MichBio heads to Grand Rapids for industry events
ANN ARBOR—MichBio, the Michigan bioscience industry association, will be in Grand Rapids June 18 and 19 for a pair of bio-industry events. On Tuesday, June 18, the organization will host …
Gale, GR library to offer high school diploma completion online
GRAND RAPIDS—Residents in Kent County now have the opportunity to obtain their high school diploma from their local public library. The Kent District Library has begun offering Career Online High …
Cybersecurity firm to create 25 jobs in GR area
LANSING—VDA Labs LLC, a cybersecurity company, has received a $75,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a $300,000 investment to create a new headquarters in Kent County’s Plainfield …
Grand Rapids IT Symposium coming May 16
GRAND RAPIDS—The Grand Rapids IT Symposium is expected to draw more than 250 IT leaders from 90 West Michigan businesses for a one-day learning and networking event targeted at CIOs …
MichBio to hold first ‘Medical Device Summit’
ANN ARBOR—MichBio, the biosciences industry trade organization, announced Monday that it would present its first Medical Device Summit in Grand Rapids on Wednesday, May 22. The event is intended to …
Seven Michigan companies head to South America hunting deals
LANSING—Business leaders from seven Michigan companies will travel to Brazil and Colombia Sunday to meet with prospective partners, distributors and customers to increase export opportunities in these markets. The trade …
MDEQ to sample wells near GR airport for PFAS
GRAND RAPIDS — The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced that it will sample 49 residential drinking water wells along Trout Creek in the neighborhood east of the 36th Street …
Meijer launches Shop & Scan in Chicago area
GRAND RAPIDS — Meijer Inc., the Grand Rapids-based retailer, announced that it is rolling out its Shop & Scan mobiel shopping checkout system at 23 stores in the Chicago area …
GR’s Grand Angels launches affiliate investor group in Detroit, ‘Woodward Angels’
DETROIT – Grand Rapids-based Grand Angels, one of the state’s most prominent angel investor groups, has launched Woodward Angels, a new angel investor group in Detroit. Woodward Angels is launching …
Business expansions to create 918 jobs get state aid
LANSING – Projects expected to generate more than $95.5 million in total investment and create 918 jobs in Michigan gained approval from the Michigan Strategic Fund, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. …