Bob Hammond has launched his dream business, Common Bond Mobile Bike Shop, which serves bicyclists anywhere throughout the Greater Grand Rapids area.

For the past month, Metro Health ICU physicians have partnered with Mayo Clinic in researching treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma and the early results have been positive. Ronald Grifka, MD, Chief Medical Officer breaks down the partnership, the treatment, and the future of the research.

Michelle Van Dyke, President & CEO of Heart of West Michigan United Way, explores how community organizations came together to form the Coronavirus Response Fund. Since it was publicly announced on March 23, the Coronavirus Response Fund has granted $2.3 million to 123 local agencies, and the number grows by the day.

West Michigan Works! connects employers and job seekers in Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon and Ottawa counties — even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 30, the nonprofit switched to remote services by phone and online. We caught up with Angie Barksdale, COO; Amy Lebednick, business solutions director; and Brittany Lenertz, talent solutions director for an update on this new model, and to learn what job seekers can expect during quarantine and into the future.

As Michigan's economy begins to slowly reopen, employers are taking steps to protect their workers from further spread of COVID-19. Attorney Luis Avila discusses the implications of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) determination that employers may screen their employees for COVID-19.

The dramatic revitalization of the Detroit riverfront is one of the city's great success stories. Here's a short history of how a partnership between the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and local leaders helped build "the front door to Detroit."