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GFS plans Indiana expansion with new distribution center
WYOMING — Gordon Food Service Inc. hopes to expand into Indiana with a proposed new distribution center.
Herman Miller to acquire majority stake in Danish furniture company for $78 million
ZEELAND — Office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc. plans to increase its ownership stake in Denmark-based Hay A/S by an additional 34 percent.
Big Dutchman, Tric Tool, Herman Miller to expand in Holland area
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP — A trio of industrial companies are planning expansions on the lakeshore in Holland Charter Township.
Monthly index: Michigan retail sales picked up in August
Retail sales across Michigan picked up in August from the prior month, although a monthly index shows activity lagging from a year earlier.
Flexco plans relocation to WalkerView Industrial Park
WALKER — Flexco Grand Rapids, a manufacturer of conveyor maintenance equipment, is relocating its Michigan operations to the WalkerView Industrial Park.

Ada software developer to double workforce as part of expansion

ADA — Software development firm Michigan Software Labs LLC expects to nearly double its headcount as part of an expansion at the company’s Ada location.

GFS plans Indiana expansion with new distribution center
WYOMING — Gordon Food Service Inc. hopes to expand into Indiana with a proposed new distribution center.
Herman Miller to acquire majority stake in Danish furniture company for $78 million
ZEELAND — Office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc. plans to increase its ownership stake in Denmark-based Hay A/S by an additional 34 percent.
Big Dutchman, Tric Tool, Herman Miller to expand in Holland area
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP — A trio of industrial companies are planning expansions on the lakeshore in Holland Charter Township.
Monthly index: Michigan retail sales picked up in August
Retail sales across Michigan picked up in August from the prior month, although a monthly index shows activity lagging from a year earlier.
Flexco plans relocation to WalkerView Industrial Park
WALKER — Flexco Grand Rapids, a manufacturer of conveyor maintenance equipment, is relocating its Michigan operations to the WalkerView Industrial Park.

Pux Cider plans Grand Rapids tasting room
GRAND RAPIDS — Conklin-based Pux Cider hopes to open its first tasting room in early 2020 in Grand Rapids’ Midtown neighborhood.
CAA to make decision on convention hotel project by year’s end
GRAND RAPIDS — Those studying whether Grand Rapids needs another convention hotel hope to gather enough data that the Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority can make a decision by year’s…

Charter Growth Capital mezz fund invests in Keystone Solutions
Charter Growth Capital Fund, a mezzanine fund formed this past summer by Grand Rapids-based Charter Capital Partners, made its first deal with an investment in Keystone Solutions Group.
$160M Studio Park development celebrates opening
GRAND RAPIDS — What started as an idea for a movie theater in downtown Grand Rapids has evolved into the 62,500-square-foot Studio Park development that also includes restaurants, housing, offices…

ICCF’s Eastern Elementary housing project gets state funding boost
GRAND RAPIDS — An Inner City Christian Federation-led project to renovate a former Grand Rapids neighborhood school into affordable housing has received a funding boost from the state.

Spectrum Health, Pine Rest partner for teletherapy service
GRAND RAPIDS — Spectrum Health and Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services launched a teletherapy service to widen access to behavioral health care across the state.

Greatland acquires New Jersey tax form processing firm
GRAND RAPIDS — Greatland Corp., a provider of W-2, 1099 and 1095 solutions, has acquired JAT Software Inc. of Bridgewater Township, N.J.

Greenbush Brewing to open Indiana brewpub at SpartanNash-owned store
SAWYER — A Southwest Michigan brewery is expanding with a new location in Indiana in partnership with a SpartanNash Co.-owned grocery store.

UP IN SMOKE? Local vape manufacturers unlikely to survive flavor ban
GRAND RAPIDS — Before Ron Pease became the CEO of Mister-E-Liquid LLC, a Grand Rapids-based manufacturer of e-liquid used in electronic cigarettes, he smoked a pack a day for 15 years.

Utility agreement marks shift for future solar energy projects
A settlement agreement approved in September between Consumers Energy and multiple solar energy developers triggers a large-scale buildout across the Lower Peninsula, but also marks a shift in the way the…

SMG, manager of public Grand Rapids venues, completes merger to form ASM Global
GRAND RAPIDS — SMG, the company that manages DeVos Place Convention Center, DeVos Performance Hall and Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, has merged with AEG Facilities LLC to form a…

Women’s Resource Center program creates career path for former inmates
GRAND RAPIDS — The inequities women face in daily life are often much worse for women who are incarcerated.

HIGHER ED: Michigan colleges prepare students for influx of cannabis careers
As students head off to college this fall, some of them in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will be blazing a trail when it comes to new fields of study: growing and…

Bipartisan bills broaden state’s role to support second-stage businesses
Backed by a key small business advocate in Lansing, a bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed a legislative package to boost state support for companies operating in the space between…

Ada software developer to double workforce as part of expansion