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Feature Story Nearly half of the high-demand jobs in West Michigan are in the health sciences sector. Economic Development

New report reveals West Michigan’s high-demand jobs for 2023

Shandra MartinezMonday, April 10, 2023
Feature Story Gordon Burnham has been with Comcast’s Xfinity Store in Muskegon for over 36 years. Economic Development

8 frontline workers recognized for going above and beyond

Shandra MartinezSaturday, March 4, 2023
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. Kids and Education

Gentex, ODC partner to bring child care to employees

Andrea GoodellWednesday, November 30, 2022
Feature Story The Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance’s “Nonprofit Community Assessment” launched in 2019 to help measure the overall health of the local nonprofit community. The 2022 report was released at an event at Midtown Center in Holland earlier this month. Community Development

Nonprofit survey reveals burnout, DEI struggles and triumphs

Andrea GoodellMonday, September 26, 2022
Feature Story Tara Weymon Leonard, MillerKnoll’s vice president of global contract and field marketing, talks to I Am Academy students at the company's Design Yard. Diversity

I Am Academy explores future careers at MillerKnoll

Andrea GoodellTuesday, June 7, 2022
Feature Story LG Energy Solution is making a $1.7 billion investment that will double the workforce. Economic Development

LG Energy Solution’s expansion to create 1,200 new jobs

Shandra MartinezSunday, April 3, 2022
Feature Story Mike Larson is the president and CEO of Michigan Association of United Ways. Community Development

Bigger tax credit would help working-poor families buy basics

Shandra MartinezTuesday, March 1, 2022
Feature Story An expansion at Art Mulder and Sons Trucking will add 147,000 square feet of new facility space and create up to 55 new jobs. Economic Development

Art Mulder and Sons Trucking plans $31M expansion

Shandra MartinezMonday, January 24, 2022
Feature Story Donna Lowry Kids and Education

Pilot grant helps parents, employers deal with ‘critical’ child care crisis

Paul R. KopenkoskeySunday, January 23, 2022
Feature Story Even under the best of conditions, seasonal and migrant farmworkers toil long, exhausting hours in extreme weather conditions, possibly exposed to pesticides.  Equity

Migrant Legal Aid’s Fair Food Pledge works to alleviate migrant farmworker injustices

Paul R. KopenkoskeyMonday, November 8, 2021
Feature Story Proponants for social districts say a drink in hand makes the wait more bearable for restaurant patrons who are up to an hour away from being seated, and it benefits nearby shops. Economic Development

Lakeshore communities welcome the benefits social districts offer businesses

Paul R. KopenkoskeyThursday, August 5, 2021
Feature Story Brittany Lenertz is the talent solutions director for West Michigan Works! Economic Development

West Michigan Works! survey brings into focus barriers faced by job seekers

Shandra MartinezMonday, June 28, 2021
Feature Story This year's Lakeshore Advantage intern event was held at Lawrence Street Park in Zeeland, Economic Development

Lakeshore Advantage introduces Gentex interns to their new home in West Michigan

Andrea GoodellFriday, June 4, 2021
Feature Story Ottawa County United Way President Patrick Moran meets with other nonprofit leaders to discuss how to meet community needs. Economic Development

Beyond poverty: Families struggled to make ends meet before pandemic

Andrea GoodellTuesday, April 27, 2021
Feature Story Good Samaritan Ministries is administering the MSHDA COVID-19 eviction diversion program. Pictured (from left) are Good Sam team members Virgenmina Calo, Jessi Christensen, and Andrew Zokoe. Healthy Communities

Hundreds kept housed during COVID by eviction diversion program in Ottawa County

Andrea GoodellSaturday, April 17, 2021
Feature Story Stacey Workman is a financial adviser. Economic Development

5 ways to feel inspired during Financial Literacy Month

Shandra MartinezFriday, April 2, 2021
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