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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsThe city of Grand Rapids will soon be on its third economic development department leader within the past year. Jono Klooster, the city’s interim economic development director, is stepping down from his role this summer after working in the department for about 14 years. Klooster has no immediate plans after he leaves the city, and will assist in helping new department leadership transition into the role in his last months before he leaves in J…See the Story
City of Grand Rapids to lose another economic development department leader
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsCrain’s Grand Rapids Business hosted its 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan event at the JW Marriott Grand Rapids on Thursday. A panel of three Grand Rapids business leaders, moderated by WGVU Media host and producer Shelley Irwin, discussed the changes they’ve seen in their years in the West Michigan business community, the challenges they faced along the way and what’s kept them invested in their city. The panelists included:
Birgit K…See the Story
Crain's 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan celebration
United Way · AlleganLast year, when United Way of Ottawa and Allegan Counties’ president and CEO Brian Gaggin left the nonprofit, its board and staff began exploring a merger with the organization’s much larger sister chapter in Kent County. As of Tuesday, Heart of West Michigan United Way and United Way of Ottawa and Allegan Counties received approval from the state attorney general’s office to combine into one nonprofit that will serve Kent, Ottawa and Allegan co…See the Story
Heart of West Michigan United Way absorbs smaller sister nonprofit for Allegan, Ottawa counties
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsA Denver-area couple say they are out $7,000 for a custom boat that Tommy’s Boats never delivered as the company’s ongoing financial and legal battles landed it in receivership last week. When Andrew and Megan Parker attended the Denver Boat Show on Jan. 19, they had a single goal in mind: to find a reasonably priced powersports boat they could enjoy with their family. The couple stopped at the Tommy’s Boats booth, which had representatives from…See the Story
Customers out thousands of dollars as Tommy’s Boats lands in receivership
Property · Grand RapidsFormer Grand Valley State University President Arend “Don” Lubbers recalls when the late Richard DeVos told him to “just let him know” if he ever needed any money to purchase property in downtown Grand Rapids for the school. Lubbers, who served as GVSU’s president from 1969 through 2001, is among multiple local higher education and economic development leaders who say the Amway co-founder and his wife, Helen, built a lasting legacy for downtown …See the Story
Richard DeVos’ ‘land baron’ approach leaves lasting mark on downtown development
Business · Grand RapidsWomen are leading the way in shaping how West Michigan operates, bringing their unique insight and expertise to the roles they fill in the local business community. That was one of the takeaways from the Crain’s Grand Rapids Business 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan event, held downtown today at the JW Marriott Grand Rapids. A panel of three Grand Rapids business leaders, moderated by WGVU Media host and producer Shelley Irwin, share…See the Story
In West Michigan, businesswomen are building a legacy
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsA new branch location that opens this spring will give Commercial Bank a broader presence in the Grand Rapids-area banking market. The office under construction at 240 Lake Michigan Drive NW in Tallmadge Township, just over the Ottawa-Kent county line from the Standale area of Walker, will become the 10th branch for Commercial Bank, which is based in Ithaca, north of Lansing. The community bank previously had a loan production office in downto…See the Story
Commercial Bank entering Grand Rapids-area market with new branch office
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsTommy’s Boats has been placed under court-appointed receivership as the dealer’s legal and financial battles mount. Kent County Circuit Judge T.J. Ackerman appointed Thomas Beane, president of Wilmington, Del.-based Beane Associates, as the receiver over the Grand Rapids-based company on April 22. Beane accepted the appointment on April 23. The action gives Beane authority to take “immediate possession and full control” of the dealer’s assets a…See the Story