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New data from The Right Place shows the area added 2,000 new jobs in 2025

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses construction on Grand Rapids’ River Restoration project, hospital systems are West Michigan's largest employers, and the financial impact the war with Iran is having on area businesses.

As healthcare costs continue to rise, the Grand Rapids startup offers an alternative, with a network of local providers that can contract directly with companies

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about the New Community Transformation Fund, a new care network designed to ease employer health costs, and local communities rush to accommodate data center construction.

Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses employers dropping weight-loss drugs from policies countering health insurance rate increases. A group of area small business owners ask the federal government to reform the procurement process. The Federal Reserve meets this week deciding whether to maintain or lower interest rates.

Olivia Blomstrom, Business Solutions Manager with West Michigan Works! joins in with the details.

The measure was given unanimous support Monday night by the City Council

Jerry Hill, Discovery Manufacturing Industry Council Lead joins in to share the details.

The increase in the workforce from June of 2023 to June of this year was two-tenths of a percentage point

More than 90 employers have been awarded millions in grants from a West Michigan jobs network