Items Tagged with 'Newsmaker'

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The numbers keep rolling around and refuse to go away: $775 million and 1,300. Read More

West Michigan — already an important area in the state for electrical vehicle battery production — accepted an expanded role in advanced battery research with the news from the Department of Energy in late 2012 that a new $120 million multi state research effort led by Argonne National Laboratory will include Johnson Controls in Holland. Read More

The staggering drop in new, light-vehicle sales in North America that began in 2008 put Michigan squarely in the crosshairs of the Great Recession. Read More

To say that 2012 was an interesting year for the Kent County Land Bank Authority would be an understatement. Read More

Although it was growing quietly the past decade, the West Michigan brewing industry exploded in 2012. Read More

With about 60 events bringing in thousands of people and millions of dollars in 2012, the West Michigan Sports Commission is doing its job. Read More

ArtPrize’s artistic merit often spurs a good debate, but one thing is certain: The 19-day event leaves a ginormous economic footprint on downtown Grand Rapids. Read More

LINC Community Revitalization is going to spend $13 million in 2013 on its mission to save forgotten West Michigan neighborhoods. Read More

It’s a widespread opinion that the birth of Start Garden in 2012 was one of the most important economic game changers for West Michigan. Read More