Van Andel group seeking to buy Macatawa Bank

Steven A. Van Andel is leading a group that is applying to the Federal Reserve Board to acquire 25 percent or more of the shares of Macatawa Bank Corp., it was revealed in a published legal notice.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: Collaborate workspace opens in downtown Grand Rapids

The idea for The Factory started in The Garage, which, in turn, started with an Elevator.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: Grand Rapids airport eyes low-cost airline

If James Koslosky and his staff get their wish, AirTran Airways will be the next airline to lift off from a Gerald R. Ford International Airport runway.

GRBJ: Helping businesses save green by going green

Spurt Industries is helping companies save thousands of dollars on their waste removal and be more earth-friendly at the same time.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: New Davenport classroom technology takes learning to a new level

If a student makes a mistake and the patient dies a horrible death in the new simulation lab at Davenport University's registered nurse degree program, it can be a very graphic and traumatic situation for the student.

But it's no big deal for the patient.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: Local company shows a flair for foam

Harbor Foam gets orders from industry - and artists and moviemakers.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: health care laundry going "green"

The nonprofit cooperative that handles tons of laundry per week for West Michigan health care facilities is breaking ground on a $12 million "green" improvement project that includes a 36,000-square-foot addition to its plant in Walker.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: Agritek Industries aquires Muskegon wire company

Agritek Industries Inc. has acquired the assets of bankrupt Lake Michigan Wire Technologies Inc. of Muskegon and has moved the business and its remaining employees to Agritek's Holland location.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: "The Rapid" uses federal grant to buy 16 new buses

The Interurban Transit Partnership recently received a $5 million federal grant, and the public transit agency will use the money to purchase 16 buses for The Rapid system.

G.R. Business Journal: United Way campaign to build connections with donors

With the local economy still in low gear, campaign Chairman Sean Welsh, regional president of National City, said the organization was pleased with "flat" fundraising last year at $13 million.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: Housing discrimination complaints rise

Discrimination complaints filed with the Fair Housing Center of West Michigan reached an all-time high last year at 168, and that number marked the fifth consecutive year that bias allegations have risen.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: Weekend shuttle service up and running

A new shuttle is dashing through the streets of downtown, and if the founder of the new business - called GR Hopper - hadn't spent a portion of his life in Europe, the service may never have made a single run in Grand Rapids.

GRBJ: Van Andel Arena Expansion

Getting rid of the congestion that occurs in the northwest corner of the Van Andel Arena concourse during heavily attended events isn't just an issue of convenience or aesthetics for the Convention and Arena Authority - it's also about revenue.

Grand Rapids Business Journal: HTI builds biomass energy plant

A Kentwood company has completed a biomass energy plant at a feed mill in Howard City that may be the first of its kind and could dramatically increase its owner's energy independence.