The Grand Rapids region saw population gains slow and jobs flatline, but it remains a leader in the state and nation on several key economic metrics.
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Michigan schools scramble to ready students with disabilities for future
The Calhoun Intermediate School District’s new Lunger House helps students with disabilities prepare for life after school, a time many disability advocates call ‘the opportunity cliff.’
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Battle Creek faces life after Cereal City following Kellogg sale
The WK Kellogg Co. has been bought by an Italian candy maker, and some worry about what that means for the future of the Cereal City.
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In Battle Creek, Burmese refugees fleeing genocide confront new fears in US
A federal travel ban has many of the thousands of Burmese refugees living in Battle Creek worried about their friends and loved ones still overseas.
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West Michigan has tech hub dreams and buzz. It just needs the jobs
Four years ago, leaders pledged to make west Michigan a tech hub and add 20,000 tech jobs to the region within 10 years. They’re behind schedule, but this week’s Tech Week is a big part of their goal.
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Technology is altering how we learn, think and live – and not necessarily for the better
LIFE THROUGH A LENS: Our increasing dependence on technology to relate to the world around us does not come without costs to ourselves, our families, our nation, writes Conor Dugan. (courtesy photo/used under Creative Commons license) I recently had the pleasure of attending a performance of the musical “Annie Jr.” at my daughter’s school. It […]
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Herman Miller's Brian Walker talks LEED, green tech
Herman Miller is known as an innovative design and manufacturing firm of office furniture and equipment and furniture for the home. With 6,500 employees worldwide, this Zeeland company also has earned admiration for sustainability. Rachel Hood, executive director of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council in Grand Rapids, applauds the way both Herman Miller and competitor […]