Featured Stories
Kelly Quintanilla
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Designers, photographers and writers in metro Grand Rapids have a love-hate relationship with NeoCon -- the BIG show for office furniture manufacturers in North America. When NeoCon opens Monday, area creatives can finally breathe after weeks of tight deadlines and hope their work resonates with the crowds...
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Andy Dragt
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Atomic Object in Grand Rapids typifies many things that can go right with a company -- knowledge workers who are applying agile business practices in a 21st century economy of few boundaries. Carl Erickson talks about his search for the holy grail of exporting services from Michigan to the rest of the country, and what that can mean for the local community...
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Tommy Allen
Thursday, June 11, 2009
It is time to take down the "beta" status and go "live" with the all new
G-Sync. After months of testing, we think you will like our new look. Yes, the writing will still be penned by our Lifestyle Editor and arts cheerleader, Tommy Allen, but now it will be even better...and calorie-free!
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Stephanie Doublestein
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Like a beacon, Alexander Calder’s La Grande Vitesse sculpture calls
hundreds of volunteers to take part in Festival, a West Michigan
tradition in celebrating the arts
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Dan Calabrese
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The mastermind of Elevator Up, Aaron Scaap questions whether the old
concepts of competition remain true for local software developers who
do work nationally, or even globally
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Keith Essenburg
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Marie-Claire Camp and others in the metro Grand Rapids region hope to
level the playing field for the disadvantaged by providing them with
computers -- the new necessity for daily living
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Kelly Quintanilla
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Metro Grand Rapids is now home to several small sound studios that can
produce top quality recordings for local bands at a fraction of the
price charged a decade ago
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Ruth Terry
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The world of Hugo Claudin consists of luchadores -- Mexican wrestlers
-- captured on canvas in vivid colors, but it also has a more
contemplative side
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John Hogan
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Jim Osterhaven says it was worthwhile to build a $1.5 million addition
to Superior Foods' refrigerated facility if it means getting fresh
produce from area farms to local restaurants. Here's what Superior
Foods Co. and other local businesses are doing to keep the fresh food
flowing
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Bona Van Dis
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Paul Stansbie thinks the Grand Rapids metro area is more than holding
its own when it comes to hosting visitors: it's taking on larger cities
in the hospitality industry
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Matt Gryczan
Thursday, April 30, 2009
A trio of engineers launched a company to take matters in their own
hands when their old employer headed down the wrong track. In the
process, they've created advanced technology
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Keleigh Wolf
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Beginning with his first property acquisition as a teenager, Rooks has
continued to evolve in his role as a developer, even now looking for
inspiration from other countries
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G.F. Korreck
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Local entrepreneurs are breaking into destination wedding photography,
where they can combine their love of travel with a career
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Mary Radigan
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tracey Brame juggles a number of roles as an assistant dean at Thomas
M. Cooley Law School, but her favorite: Serving as a model for minority
law school students
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Keith Essenburg and Matt Gryczan
Thursday, April 16, 2009
A bevy of local organizations are targetting Baby Boomers boost the
quality of life in metro Grand Rapids. See what's ahead for the over 50
crowd
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