Top 10 Newsmakers Provide Real Perspective
Published: April 26, 2002
It has not been uncommon in the past few weeks to hear most everyone comment with relief that 2001 is over and should be buried along with any related conversation. If one regards last year's mainstream media headlines, it might seem appropriate. Last year Old Kent Bank sold out to Fifth Third, and the early layoffs were just the tip of the iceberg, as an economic slowdown became a full-scale recession especially cruel to area manufacturers and retailers. Flying in the face of that, Grand Rapids Business Journal this week names the top 10 business stories of the year. The definition for such inclusion is the person or business that made the greatest, long-term economic impact in this metro area.

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