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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses Acrisure's elimination of 400 jobs, Fifth Third Bank merging with Comerica, and an option to use Health Savings Accounts to pay for Direct Primary Care memberships.
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A new composting program at the Muskegon Farmers Market has already removed a ton of food waste from local landfills. WGVU’s David Limbaugh spoke with its organizer, Angela Fox, about founding Green Michigan, a Muskegon-based nonprofit providing sustainability education and programming, and how the composting program got its start.
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Meet two men with different political beliefs who agree the political system is broken. Freddie is a Nashville, Tennessee transplant fascinated by diverse cultures and Steven was born in East Asia.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about Blue Cross dropping coverage for an expensive specialty drug. University of Michigan economists predict tariff impacts on the state’s economy. And a professional soccer team will call Grand Rapids home, but from which league?
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The film offers a timely and comprehensive look at Xi Jinping’s vision for China and the broader implications. Interviews with current and former U.S. government officials including members of the first Trump administration who helped shape America’s economic and national security policies towards China. WGVU spoke with award-winning correspondent Martin Smith.
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Meet two Grand Rapids women whose beliefs have shifted with time. Tina and Cheryl discover social justice and allowing for exchange of perspectives is a shared ideal.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez shares the story of a Grand Haven entrepreneur launching cruise ship service in 2025. A breakdown of recently released economic data. And how the state legislature is altering two bills entering the “lame-duck” session.
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Meet Regenail. He’s a 55-year-old EDI consultant and Grand Rapids community leader with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion. David is a 62-year-old retired schoolteacher and counsellor. The biracial Grandville resident works toward eliminating all forms of racial prejudice.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about anticipated mergers and acquisitions activity picking up in the new year. The Van Andel Family Foundation’s historic philanthropic gift supporting Pine Rest’s Pediatric Center for Behavioral Health. But first, why Microsoft is purchasing large West Michigan properties,
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In 2020, FRONTLINE followed more than a dozen Americans in eight states across the country chronicled in the documentary "American Voices: A Nation in Turmoil." Four years later, those same Americans share how their hopes and fears have changed since 2020 in a nation that remains deeply divided. WGVU’ spoke with filmmaker and director, Mike Shum.
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On this episode of Have You Seen…? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about ‘The Handmaiden’ a South Korean film from 2016 directed by Park Chan-Wook, who is most famous for the 2003 action movie ‘Old Boy.’ ‘The Handmaiden’ takes place in Korea during the Japanese occupation in the 1930’s
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Meet Jeff from Grand Rapids. He identifies as a white Christian conservative. The 55-year-old is a married father of four grown children. Chris is a clergy retiree living in Manistee. He too, is a white Christian male, married but politically liberal.