New restaurant specializing in barbecue, bourbon opens south of Grand Rapids
Butcher Block Social specializes in brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, and smoked wings as well as a vast collection of bourbon and wine.
‘Fingers are crossed’ Grand Rapids pro soccer stadium could open by 2026
The head of the public authority that oversees Van Andel Arena, DeVos Place and DeVos Performance Hall says a push to bring professional soccer to the city is underway.
Demolition of smokestack at aging Grand Rapids industrial building planned Sunday
The demolition, at the former Evans Tempcon industrial building on the city's northwest side near Walker, is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday.
West Michigan frozen food manufacturer scales back $205M expansion
Request Foods, a private company based in Holland Township, has been hurt by “recessionary trends” in the retail frozen food sector and the bankruptcy of a “major customer.”
Michigan theater chain offering $3 tickets for one day
Celebration Cinema, which has location in Grand Rapids, Portage, Benton Harbor, Lansing and Mount Pleasant, is offering the deal Sunday for National Cinema Day.
Construction to begin soon on $16.4M Grand Rapids apartment, commercial building
Cella Building Company expects site work to begin in 30 days on the building in Grand Rapids.
State invests $10M to help solve ‘critical’ workforce housing shortage in West Michigan
The state's investment comes in response to business growth in the region, including a $1.7 billion expansion at a Holland battery plant.
$18.5M project to replace aging lodge at Grand Rapids park set to start this fall
State lawmakers and city leaders highlighted a $6 million state investment Friday, Aug. 18, to help build a new lodge at Martin Luther King Park.
Corewell Health researchers get $400K American Heart Association grant
The research will examine how differences in people’s cells affect illness and recovery from heart, lung, kidney and blood vessel diseases.
Grand Rapids technology, art festival adding inaugural music summit
The music summit, as part of the Confluence Festival, will "explore how innovation and technology are transforming the way music is created and experienced."
Expansion approved for Grand Rapids senior living community
Covenant Living of the Great Lakes received approval for an 18-duplex expansion from the Grand Rapids Planning Commission.
Tech company creating ‘radical new digital strategies’ opens Grand Rapids headquarters
Twisthink, a design, strategy and technology company, moved into the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building on the Medical Mile in May.
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