Faith Hospice adds physicians to handle increased caseload
Grand Rapids hospice provider Faith Hospice is announced Dr. Kayla Andres and Dr. Michael Dozeman have joined its staff. Both will provide care to patients in their homes, long-term care facilities and its inpatient...
Tourism, Hospitality Businesses See Customers Shift Their Spending to Other Locations As a Result...
Travel-business operators, industry experts and economists generally agree that consumers will seek wide-open spaces rather than big cities for their next vacation.
Order Mandates Masks at Camps, Child Care Centers
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Thursday signed an executive order making face coverings mandatory indoors at child care centers and day camps.
FOURMIDABLE opens Watson Glades Place in Tennessee
FOURMIDABLE, a national real estate property management and brokerage firm, is pleased to announce the opening of Watson Glades Place, its newest community in Gatlinburg, TN. Watson Glades Place offers residents 80 one, two...
Whitmer Calls Racism a Public Health Crisis, Creates Black Leadership Advisory Council
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed directives Wednesday recognizing racism as a public health crisis and setting up the state's first Black Leadership Advisory Council.
Expert: Business Conditions Index Shows ‘Resilience’ Within Michigan, Nationally
Michigan's resilience remained a part of the story for the second quarter of 2020, according to the recently released Q2 Citizens Business Conditions Index.
Creston Industrial Sales announces executive leadership changes
Grand Rapids based tooling services provider Creston Industrial Sales announces that David Darling has been named president. Company owner Paul Hendricks will serve as CEO. Darling has tremendous amount of success with creating operational...
Legal Publication names Cowan among ‘Leaders in the Law’
Plunkett Cooney partner Dennis G. Cowan was recently nominated as a member of the Class of 2020 “Leaders in the Law” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Cowan was selected for his contributions to the practice...
Digital ceremony honors Chicago’s Best and Brightest for 2020
Some of the best human resources practices were on display at the digital awards ceremony honoring Chicago's Best and Brightest for 2020.
Elite Winners Honored as 2020’s Best and Brightest in Atlanta
Thirteen elite winners and dozens of others from the Atlanta area were honored for their human resource prowess as Atlanta's Best and Brightest for 2020.
Hackett Retiring from Ford Motor Co., Farley Succeeds Him as President, CEO
Jim Hackett is retiring from his position as Ford Motor Company president/CEO, and will be replaced in what company officials are calling a "seamless" transition by Jim Farley.
Bavarian Inn Lodge opens Outdoor Fun Center
Michael Zehnder, Victoria Zehnder, Judy Zehnder Keller, Jacob Zehnder and Martha Zehnder Kaczynski at the new Bavarian Inn Lodge Outdoor Family Fun Center, featuring over 50 video games with prizes, large sandboxes, yard games,...
Farbman Group Hires Shontell Nash as Property Manager
Farbman Group, a leading full-service real estate company, announced today the appointment of Shontell Nash as property manager. Nash, with 13 years of real estate experience, will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of...
Davenport Launches Healthy Panther Promise Program to Communicate Campus Safety Protocol
GRAND RAPIDS – Davenport University is launching a Healthy Panther Promise initiative to inform and educate students, faculty, staff and guests of the safety protocol in place and expectations for compliance when they return...
Trillium Institute bolsters end of life education
Dr. Jason Beckrow, medical director for hospice and palliative medicine for Caring Circle Hospice and Palliative Care at Spectrum Health Lakeland, is joining Grand Rapids hospice education nonprofit Trillium Institute as a physician faculty....
Unemployment Claims Up For Second Straight Week
First-time unemployment claims were up more than 1.4 million last week, the second straight week of rising claims following 15 weeks of falling numbers.
Economists: ‘Prepare for a Worsening 2020’ Until a Vaccine is Ready
After a historically bad second quarter, economists agree the next few months are going to be challenging for the U.S. economy.
Comcast Business’s Hussein Bazzi facilitated service to support pandemic responses in Michigan
Hussein Bazzi worked with city managers and health directors in SE and mid-Michigan to get COVID-19 testing and government emergency sites quickly installed with internet and video products. He facilitated Metro E speed upgrades...
Casinos to Reopen, Northern Bars Closed to Indoor Service
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign an executive order today that allows Detroit casinos to reopen at 15% capacity and close indoor service in bars in Northern Michigan.
Michigan 3rd in PPP Loans As Application Deadline Looms
With an Aug. 8 application deadline looming, Michigan has seen the third-highest number of loans and dollars in the region from the federal Paycheck Protection Program.