Street Talk

A casual, and sometimes cutting, roundup of what's being said around town.

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Street Talk: Benteler Automotive closing Hall Street plant early next year

Fab 50.

June 14, 2013
Benteler Automotive is announcing plans to close its manufacturing plant located at 320 Hall Street in Grand Rapids. Read More

Street Talk: Shelby fruit business makes Financial Times

Rap wrap.

June 7, 2013
A reader in Oceana County mentioned a couple of months ago that Chinese investors were rumored to be buying Peterson Farms in Shelby. Read More

Street Talk: Fear of failure? Not for these people

Boy toys.

May 31, 2013
Six storytellers took to the Wealthy Street Theatre stage recently and poured their hearts out to 400 people during the first-ever Failure-Lab. Read More

Street Talk: Money still talks in CEO performance reviews

Woof hoof.

May 24, 2013
A new study conducted by the Center for Leadership Development and Research at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance and The Miles Group reveals boardrooms are giving poor grades to CEOs for their mentoring skills and board engagement — but still prioritize financial performance above all else. Read More

Street Talk: West Michigan: lower unemployment, higher growth

Add Chinese consumers as friends.

May 17, 2013
The growing number of consumers in China is a good thing for manufacturing centers like West Michigan, according to Brad Haverkamp. Read More

Street Talk: Game of musical chairs keeps hospitals hopping

Ford’s foundation.

May 10, 2013
A tipster said last week that Metro Health may make a big announcement very soon regarding its choice of a new partner. Read More

Street Talk: Mini-MI to D.C.: They came, they saw, they had meetings

Gentleman's bet.

May 3, 2013
Chamber leaders and members from Grand Rapids, Ottawa, Muskegon and Allegan counties used the waning days of April for a jam-packed, two-day visit to Washington, D.C., led by Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce President Rick Baker and Vice President of Government and Corporate Affairs Andy Johnston. Read More

Street Talk: Water, water everywhere — and lots of sandbags, too

Voice over.

April 26, 2013
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

Street Talk: Have you hugged your banker today?

Cheesebrough rising.

April 19, 2013
The American Bankers Association says that many small business owners have been wondering what it takes these days to get a bank loan. Read More

Street Talk: EPIC finalists represent a little bit of everything

Winds of change.

April 12, 2013
This is gonna be EPIC! Read More