Blackford Capital sells Dickinson Press in first exit for Michigan Prosperity Fund
GRAND RAPIDS — Even when it first acquired Dickinson Press LLC more than three years ago, Blackford Capital saw Brainerd, Minn.-based CJK Group Inc. as a potential buyer.
Rule change opens access for smaller universities to get tech commercialization funding
Smaller public universities in Michigan will have to come up with less matching funding to secure state grants that support startup companies coming out of research labs.
With collaboration agreement, Spectrum Health, Mary Free Bed put aside past friction
GRAND RAPIDS — A new agreement for collaboration formalizes ties and sets the foundation for Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and Spectrum Health to work closer together.
Pine Rest broadens access to psychiatric care with new center
GRAND RAPIDS — The psychiatric urgent care center that Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services plans to open next spring represents the first step toward broadening access to behavioral health care across West Michigan.
Mercer study: Employers face moderate increases to health premiums
If the national numbers are any indication, employers can generally expect to pay moderately more to provide employee health coverage next year, although any increase comes on top of a cost that is already higher than ever.
Amid $291 million expansion project, Mercy Health Muskegon focuses on efficiencies
MUSKEGON — As the first phase of a $291 million expansion and renovation project at the Mercy Hospital campus begins to open, Mercy Health wants to start gathering ideas for the future of the Hackley Hospital campus a few miles away.
Roundtable: West Michigan foundation execs wrestle with changes, new opportunities
Foundations face a changing landscape both in how they raise money and award grants to nonprofit organizations. MiBiz recently brought together leaders from four West Michigan foundations to talk about the trends they see today.
Michigan ranks 11th nationally for hospital patient safety in new report card
More hospitals than ever in Michigan earned a top grade in a semi-annual report card on patient safety.
Perrigo promises to refocus, ‘fix the core’ after dismal third quarter
ALLEGAN — Perrigo Co. plc’s new CEO promised to return the company to “its winning ways” following a dismal quarterly earnings report.
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.