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Goei will serve out the term of Reverend Nathanial Moody who stepped down at the end of 2023
Alticor is making a $127.6 million investment adding 260 new, high-paying jobs. Alticor, the parent company of Amway, is renovating and expanding two of its West Michigan facilities.
Crain's Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez discusses Grand Rapids' amphitheater and soccer stadium construction spinoff including two potential high-rise housing projects, and Amway's plan for a major expansion in Ada.
Shreiber Foods making $59 million investment and adding 32 jobs. Schreiber Foods is an employee-owned maker of beverages, cream cheese, natural and processed cheese, and yogurt.
Packaging Compliance Labs is investing $4.5 million and adding 50 technical positions.
According to the World Health Organization, colorectal cancers are the second leading cause of cancer death.
The county is home to 43 parks. Gaines Township's Creekside Park will deploy autonomous mowers in 2025 as part of an automation demonstration project.
The signing of the amended accommodations tax Act allows Kent County to raise the maximum lodging excise tax from 5% to 8%. Kent County voters will need to approve it
Crain's Grand Rapids Business senior writer Mark Sanchez talks about a report card grading area hospitals. Kent County voters will decide a lodging tax funding transformational projects. But first, the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation has come to a close.
What if you could make cancer cells act like they have a virus weakening them? Van Andel Institute researchers call it viral mimicry. WGVU spoke with Dr. Ali Chomiak, a Van Andel Institute Scientist working on preclinical research.
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