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Rockford is a beautiful bedroom community that sits snugly on the Rogue River in Northern Kent County. A good school district, a bustling little downtown on the river, the White Pine Trail, and rolling wooded countryside make this one of the fastest growing areas in the county.
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A Greener Gas Tax
Tom Leonard
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Rust Belt cities ripe for growth
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Energy, historic tax credits focus of 2nd annual GR property owners workshop
Thursday, May 17, 2007
$120M GR airport project moves forward
Monday, May 14, 2007
Source: MiBiz
Mail alert system earns GR inventor a record $300K in sales
Thursday, May 10, 2007
State and commercial realtors form unprecedented partnership
Thursday, May 10, 2007
The Green Imperative
Tom Leonard
Thursday, May 10, 2007
$5 million start-up fund aids technology companies
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Source: Business Review Western Michigan
West Mchigan job base growing
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Source: Business Review Western Michigan
Ten West Michigan companies receive highest honors in ‘Best and Brightest’ competition
Monday, May 7, 2007
Source: PR Newswire
Wild West Michigan
Tom Leonard
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Kent County Sports Commission moving forward
Monday, April 30, 2007
Source: Grand Rapids Business Journal
Planned resource center for entrepreneurs will focus on women- and minority-owned businesses
Monday, April 30, 2007
Source: MiBiz
W MI businesses cash in on international market
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Source: Grand Rapids Press
GR designer wins regional LEED design competition
Thursday, April 26, 2007
115-plus visionaries participate in 2nd WM regional design charrettes
Thursday, April 26, 2007
SBA lender turns focus on West Michigan
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Source: Business Review Western Michigan
Sense of community key to urban revival
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Source: Grand Rapids Press
12 MI SmartZones awarded $8.5M for technology start-ups
Thursday, April 12, 2007
WIRED study says WM manufacturing pivotal to economy
Thursday, April 12, 2007
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