Focus West Michigan for 5-22-24

By Joe Bielecki

Published May 22, 2024 at 3:58 PM EDT

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Patrick Center has the newest edition of Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Brief, Michigan’s Family Impact Team is expanding, classes at Alger Middle School in Grand Rapids were canceled today, and more.

For our main feature today Patrick Center has the newest edition of Crain’s Grand Rapids Business Brief, also Michigan’s Family Impact Team is expanding, classes at Alger Middle School in Grand Rapids were canceled today, and more state and West Michigan news.

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