturer of electronics and electrical assemblies has been acquired by a portfolio company of New Water Capital Partners LP of Boca…
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Entrepreneur jumps back into ownership role with deal for Performance Die Cutting
GRAND RAPIDS — Steve Weber’s purchase of Performance Die Cutting and Finishing LLC proves it’s hard to stifle the will of an entrepreneur to be his…
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US Signal adding new data center as I.T. outsourcing gains steam
GRAND RAPIDS — Growth in the number of companies outsourcing their information technology management led US Signal Co. LLC to plan the development of a new data center outside of Detroit. -
Roundtable: Execs see more growth ahead for urban projects amid continued demand for amenities
Stakeholders in West Michigan’s commercial real estate, architecture and construction industries are coming off another big year for development and see few signs that indicate a significant slowdown in 2019.
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Grand Rapids considers partnership with developer of PFAS-destroying technology
The city of Grand Rapids is interested in collaborating with a Lansing scientist who has developed a process that he says can destroy PFAS pollution in drinking water and wastewater,…
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Bills would uncork changes for Michigan’s craft beverage industry
A series of bipartisan bills fast-tracked for the state Legislature’s lame-duck session would redefine the laws governing how Michigan-based alcoholic beverage producers operate.
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REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
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Vacant land plays growing role in West Michigan real estate
With vacancy rates across all commercial real estate sectors at near record lows in West Michigan, industry executives say buyers have increasingly turned their attention to vacant land.
HEALTH CARE
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Mercy Health to create talent pipeline, address underserved population with MCC clinic
MUSKEGON — By forming academic partnerships for a new medical clinic in Muskegon, Mercy Health aims to extend primary care where it’s needed and to create a talent pipeline of future…
FINANCE
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Blackford Capital taps into Southeast Michigan with new satellite office
GRAND RAPIDS — A new office in suburban Detroit gives Blackford Capital a market presence to scout for deals in the heart of the auto industry and center for American manufacturing.
FOOD / AGRIBUSINESS
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Editor's Notebook: Bills to eliminate economies of scale for some craft brewers
A slate of lame duck legislation has the potential to stifle growth for Michigan’s $2 billion craft beer industry.
MANUFACTURING
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Amway cuts 45 management-level positions worldwide
Global direct-selling giant Amway Corp. has eliminated 45 management-level positions across various areas of the company including HR, supply chain, legal, IT, strategic planning, and finance.
ENERGY
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Bills aim to clear confusion over solar panel taxation
Business and clean energy advocates are aligned in support of state legislation that clarifies the tax-exempt status of small-scale renewable energy systems.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Future of local TV stations uncertain as Tribune agrees to $4.1 billion deal with Nexstar
GRAND RAPIDS — The proposed mega-merger between Chicago-based Tribune Media Co. and Texas-based Nexstar Media Group Inc. could mean changes ahead for West Michigan TV stations.
NONPROFITS
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Q&A: Michelle Williamson, Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan
In the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty, not a war on those in poverty, said Michelle Williamson, the CEO of Community Action Agency of South Central…
TALENT
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Ferris State raises bar to $115 million for current capital campaign
BIG RAPIDS — Ferris State University extended a fundraising campaign by three years and increased the amount it hopes to secure from donors.
SMALL BUSINESS
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Q&A: Mandi Brower, Quality Car Wash
Mandi Brower’s first job with the family business was working in college as a cashier at the Quality Car Wash store on Eighth Street in Holland.
