Entrepreneurship

Feature Story An approximation of what a new three-story building and passageway project will look like in downtown Zeeland. The developer is in the process of obtaining final state and city approval.

New $3M development coming to Downtown Zeeland


Feature Story Carl Dunker works from his home office in Holland, Michigan.

Building relationships is at the heart of great design


Feature Story More than $4.2 million was distributed to 49 employers in Ottawa County, $2.2 million to 17 employers in Allegan County, and nearly $1 million to 11 employers in Muskegon County. 

2023 Going PRO Talent Fund Awards top $7.4M to Lakeshore employers


Feature Story When malls threatened downtown Holland's future, the city and the merchants got creative.

Holland history: The rise and fall (and rise) of shopping malls


Feature Story Part of the streetscape of downtown Wayland.
Feature Story (Fom left) HealthBar Director of Sales and Marketing Michael Lomonaco, Rick Arnett with Lake Orion Public Schools, and HealthBar School Nursing Program Manager Quinn McGill.

HealthBar school nurses provide holistic care to area students


Feature Story Sara Crookston directs a toy photo shoot.
Feature Story Sara Crookston directs a toy photo shoot.

How life is better in West Michigan for those designing our world


Feature Story Michigan Veteran Entrepreneur (MVE)-Lab hosts pitch nights. (MVE)

Entrepreneurial program for veterans coming to Muskegon


Feature Story Brett VanderKamp founded New Holland Brewing Co. in 1997.

New Holland Brewing Co. expands to Battle Creek


Feature Story Sweet Temptations staff pose for a photo with Michigan state Sen. Roger Victory, R-Hudsonville.

Grand Haven ice cream shop serves up country's best scoops


Feature Story Ottawa County Sheriff's Dep. Ramon Soto-Lopez

Deputy awarded for inspiring trust with migrant workers


Feature Story Karen Kekelik owns IndiGrow with her husband, Steven. (IndiGrow)

Downtown Muskegon’s first cannabis microbusiness opens


Feature Story Robinson Landing in Grand Haven broke ground in 2022 and now has 16 income-restricted and 14 market-rate homes.

New tools help Housing Next connect communities, developers


Feature Story Jennifer Owens is CEO of Lakeshore Advantage.
Feature Story Gentex Discovery Preschool will be the first of its kind in the area with subsidized preschool for first and second shift parents on the Gentex manufacturing site in Zeeland.

Gentex, ODC partner to bring child care to employees


Feature Story Veronica Rodriguez and Regina Love are certified community health workers.