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GR Busines Journal Updates
GRBJ: Fight over West Michigan casinos heat upThe competition among tribal casinos is heating up in West Michigan, before they even open.
VAI find could lead to better treatmentA 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 downtownThe 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 researchLike 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 ImprovingWe 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 ServicesThe Parade of Senior Living and Services runs Thursday, July 17 through Saturday, July 19.
Pine Rest adds 30 jobs, new programPine 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 downtownResults 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, BlackMonday'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 ventureGoodwill 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 researchALLENDALE - 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 busyGRAND 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 industryWith 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 struggleGRAND 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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