Brian McVicar

GRAND HAVEN, MI — Kristin Perkowski, the associate superintendent of curriculum and instruction at Traverse City Area Public Schools, has been selected as the next superintendent of Grand Haven Area Public Schools.

| GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Former congressman Peter Meijer has dropped out of the Republican primary race for Michigan's open U.S.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Meijer has donated $3 million to Mary Free Bed's planned Joan Secchia Children's Rehabilitation Hospital , a three-story building

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Celebration Cinema has completed a $4 million renovation of its 15-screen theater near Kalamazoo Avenue in Gaines Township that

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — After 54 years, the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, whose late founders left an indelible mark on West Michigan and beyond

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Charter Communications plans to close a call center at 335 Walker Ave. NW in Walker in late June, a move that will eliminate 240 jobs.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A proposal to raise Kent County's hotel tax from 5% to 8% to help pay for projects such as Acrisure Amphitheater, an 8,500-seat soccer stadium and a John Ball Zoo aquarium is headed to the August ballot.

A Kent County group is expected to launch this month to advocate for the hotel tax increase, whose revenue could fund projects such as an 8,500-seat soccer stadium, Acrisure Amphitheater, and a John Ball Zoo aquarium.

| GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency will temporarily close its Grand Rapids office at 3391 Plainfield Avenue NE for renovations starting Monday, May 6.

| GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Concert and event producer Live Nation Worldwide will help promote, operate and maintain Acrisure Amphitheater under