GRAND RAPIDS - The 25th Michigan Automotive Suppliers Symposium in Grand Rapids at the Van Andel Trade Center on March 7, is an annual gathering of industry leaders, business owners, c-suite executives, managers, and key decision-makers from all tiers of the automotive sector is set to deliver crucial insights. This year’s Symposium will explore ways
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University received a $1.5 million federal grant to improve nursing workforce readiness by increasing high-impact learning opportunities for students using multiple-patient simulations. Tricia Thomas, dean of the Kirkhof College of Nursing, said the three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan economy is continuing to slow in part due to the recent United Auto Workers strike and the Federal Reserve’s rising interest rates, a survey contends. Brian Long, director of supply management at GVSU’s Seidman College of Business, said his survey shows growing pessimism among local manufacturers and businesses. Several
GRAND RAPIDS — Grand Valley State University received a $1.5 million federal grant to improve nursing workforce readiness by increasing high-impact learning opportunities for students using multiple-patient simulations. Tricia Thomas, dean of the Kirkhof College of Nursing, said the three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
GRAND RAPIDS -- West Michigan manufacturers continue to signal a slowing economy as Grand Valley State University’s closely watched monthly purchasing managers survey showed continued softness and increased caution. “We are well aware that the office furniture business remains soft, and we had hoped that the pent-up demand in automotive would help keep the West
GRAND RAPIDS -- The “back-to-work euphoria” of January has faded and economic indicators edged back into negative territory in West Michigan during February, according to the latest survey from Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business. GVSU Current Business Trends survey shows strength in automotive, weakness in more rate-sensitive sectors The Current Business Trends survey of
ALLENDALE - A webinar discussion presented by Grand Valley State University’s Office of the Provost and led by Provost Fatma Mili will examine several of the topics surrounding the devastating earthquakes that affected Turkey and Syria. The Türkiye-Syria Earthquake: Earth-Science-Human Collision forum at 4 p.m. February 22 is part of the GVSU Quest Series. Mili
GRAND RAPIDS - The industrial market in West Michigan remained marginally negative during November, but some key indicators recovered lost ground, according to a survey of West Michigan manufacturers by Grand Valley State University’s Seidman College of Business. Employment and gross output (production) indices showed improvement from the October survey, which Brian Long, director of
GRAND RAPIDS – Three foundations committed to innovation in education are investing in REP4, a program designed to put student ideas at the center of the future of education. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Meridian Foundation and the Steelcase Foundation together are investing in the effort that is in its second year to
GRAND RAPIDS - Grand Valley State University in West Michigan has expanded its Cannabis Tourism and Hospitality curriculum and the fall classes are filling up fast, John Lipford from GVSU says in this video interview. It’s another indicator that Cannabis tourism in Michigan is growing rapidly and his students, he says, are the pioneers in this business
