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GRAND RAPIDS — Lee Hammond likes to say that as much as he talks the talk about sustainability and recycling, he walks the walk as well.

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WEST MICHIGAN — When companies think outside the box, they can find themselves innovating in industries in which they had never done business before.

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ZEELAND — Back in November 2010, the future didn’t look bright for the Greystone brand of public seating products.

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GRAND RAPIDS — Many aspects of business are cyclical, and at times, executives find themselves returning to a company’s roots for answers and opportunities.

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ZEELAND — When it comes to the implementation and use of technology, custom cabinet manufacturer Woodways Industries Inc. could show many larger companies how it’s done.

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BANGOR — Southwest Michigan admittedly doesn’t jump to mind when one thinks of a major player in the mining industry.

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WALKER — When other companies abandoned manufacturing operations in West Michigan, Pi Optima Inc. thought the time was perfect to get in the game and they've been growing ever since.

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ALLENDALE — A West Michigan furniture manufacturer is seeing opportunities among the smallest customers in the office furniture market.

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BATTLE CREEK — The move to market diversification for Nexthermal began simply enough. President S. “Kumar” Bandyopadhyay started to see margins eroding on the company’s products as overseas competition drove prices down for the company’s heating systems.

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ROCKFORD—Good product designs can have many origins, but sometimes companies can do well by bringing back vintage designs from their archives.