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Richland, Michigan — March 5, 2012 — A.J. Harma has joined Independent Bank’s mortgage lending team as Senior Mortgage Loan Officer at the Richland office. Harma is serving customers in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Saint Joseph and Van Buren counties. The office is located at 9010 East D. Ave.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — March 1, 2012 — Steve Hallead has joined Independent Bank’s treasury management group as a vice president.

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Richland, Michigan — February 28, 2012 — Gayle Jenkins has joined Independent Bank as a mortgage originator at the Richland office. Jenkins is serving customers in Allegan, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo and Saint Joseph counties. The office is located at 9010 East D. Ave.

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Baker Spindler Holtz, CPAs and Advisors, is pleased to announce that Lori J. Baker has received the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) 25 Year Membership Award. The American Society of Women Accountants represents professional women in accounting and finance and provides them an opportunity for networking and continuing professional education (CPE) with peers at the local, regional and national level.

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GRAND RAPIDS - Baker Spindler Holtz, CPAs and Advisors, is pleased to announce that Brian Maring has been elected Treasurer of the Grandville Jenison Chamber of Commerce.  Brian joined Baker Spindler Holtz in 2007.

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Allegan, MI—Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Jessica Thompson has joined the company as a tax analyst. In this role, Thompson is responsible for tax preparation, special projects and tax planning. She will be working at Perrigo’s Allegan, Michigan location.

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KALAMAZOO – Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced that Dee Velkoff has been promoted to senior vice president and senior client manager in Commercial Banking for southwestern Michigan.

In this role, Velkoff leads a client relationship team in providing comprehensive financial advisory, lending, treasury and international banking solutions to small and mid-sized businesses.