http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/Business, Auto Industry, Economy, Finance NewsenSun, 08 Nov 2009 15:50:15 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noBusiness, Auto Industry, Economy, Finance Newswmbrhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/Y03owW_pbhE/careers_for_life_health_indust.htmlEconomy/JobsKalamazooRegion - Kalamazoo3006480613726Aaron Aupperlee | Kalamazoo GazetteSun, 08 Nov 2009 15:50:15 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3898624 ]]>Grant Reed tapped a button on a tablet computer and sent a baby mannequin on the table in front of him into a seizure. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/careers_for_life_health_indust.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/vzFiNnIxDGY/first-time-homebuyer_credit_dr.htmlKalamazooReal EstateRegion - Kalamazoo31719435212876696137592506267672379Jennifer Wezensky | The Kalamazoo GazetteSun, 08 Nov 2009 04:25:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3898675 ]]>The federal government's first-time-home-buyer tax credit has been a catalyst for home sales in the area, Realtors say, and apparently it will be a boon to home sellers, bankers and others until spring.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/first-time-homebuyer_credit_dr.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/mzJ-FMvO8xI/post_12.htmlRegion - Grand RapidsJulia Bauer | The Grand Rapids PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 17:11:21 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3888408 ]]>Check out how West Michigan stacks up to national averages.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/post_12.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/JFCg15CyiO8/authors_argument_that_unapprec.htmlGrand RapidsNancy Crawley columnsRegion - Grand RapidsShopping/restaurantsNancy Crawley | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:25:06 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3896840 ]]>Gifts mostly aren't perceived to be worth the money they cost us.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/authors_argument_that_unapprec.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/rdG1u4uwJ2Q/names_and_faces_in_business_fo_41.htmlGrand RapidsNames and notesRegion - Grand RapidsThe Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:27:06 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3896860 ]]>Eastbrook Homes added Bruce Bylsma to the West Michigan sales team.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/names_and_faces_in_business_fo_41.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/xRsWOCNcc1g/cottage_bar_cook_celebrates_60.htmlBrian McVicar The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:10 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3901797 ]]>Cook celebrates 60th birthday with Cottage Bar co-workers and patrons.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/cottage_bar_cook_celebrates_60.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/XQgMUZgt8Jg/more_renters_claiming_landlord.htmlGrand RapidsRegion - Grand RapidsCami Reister | The Grand Rapids PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 15:01:07 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3902522 ]]>Check out examples of discriminatory "for rent" ads.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/more_renters_claiming_landlord.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/V-E0l30R900/the_factory_renting_co-working.htmlGrand RapidsRegion - Grand RapidsAaron Ogg | The Grand Rapids PressSat, 07 Nov 2009 06:04:24 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3899293 ]]>Developers of "co-working" say they know home offices can be lonely.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/the_factory_renting_co-working.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/ACl3o0AP32Q/names_and_faces_in_business_fo_42.htmlGrand RapidsNames and notesRegion - Grand RapidsThe Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:33 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3896868 ]]>Bob Dunston joined the 28th Street office of Coldwell Banker AJS-Schmidt as an agent.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/names_and_faces_in_business_fo_42.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/bQA1HS54MOI/woodland_mall_strengthens_web.htmlGrand RapidsRegion - Grand RapidsThe Grand Rapids Press staffFri, 06 Nov 2009 23:14:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3902591 ]]>Shopping center also adds Facebook page.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/woodland_mall_strengthens_web.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/aCKQcEGWMeU/banks_in_michigan_4_other_stat.htmlThe Associated PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:40 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3902359 ]]>Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/banks_in_michigan_4_other_stat.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/Aycee0kievM/independent_hearing_officer_sa.htmlThe Associated PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:43:20 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3902115 ]]>Both the state attorney general's office and the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation fought Blue Cross' "Medigap" rate proposal during hearings. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/independent_hearing_officer_sa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/h6SdoZzvhbA/instead_of_layoffs_zeelands_od.htmlGrand RapidsRegion - Grand RapidsMyron Kukla | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 20:27:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3899186 ]]>Company estimates the donation is worth at least $170,000. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/instead_of_layoffs_zeelands_od.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/Eo8A6mei3qY/president_obama_signs_unemployment_benef.html29921020671455412731411Sven GustafsonFri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3898612 ]]>The move, which was expected, could help 100,000 Michigan residents whose benefits will be exhausted by the end of the year.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/president_obama_signs_unemployment_benef.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/HGg42jvKx_0/auto_supplier_sellner-behr_to_hire_25_wo.html7956290704566611456354341455461371738221Sven GustafsonFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:58:17 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/michigan-job-search/index.ssf//8000032.3898385 ]]>Sellner-Behr Corp. has added a $1 million polyester topcoat application machine to accommodate the project to its 125,000 square-foot factory in Alpine Township, the Grand Rapids Press reports. The township board has approved a 12-year tax break worth $24,000 for the equipment and other investments totaling $1.3 million.http://www.mlive.com/michigan-job-search/index.ssf/2009/11/auto_supplier_sellner-behr_to_hire_25_wo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/14PJK4-50NY/check_to_see_if_you_are_on_irs.htmlEditors' choiceCami Reister | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 16:42:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.3898380 ]]>The average amount of the checks is Michigan is $1,181, and some people are due to receive more than one, according to the IRS.http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/11/check_to_see_if_you_are_on_irs.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/eSxl-PAMzrQ/waldenbooks_store_in_portage_t.htmlRegion - Kalamazoo274239261841542612131Aaron Aupperlee | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:07:57 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3896711 ]]>The Ann Arbor-based Borders Group Inc. says the Waldenbooks store in Portage will be among those it will close early next year. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/waldenbooks_store_in_portage_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/Y0_gymEaL_E/west_michigan_realtors_celebra.htmlGrand RapidsReal EstateRegion - Grand RapidsCami Reister | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:31:11 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3896422 ]]>The first-time home buyer credit was extended through June 30 and also includes existing homeowners.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/west_michigan_realtors_celebra.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/Nya2L54pZpE/walmart_fires_next_shot_in_hol.htmlGrand RapidsRegion - Grand RapidsShopping/restaurantsShandra Martinez | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:57:25 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3896311 ]]>Target and Amazon.com have matched Walmart's price drop. Will Meijer? http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/walmart_fires_next_shot_in_hol.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wmbr/~3/A3usXSeZh2o/welch_foods_doesnt_plan_to_clo.htmlKalamazooRegion - Kalamazoo6175820583472613308613310Alex Nixon | Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:31 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3896237 ]]>Welch Foods Inc. said Thursday that it has no plans to close its Lawton grape-processing plant.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/welch_foods_doesnt_plan_to_clo.htmlnonadult