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Craft beverage is still king in West Michigan. Here’s what’s coming to the bar...

While hospitality businesses bore the brunt of the disruptions during the pandemic, bars and other drinking establishments also emerged with new tools to serve patrons and bolster their operations going forward. In particular, the creation...

Behavioral health provider lists two former residential treatment facilities in Heritage Hill

A West Michigan behavioral health provider is looking to offload two beautifully restored historic homes in Heritage Hill after moving its inpatient treatment programs to a new location. Over the last month, Sanford Behavioral Health...

WMed’s fellow and resident physicians vote to unionize

Fellow and resident physicians at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine hope to secure better working conditions and improved pay after voting to unionize.  More than 90% of the fellow and resident...

Grand Rapids OKs city’s first housing brownfield incentives under new state law

A 27-unit condo development for low-income and “missing middle” buyers will be Grand Rapids’ first housing project to secure brownfield incentives under a new state law aimed at boosting affordable housing production. The Grand Rapids...

Former craft brewery owner must repay employees to avoid 20-year prison sentence

The former owner of Marshall-based Dark Horse Brewing Co. must pay back the money he “intentionally and illegally” took from employees or face 20 years in prison, according to the terms of a plea...
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Amphitheater, stadium developer mulls housing details for adjacent high-rises

The developer behind a Grand Rapids amphitheater and soccer stadium that envisions high-rise mixed-use buildings to accompany the venues is weighing the types of housing that could be included among the nearly 750 units. News...

Hospital charity care falls short of nonprofit tax breaks, study finds

By Caroline Hudson, Modern Healthcare The vast majority of nonprofit hospitals aren't providing a level of community support equal to the value of what they are receiving in tax breaks, according to a study published...
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$1.5B federal loan offered for Palisades nuclear plant restart

The U.S. Department of Energy will back the historic reopening of a nuclear plant in southwestern Michigan with a $1.52 billion loan guarantee, officials announced today. The Palisades nuclear plant, which shuttered in May 2022...

Progressive AE has rebranded to Progressive Companies

Progressive AE has rebranded to Progressive Companies, embracing the need for change. While design remains core to our business, the range of services over our 60-year history has grown to include Universal Design consulting,...

Michigan small business group sues feds over Corporate Transparency Act

The Small Business Association of Michigan has filed a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a federal law requiring businesses to report their ownership to the government.  SBAM, which represents more than 32,000 small business...
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Energy Secretary Granholm touts battery investments during Holland visit

HOLLAND — Nearly 14 years after former President Obama attended the groundbreaking of an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Holland, top federal officials revisited the plant Tuesday as it undergoes a $1.7 billion...
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Grammy winner Billy Strings backs housing project for low-income residents in Grand Rapids

Grammy Award-winning artist Billy Strings is financially backing a new-build housing project for extremely low-income renters on the southeast side of Grand Rapids, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business has learned. The globally acclaimed bluegrass artist, a...