Ross Mortgage hosts Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser with Harp’s Lingerie
Ross Mortgage partnered with Harp's Lingerie on Oct. 10 to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month and raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Attendees decorated team t-shirts for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer...
27th Letter Books awarded $100K as 2019 Comerica Hatch Detroit contest winner
Just when people on social media and other websites started saying libraries, reading and books were in trouble, there’s a new story to share: An independent bookstore beat out nearly 450 submissions to receive...
Longtime employee promoted to executive vice president at Feyen Zylstra
Electrical solutions and industrial technology firm Feyen Zylstra has promoted Kevin Wildfong to Executive Vice President of Electrical Services. A 20-year veteran of the construction industry, Wildfong has served as construction operations manager and...
Five places to get the classic Detroit cocktail known as the Hummer
Want to impress a Detroiter by knowing one of the city’s
classic cocktails? Then take them out for a dinner and drinks for the inspired
creation known as the Hummer.
According to the Hummer’s origin story,...
Five decades later, records clerk calls it a career
She took the job because it was better than the one she had. Fifty years later, Jan DeYoung retired from the law firm where she worked.
Spalding DeDecker announced Grand Rapids office manager
Spalding DeDecker, a civil engineering and surveying firm, is excited to announce that Dan VanderHeide, PE has joined its team as Grand Rapids Office Manager. Dan will be responsible for managing projects, building client...
Oliver/Hatcher golf outing raises $145,000 for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Oliver/Hatcher Charities, the philanthropic arm of Oliver/Hatcher Construction, raised $145,000 for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital during its 13th charity golf outing at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville.
The company has supported the hospital since 1998;...
Day of Caring in Kent County
Wolverine Worldwide was proud to sponsor a day of 800 volunteers from 35 companies working on 50+ projects around Kent County for United Way's Day of Caring. From meal prep at Meals on Wheels...
SpringGR alumni receive Start Garden Demo Day awards
Four SpringGR alumni were named winners at Start Garden’s Demo Day 2019, held on August 27 in Grand Rapids. They are:
Marcel Price, The Diatribe Inc., People’s Choice winner
Luis Chen, Wormies Vermicompost, $20,000 winner
Jovan Naves,...
TEDxDetroit offers talks, performers that appeal to business leaders as well
At first glance, TEDxDetroit may seem like it focuses on speakers and performers who specialize in the arts or sciences. But business is also a key component to the annual event, and this year’s...
The Quell Group expands digital practice with new hire
The Quell Group appointed Eric McCahill to account executive and digital marketing strategist. McCahill brings more than 13 years of digital marketing and communications expertise to the firm, further expanding the agency’s long-standing digital...
State educators, community college advocates working to address credit-transfer issue
How to pay for college in the wake of the massive student-loan debt crisis happening in the United States has many related issues, including the all-important subject of how students can transfer credits from community colleges to four-year universities.
If you can’t find equal in estate planning, shoot for fair
Estate plans try to be equal, but sometimes the best you can hope for is fair.
Vicksburg project mixes Kalamazoo native’s passions
Tech entrepreneur looks to revive
West Michigan paper mill.
Navigating pot laws makes marijuana cash grab tricky
State’s burgeoning marijuana economy not without its challenges.
Michigan Software Labs expands
The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with the
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), announced that software
development agency, Michigan Software Labs, will be expanding its current
location at 452 Ada Dr. SE in Ada. In addition to...
Consortium hosts events across Michigan for Careers in Energy Week
The data is staggering: At DTE Energy, about 35% of its workforce is eligible to retire over the next five years. Moreover, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity estimates energy jobs will...
Q&A: Mark Anderson on how organizations can preserve their historical documents
All organizations, whether they are families, nonprofit groups or businesses, have documents that are important in telling their story. These historically valuable papers should be preserved – but what are the best ways to...
Davenport gets $4 million in cybersecurity scholarships
With cyber crimes on the rise and a dearth of workers to fill cybersecurity positions, Davenport University recently earned $4 million in cybersecurity scholarships.
Greenleaf Trust announces new hire
Greenleaf Trust is proud to announce the addition of T’Ausia Bronson as Human Resources Coordinator. T’Ausia is responsible for a variety of administrative, compliance, legal and recruiting tasks, as well as supporting the interview...
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