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Jan. 4 HEALTH CARE QUARTERLY Dec. 23 Dec. 28 List: Wellness and Fitness Organizations

Jan. 11 FINANCE Dec. 31 Jan. 4 List: Top Area Certifi ed Public Accountants

Jan. 19 BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES Jan. 7 Jan. 11 List: Top Area Breweries and Distilleries

Jan. 25 FINANCE Jan. 14 Jan. 18 List: Top Area Business Insurance Agencies Bonus List: Risk Management Companies Journal Extra Special Supplement: Newsmakers of the Year Jan. 7 Jan. 7

Feb. 1 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE QUARTERLY Jan. 21 Jan. 25 List: Top Area General Contractors Bonus List: Top Area Specialty Contractors

Feb. 8 EDUCATION Jan. 28 Feb. 1 List: Top Area Specialty Programs Bonus List: Top Area Entrepreneurial Education Programs

Feb. 16 REAL ESTATE Feb. 4 Feb. 8 List: Top Area Offi ce Buildings Bonus List: Top Area Offi ce Cleaning Companies

Feb. 22 FINANCE Feb. 11 Feb. 16 List: Top Area Investment and Brokerage Firms

Feb. 29 HUMAN RESOURCES Feb. 18 Feb. 22 List: Top Area Staffi ng Firms Bonus List: Top Area Corporate Training Service Providers Journal Extra Special Supplement: 50 Most Infl uential Women Feb. 4 Feb. 4

Mar. 7 LEGAL QUARTERLY Feb. 25 Feb. 29 List: Top Area Family Law Practices

Mar. 14 MARKETING Mar. 3 Mar. 7 List: Top Area Advertising Agencies Bonus List: Top Area PR Firms

Mar. 21 EDUCATION Mar. 10 Mar. 14 List: Top Area College and University Online Courses

Mar. 28 FINANCE Mar. 17 Mar. 21 List: Top Area Wealth Management Firms

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Apr. 4 HEALTH CARE QUARTERLY Mar. 24 Mar. 28List: Top Area Health Care Education Programs

Apr. 11 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS Mar. 31 Apr. 4List: Mergers and Acquisitions

Apr. 18 SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS Apr. 7 Apr. 11List: Top Area Sustainability Education ProgramsJournal Extra: Battle of the Buildings* Mar. 31 Apr. 4

Apr. 25 LAW WEEK Apr. 14 Apr. 18List: Top Area Law Firms

May 2 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE QUARTERLY Apr. 21 Apr. 25List: Top Area Commercial BrokersJournal Extra: MBPA 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For*

May 9 INSURANCE Apr. 28 May 2List: Top Area Employee Benefi ts Consultants

May 16 FINANCE May 5 May 9List: Top Area BanksBonus List: Top Area Credit Unions

May 23 OFFICE TECH May 12 May 16Bonus List: Top Area Offi ce Equipment Dealers

May 31 LEGAL QUARTERLY May 19 May 23List: Top Area Intellectual Property Law Firms

Jun. 6 FURNITURE May 26 May 31List: Top Area Offi ce Furniture DealersBonus List: Top Area Offi ce Furniture Manufacturers

Jun. 13 REAL ESTATE June 2 June 6List: Top Downtown Residential Buildings

Jun. 20 SMALL BUSINESS June 9 June 13List: Top Area Entrepreneurial ResourcesBonus List: Top Area Management Consulting Firms

Jun. 27 RETIREMENT LIVING June 16 June 20List: Top Area Senior Residential Communities

The Business Newspaper of Metro Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon & West Michigan

2016 Editorial Calendar

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July 5 HEALTH CARE QUARTERLY June 23 June 27 List: Top Area Hospitals

July 11 OFFICE TECH June 30 July 5 List: Top Area IT Services and Networking Companies

July 18 REAL ESTATE July 7 July 11 List: Top Area Residential Builders Bonus List: Top Area Residential Real Estate Companies

July 25 HOSPITALITY July 14 July 18 List: Top Area Meeting & Convention Venues Bonus List: Top Area Caterers

Aug. 1 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE QUARTERLY July 21 July 25 List: Top Area Commercial Real Estate Developers

Aug. 8 FINANCE July 28 Aug. 1 List: Top Area Commercial Lenders

Aug. 15 FOOD AND BEVERAGE Aug. 4 Aug. 8 List: Top Area Food and Beverage Companies

Aug. 22 EDUCATION Aug. 11 Aug. 15 List: Top Area Colleges & Universities

Aug. 29 LEGAL QUARTERLY Aug. 18 Aug. 22 List: Top Area Environmental Law Firms

Sept. 6 REAL ESTATE Aug. 25 Aug. 29 List: Top Area Civil Engineering Firms

Sept. 12 FINANCE Sept. 1 Sept. 6 List: Top Area SBA Lenders Journal Extra: MBPA 101 Best & Brightest Most Sustainable Companies

Sept. 19 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Sept. 8 Sept. 12 List: Top Area Locally-Owned Restaurants Bonus List: Top ArtPrize Venues

Sept. 26 ELDER CARE Sept. 15 Sept. 19 List: Top Area Home Healthcare & Hospice Providers

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Oct. 3 HEALTH CARE QUARTERLY Sept. 22 Sept. 26 List: Top Area Medical Device Manufacturers Journal Extra: MCOY Awards* Sept. 15 Sept. 19

Oct. 11 REAL ESTATE Sept. 29 Oct. 3 List: Top Area Property Management Firms Bonus List: Top Area Security Firms

Oct. 17 EDUCATION Oct. 6 Oct. 10 List: Top Area Graduate Business Degree Programs Journal Extra Special Supplement: 40 Under Forty* Sept. 22 Sept. 26

Oct. 24 FINANCE Oct. 13 Oct. 17 List: Top Area Estate Planners Bonus List: Top Area Foundations Bonus List: Top Area Social Services Journal Extra: GR Chamber EPIC Awards Journal Extra: Builders Exchange Sept. 29 Oct. 3

Oct. 31 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE QUARTERLY Oct. 20 Oct. 24 List: Top Area Architectural Firms Journal Extra: MBPA 101 Best & Brightest Most Sustainable Companies

Nov. 7 HUMAN RESOURCES Oct. 27 Oct. 31 List: Top Area Health Benefits Providers Journal Extra: Giving Guide & AFP Awards* Oct. 20 Oct. 24

Nov. 14 HOSPITALITY Nov. 3 Nov. 7 List: Top Area Hotels Bonus List: Top Area Resorts

Nov. 21 FINANCE Nov. 10 Nov. 14 List: Top Area Mortgage Lenders

Nov. 28 REAL ESTATE Nov. 17 Nov. 21 List: Top Area Environmental Consultants

Dec. 5 LEGAL QUARTERLY Nov. 23 Nov. 28 List: Top Michigan Law Schools

Dec. 12 TRANSPORTATION Dec. 1 Dec. 5 List: Top Area Ground Transportation Services

Dec. 19 REAL ESTATE Dec. 8 Dec. 12 List: Top Area Title Companies Special: Holiday Greetings

Dec. 26 THE YEAR AHEAD Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Book of Lists Nov. 10 Nov. 10

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