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Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsThe Grand Rapids City Planning Commission has postponed a vote on Gentex Corp.’s plans for a second manufacturing plant in the city, citing a lack of clarity with the company’s proposal. Gentex (Nasdaq: GNTX) seeks to expand on the city’s southeast side, where the Zeeland-based automotive and aerospace supplier opened a satellite production plant in spring 2023. Since then, Gentex also opened a tech hub in downtown Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapid…See the Story
Grand Rapids planning board postpones vote on Gentex expansion
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsA new partnership between Saugatuck Brewing Co. and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources aims to give a boost to the state’s efforts to restore natural habitats. Executives from the Douglas-based brewery joined the officials from the DNR this morning on the banks of the Rogue River near Rockford to announce the new partnership. Under the deal, Saugatuck Brewing will donate a portion of sales from its Rainbow Rodeo IPA to the DNR’s effor…See the Story
Saugatuck Brewing to donate a portion of beer sales to support DNR habitat restoration
Mental Health · Grand RapidsThe growing need for mental health care for children and adolescents led D.A. Blodgett-St. John’s to reach beyond its own clients. Holly Anderton, D.A. Blodgett-St. John’s The Grand Rapids-based nonprofit that works with children and families now offers psychiatric services to the public, a move that adds some much-needed capacity for mental health care for people 18 and younger. “The biggest thing we see is need,” said Holly Anderton, directo…See the Story
D.A. Blodgett-St. John’s extends psychiatric care to adolescents
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsPriority Health has partnered with a third-party administrator and plans to begin offering a new option for employers that self-fund their employee health benefits. Grand Rapids-based Priority Health expects to launch a self-funded option through a partnership with Healthcare Management Administrators Inc., a Bellevue, Wash.-based third-party administrator, for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. Priority Health selected Grand Rapids-based Advan…See the Story
Priority Health finds a partner to offer self-funded health benefits
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsPerrigo Co. plc plans to sell a business unit that produces products for people with rare diseases and use the proceeds to pay down debt. The company this morning announced a binding offer from Spanish pharmaceutical company Esteve Healthcare S.L. to buy HRA Pharma Rare Diseases for up to 275 million euros, or $293.9 million. The sale includes $203 million in upfront cash, plus $90.9 million in potential earnouts if HRA Rare Diseases meets cert…See the Story
Perrigo to shed rare disease affiliate in $294M deal
Startups · Grand RapidsThe company Nathan Baar started in Grand Rapids three years ago for today’s gig economy hopes to connect health care professionals with providers who need medical staff for a temporary period. Nathan Baar Baar said his long-term goal with DecentraCare is to build-out a platform for consumers to shop for medical care. In bringing the gig-economy model behind Uber and Lyft to health care staffing, DecentraCare LLC targets clinicians such as nur…See the Story
Grand Rapids startup brings gig economy model to health care professionals
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsLANSING — Bills that would restore state incentives for the production of movies and other content in Michigan were advanced Tuesday by a legislative committee. The 10-0 vote, with two abstentions, was a positive step for the industry and its advocates nearly nine years after former Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers ended a film incentives program. But it remains to be seen whether House Bills 4907-4908 will be enacted into law. The state launched …See the Story
State film tax incentives clear initial legislative step
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsCWD Real Estate Investment LLC’s plan to convert a downtown office building into residential units received the first vote of approval Wednesday morning for $15.2 million worth of brownfield incentives. The Grand Rapids Brownfield Redevelopment Authority approved the amendment to CWD’s brownfield plan for the building to broaden the scope of allowable activities under the scope of the project. The original plan for 111 Lyon St. NW called for re…See the Story