Featured Stories
Bona Van Dis
Monday, August 23, 2010
Where others see obstacles, Cari Draft sees opportunities -- to whip you
into shape. That sand dune isn't an uphill battle, she says, it's a
natural gym for workouts. Here's why exercise buffs are loving the great
outdoors.
read on…
Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
Monday, August 23, 2010
Whether you want to see the latest weather forecast, check the headlines
or get the score of the Tigers game, when you have a SmartPhone,
there's an app for that. Now, there's also an app that will let you
locate and do business with Chamber member businesses.
read on…
Matthew Gryczan
Monday, July 19, 2010
They want you to get in on the ground floor of The Pyramid Scheme,
but Mark Sellers and Jeff and Tami VandenBerg are making an easy sales
pitch: their proposed music venue at 68 Commerce Ave. SW has only one
floor to begin with. Find out why their plan is far from inflated.
read on…
Mary Radigan
Monday, July 19, 2010
All hail the queens of frugal blogging! Jolon Hull hunts coupon deals
for metro Grand Rapids savers, and Cindy Curtis turns up discounts for
those who buy locally. Why are you spending so much, they ask.
read on…
Deborah Johnson Wood
Monday, July 19, 2010
Shooting hoops and
wordsmithing on a 10-foot by 10-foot Scrabble board are just two of the
ways employees at
Lambert Edwards &
Associates can de-stress in their new office space in Heartside. In
late May, the public and investor relations firm relocated from the
National City Bank building on Monroe Avenue NW to an environmentally
renovated former auto repair shop at 47 Commerce SW.
read on…
Monday, July 19, 2010
In collaboration with the chambers of commerce in Grand Haven/Spring
Lake/Ferrysburg, Holland, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Saginaw and Traverse
City, we are pleased to invite you to the 2010 West Michigan Policy
Forum. The event will take place September 16-17, 2010, in Grand Rapids
at the DeVos Place Convention Center.
read on…
Chamber
Monday, June 21, 2010
The Multiracial Association of Professionals' (MAP) annual Minority
Summer Intern Reception was held on Thursday, June 10 at Bridgewater
Place in downtown Grand Rapids.
read on…
Daniel Schoonmaker
Monday, June 21, 2010
A staggering amount of resources has been spent to turn metro Grand
Rapids into a trailhead for greenways leading to points near and far for
hikers and bikers, and the result is happy trails for everyone.
read on…
Stephanie Doublestein
Monday, May 17, 2010
Erykah Ross writes a phrase that echoes repeatedly down the halls of the
Van Andel Education Institute: "What happens when ..." For Ross and
hundreds of other kids who have learned hands-on science at the Grand
Rapids institute, the answer is boundless.
read on…
Aaron Ogg
Monday, May 17, 2010
Catherine Lazarock may have found another niche in the
telecommunications field: teletruth. She sells a service that makes
sense of phone and Internet charges, and business for the metro Grand
Rapids firm has been good.
read on…
Sharon Hanks
Monday, May 17, 2010
Aaron Ogg
Monday, April 19, 2010
For Mike Glupker and Pete Houlihan, now is the time to take the plunge
into new technology in digital printing that makes images come off the
page. What is it like to see the world in 3-D at Diversified Data.
read on…
Robin Luymes
Monday, April 19, 2010
Few people disagree that good mass transit is a key to the vitality of a
metropolitan area, and The Rapid is sponsoring a series of articles and
videos that promotes conversation about what will serve metro Grand
Rapids best.
read on…
Chamber
Monday, April 19, 2010
What do crime fighters, a medical research visionary and a classic rock
deejay have in common? The annual Roast to benefit Silent Observer,
that's what! This year's Roast, titled "The Research is Complete…We Have
the Handle on Van Andel," will take aim at David Van Andel, Chairman
& CEO of the Van Andel Institute.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Microbes are busy -- and hungry -- under the surface of the South Kent
Landfill in Byron Center as they gobble up buried trash. One byproduct
of their munching is methane, a greenhouse gas that can be burned and
converted into water and carbon dioxide. Kent County and Granger
Electric are collecting and burning methane to provide electricity to
more than 1,800 homes. See how its done.
read on…