Andy Balaskovitz

A NASCAR driver who crashed in a race last month and then threw his bumper cover at a rival’s car as it sped by has picked up a new sponsor — a Grand Rapids-based company that makes aftermarket bumpers.

Hitachi Ltd. has reached an agreement to acquire a German robotics and automation firm that will join and expand the global presence of Holland-based JR Automation Technologies LLC.

Detroit broke the all-time NFL Draft attendance record less than two hours into the event's third and final day, drawing 700,000 people over three days and shattering the record set by Nashville in 2019.

A California-based energy startup has launched commercial production of sodium-ion batteries in Holland, promising to offer a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ion batteries that can meet surging demand from data centers and artificial intelligence.

State Rep. Kristian Grant, D-Grand Rapids, has returned a $5,000 pandemic relief grant for small businesses back to Kent County following a county review that found information in her grant application contradicted statements in a tax filing.

The Swinand family's Southwest Michigan getaway is only about two blocks past the Indiana-Michigan state line, but it feels much farther away, both in miles and in time.

Grand Rapids-based energy and emissions consulting firm Foresight Management will roughly double in size following the company's recent merger with a similar environmental consulting firm based near Indianapolis.

Don Parfet is hoping he can experience some deja vu all over again, to use a phrase coined by that great microbiologist Yogi Berra.

A four-story, 180-unit apartment project under development by The Hinman Co. sustained “direct damage” from Tuesday's tornado that ripped through the area, indefinitely delaying a planned July opening, the company confirmed.

A Canadian company is suing after Kent County canceled a development agreement for a bioenergy plant at the county's $380 million Sustainable Business Park.