An artist's rendering of the exterior of the new Laker Turf Building on Grand Valley State University's Allendale campus.

New Grand Valley Unit
Adds Recreation Space
Anne Bond Emrich

ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University students will have more room for general recreation activities this fall when the new Laker Turf Building opens on the university's Allendale campus. (Full Text)

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Goodwill Industries To Recycle
With Grooters Green Group
Pete Daly

GRAND RAPIDS — Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids has formed a recycling partnership with Grooters Green Group, which provides waste collection, recycling and disposal services to commercial and industrial customers in the Grand Rapids area. (Full Text)

Manufacturing Software
Company Celebrates Growth
Jake Himmelspach

GRAND RAPIDS — Imagine a software system that allows manufacturing companies to manage their operations from anywhere there is an Internet connection. Plexus Systems tried and accomplished just that. (Full Text)

New Parking Critical To
Monroe North Hopes
David Czurak

GRAND RAPIDS — The development firm asked the city last year to build a parking ramp so its renovation project, and others like it in the Monroe North Business District, could go forward. (Full Text)

Extended Stay To
Get Extended Review
David Czurak

GRAND RAPIDS — City commissioners will hold a public hearing next week to amend a brownfield awarded to Icon on Bond LLC almost three years ago. The brownfield plan needs to be revised because the development listed for one of the sites has changed. (Full Text)

County Looking At Losses
David Czurak

GRAND RAPIDS — Forecasting finances can often be more of an art than a science. Still, Kent County Fiscal Services Director Robert White recently told commissioners they'll likely have to make some difficult spending decisions beginning in 2010. (Full Text)