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Although it can be cheaper to tear down old buildings, sometimes developers pull out all the stops to find ways to save important old structures. That was the ...

KALAMAZOO — Seated at his desk at Borgess Heart Institute last month, Dr. Tim Fischell remembers the “a-ha moment” that launched what would become Ostia...

Many a journalist on deadline has turned to the online service Help A Reporter Out, which matches reporters with PR professionals for potential sources for th...

A joint venture partnership that stretches from Middleville to Holland and Zeeland is happening because of the networking formed on Grand Rapids' Medical Mile. ...

For a relatively small company, Founders Bank & Trust does a lot for the community. Every year the bank selects a handful of charities to highlight and of...

COOPERSVILLE — Companies looking for a model of how to maintain a highly skilled workforce might turn to the example set by an unlikely source, at least in We...

Brad Davis is president of Industrial Woodworking Corporation in Zeeland, but he says he’s first and foremost a designer. He’s designed and redesigned a lot...

Despite the deep impact of the recession on the office furniture industry, newcomer izzy+ stayed true to its principles around sustainability and design-fueled ...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has employers in a quandary: They need to decide whether to stay with existing health coverage or pay the penal...

CALEDONIA — The medical device industry could be one of West Michigan’s most under-appreciated sectors, at least if you ask Tom Howing, the new product de...

WALKER — While still considered an exotic material in the automotive industry, carbon fiber could become more commonplace as its cost comes down — and as...

While the Sorber brothers initially started Two Men And A Truck, it was their mother, Mary Ellen Sheets, who really helped set the vision and create the culture...

GRAND RAPIDS — While West Michigan is host to a number of its own small business accelerators, some out-of-state investors see the region as fertile ground fo...

GRAND RAPIDS — Founded in 1987 by John Lowery, Applied Imaging now has six offices in Michigan and is pushing an effort to further its footprint into the Metr...

WEST MICHIGAN — Education can come in many forms, and while college business programs are certainly important, sometimes the best education for entrepreneur...