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GRBJ: Fight over West Michigan casinos heat up

GRBJ: Fight over West Michigan casinos heat up

The competition among tribal casinos is heating up in West Michigan, before they even open.  

VAI find could lead to better treatment

VAI find could lead to better treatment

A novel method by researchers in the Van Andel Research Institute could aid in the design of a new osteoporosis drug with fewer side effects.

Muskegon's new Hines building reflects revitalized downtown

Muskegon's new Hines building reflects revitalized downtown

The Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce has put its money where its mouth is. The proof is its nameplate on its new commercial condo space inside the just-completed Hines Building downtown.

Grant aids GVSU antibiotic research

Grant aids GVSU antibiotic research

Like the microwave oven, saccharin and penicillin, the chemical compound cobbled together by Grand Valley State University researchers was a serendipitous discovery.

GRBJ: Area Industrial Property Market Improving

GRBJ: Area Industrial Property Market Improving

We hear a lot about the state of the residential real estate market but another segment of the market appears to be making a turnaround.

Parade of Senior Living and Services

Parade of Senior Living and Services

The Parade of Senior Living and Services runs Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19.

Pine Rest adds 30 jobs, new program

Pine Rest adds 30 jobs, new program

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is adding 30 employees to open a new residential treatment program for people with persistent mental illness. A

Streetcar looks feasible for downtown

Streetcar looks feasible for downtown

Results of a feasibility study indicate that a streetcar system in the downtown area ? just the first 1.6-mile segment of it ? would spur some $388 million in new development and create more than 700 new jobs in Kent County over nine years.

Opening Doors: 12% of Cancer Center contractors Hispanic, Black

Opening Doors: 12% of Cancer Center contractors Hispanic, Black

Monday's opening of Spectrum Health's Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion marks what Richard Ortega hopes is a new beginning for minority contractors in Grand Rapids.

Goodwill, Grooters team up for recycling venture

Goodwill, Grooters team up for recycling venture

Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids Inc. and local developer Bob Grooters are teaming up to create a major recycling operation.

GVSU undergrads dig into biochemistry research

GVSU undergrads dig into biochemistry research

ALLENDALE - Grand Valley State University has been awarded a three-year, $460,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support undergraduate research in biochemistry.

Building boom, fewer employees keep city planners busy

Building boom, fewer employees keep city planners busy

GRAND RAPIDS - More than 1,200 project plans have arrived at the city's Planning Department for review over the past 13 months, the most in recent history for that stretch of time.

Tough economy takes toll on furniture industry

Tough economy takes toll on furniture industry

With the furniture industry going through a downturn, this year's NeoCon World Trade's Fair is expected to be less well attended than in recent years. Accounting for roughly half of the world's office furniture, West Michigan, however, still will be well represented.

Railroads gain work as truckers struggle

Railroads gain work as truckers struggle

GRAND RAPIDS ? One of Michigan's newest short-line railroads is getting a lot more inquiries from shippers, even as some trucking companies here struggle to stay alive.
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