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Fifth Third Bank names Tom Welch head of West Michigan
Michelle Van Dyke, regional president of Fifth Third Bank, has announced that Fifth Third’s longtime St. Louis market president and CEO, Tom Welch, has been named president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank, Western Michigan, replacing Mary Tuuk.
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Roxanne Dudicz nets balance at Rivertown Finance
In addition to her financial expertise, Roxanne Dudicz has a pretty good grasp on work-life balance.
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SBA offers low-interest disaster loans after Grand River flood
Property owners who suffered damages from April’s storms and subsequent flooding of the Grand River can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, starting tomorrow.
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Fifth Third Bank re-assigns West Michigan president Mary Tuuk
Grand Rapids native Mary Tuuk, a longtime Fifth Third Bank executive who became president of the bank’s Western Michigan region in January 2012, has been re-assigned to the bank's corporate headquarters in Cincinnati.
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GVSU hosts workshop on buying and selling businesses
Business owners who want to sell — and those who are interested in buying one — might want to consider attending an upcoming workshop sponsored in part by the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, housed at Grand Valley State University.
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Blackford Capital acquires Mopec
The Grand Rapids based private equity firm Blackford Capital has acquired Mopec, a manufacturer of pathology and mortuary equipment based in metro Detroit.
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State House bill would limit government from competing with business
Another House bill would make land banks more liable to private-sector complaints.
A bill recently introduced in the state House would prohibit government and its agencies, such as land bank authorities, from competing against the private sector.
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CMU renews on-campus contract with Independent Bank
Independent Bank and Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant have renewed their campus-banking contract for five years, according to a joint announcement this week.
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Feds release two men convicted of $7M investment fraud
Two men have been released from federal prison after an appeals court threw out their convictions in a $7 million investment fraud investigated in West Michigan.
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Chase Bank expands in Michigan
Nineteen more Chase Private Client offices open in Michigan
Chase Bank recently announced the opening of 19 additional Chase Private Client offices throughout Michigan this year, which provide affluent families and individuals with banking and J.P. Morgan investments.
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