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Last week’s unprecedented 1,500-volunteer sandbag effort in support of the city of Grand Rapids’ Environmental Services Department was essentially organized over the course of a one-story stair climb following Mayor George Heartwell’s first emergency press conference at City Hall, and later deployed from the back of a speaker hall. Read More

Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell called the proposed partnership an interesting one and a sign of continuing cooperation among local governments. Read More

The $85 billion of automatic federal budget cuts that took effect a few weeks ago occupied a good portion of the discussion at last week’s Grand Valley Metro Council meeting, which had Michigan’s 2nd District Congressman Bill Huizenga as its guest. Read More

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, is the subject of a new comic book published by Bluewater Productions, a company that specializes in comic books, graphic novels and multimedia. Read More

The stories below relate to Mayor George Heartwell’s State of the City address — which he’s scheduled to deliver this morning — and, due to a media embargo, can be viewed after 9 a.m. today. Read More

The next time Grand Rapids city commissioners evaluate the performances of the city’s four top executives, they may base their decisions on a new evaluation process. Read More

Charlie Goode, a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, has been elected to serve on the board of The First Tee of West Michigan, a nonprofit with a mission to impact the lives of young people with programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. Read More

Five manufacturers and one development firm got green lights from Grand Rapids city commissioners last week to go ahead with their planned investments. All six, which are spending a total of $10.4 million, will receive tax breaks in return for completing their projects. Read More