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THE CHAMBERNEWSOctober 2019 Issue
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CONTENTSOctober 2019 Issue
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VISIONARY MEMBERS
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE MEMBERS
3 Ribbon Cuttings
5 Member Anniversaries
7 Newsflashes
8 Around Town Photos
9 Recently Joined Members
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Crystal Flash recognized the remodeling of their transportation maintenance center. 1754
Alpine Dr.
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Delight in Designs is now open! 5426 North-land Dr.
Interested in doing a ribbon cutting for your business? Fill out the application form on our website!
ITS Partners celebrated their expanded headquarters. 496 Ada Drive SE
WCSG 91.3 Radio celebrated the Capital Capign for their new location. 3181 Bradford
NE
The Employee Assistance center recognized 40 years of service. 1400 Leonard St NE
The Autism Centers of Michigan opened their Kentwood location. 1545 68th St. SE
#201
Affinity Mentoring celebrated their program expansion to Godfrey Lee Public Schools. 961
Joosten Street, S.W.
Bravo LT moved into their new office space. 40 Monroe Center NW, Suite 11
Peet's Coffee opened at Calvin University. 1855 Knollcrest Circle SE
Servpro celebrated their new building. 5253 West River Court
Title Boxing opened a location in Grandville. 4499 Ivanrest Ave SW Suite E
Valley Townhomes showed off their beauti-ful new apartments. 4100 Whispering Ln. NE
Kids' Food Basket moved into their new HQ. 1300 Plymouth NE
Northpointe Bank celebrated the grand opening of their new location. 100 Grandville Ave SW
TRU by Hilton Grand Rapids Airport is open for business. 4570 28th St SE
Grand Rapids Community College and Gun Lake Casino kicked-off their partnership to
offer a Blackjack Dealer Academy. 622 Godfrey Ave SW
Pleune Service Company celebrated their 45th anniversary. 750 Himes St SE
Forty Pearl celebrated their grand opening with artisan wine, craft cocktails & small plates. 40
Pearl St NW.
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Brann's Sizzling Steaks and Sports GrilleBroadmoor Products Inc.Council for Educa-tional Travel USA (CETUSA)Service Express, Inc.AmerikamNoah's Pet Cemetery & CrematoryOxford Place Apart-mentsLakeshore 504Huntington Bank - 28th St WyomingHuntington Bank - Alpine BranchHuntington Bank - Breton Village BranchHuntington Bank - By-ron Center BranchHuntington Bank - Cascade BranchHuntington Bank - Downtown GR BranchHuntington Bank - EastCastle OfficeHuntington Bank - Gaines BranchHuntington Bank - Jenison BranchHuntington Bank - Lowell BranchHuntington Bank - Plainfield BranchHuntington Bank - Private BankingHuntington Bank - Rockford BranchHuntington Bank - Standale BranchHuntington Bank - Waters Circle
Renaissance Church of God in ChristThousand Oaks Golf ClubGrand Valley Auto PartsLakeshore Scale Inc.Studio CTeam Financial Group, Inc.Universal Sign, Inc.WilliamCharles Search GroupCelebration! Ban-quets & CateringD.L. Neu & Associ-atesDeVos Place/SMGGrand River Builders, Inc.Life EMS AmbulanceOld National Bank-Downtown BranchBredeweg & Zylstra, PLC
10+ YEARS OF MEMBERSHIPCascade Charter TownshipKonica Minolta Busi-ness SolutionsMatthysse, Kuiper, DeGraaf Funeral Di-rectorsAggressive Tool & Die, Inc.Behrens Wealth Man-agementLangerak Roof Sys-temsSpecialty Tool & Mold, Inc.Altus Industries, Inc.ClearStream Title
Jon DeGraaf Painting Inc.Kaptein, Dykstra & Company, P.C.Jim Roberts Enter-prises LLCKids' Food BasketMichigan Legislative ConsultantsPleune Service Com-panySouthwest Michigan FirstBredeweg & Zylstra, PLCInnovative Software SolutionsBurr & CompanyExpress Employment ProfessionalsMichigan First Credit UnionSenior Advisors of Michigan, Inc.Dyna-Plate, Inc.Huntington Bank - Al-lendale BranchHuntington Bank - Bayberry BranchHuntington Bank - Wealthy BranchAgency Insurance and Financial Ser-vicesPROCARE Landscape ManagementUniversity of Michi-gan Business En-gagement CenterUniversity of Michi-gan, Office of Univer-sity DevelopmentVeolia Energy Grand Rapids, LLCBCT Benefits
In the ImageMetal Art Studio Fine JewelryModern Roofing Inc.30+ YEARS OF
MEMBERSHIPPADNOS - Leitelt Divi-sionRhoades McKee PCHobart Sales & Ser-viceEastbrook Homes, Inc.CHASEPADNOSD & K Engineered Construction, Inc.The McCahill GroupFitzgerald's Men's StoreThe Village of Heath-er HillsWindquest Group, Inc.Ferris State Universi-ty-GRWest Michigan Tour-ist AssociationProos Manufacturing Inc.Superior Business SolutionsBrann's Corporate OfficesEastern Floral & Gift ShopRiverbend Body Shop Inc.Northwestern MutualFirst Insurance Enter-prises, Inc.Leigh'sNorris, Perne' & French, L.L.P.STAR Collision CAR-STARDan Vos Construction Co. Inc.
Seaman's Air Condi-tioning & Refrigera-tion Inc.Allegra Marketing . Print . MailBerends Hendricks Stuit Insurance Agen-cy Inc.Blue Care Network of MichiganDeWys Manufactur-ing, Inc.Mapes Insurance Agency, Inc.Plante Moran, PLLCReliance Community Care PartnersWGVU Public MediaKeller FordThe Campbell GroupForest View Psychiat-ric HospitalH & H Management & DevelopmentLake Michigan Insur-ance AgencyYoungblood Automa-tion, LLCAlgoma Products, Inc.Bella FursCU*AnswersDoyle & Ogden, Insur-ance AdvisorsLaw Enforcement Supply, Inc.Corporate Technolo-gies LLCProfessional Courier ServiceHoliday Inn Down-townCIG JAN Products Ltd.
20+ YEARS OF MEMBERSHIPAssociated Insurance DesignFlying Dutchman FlagsFlex Administrators, Inc.Thum Insurance Agency, LLCCWD Real Estate InvestmentHughes Manage-ment, LCParker Excavating Gravel & Recycle, Inc.Colliers InternationalFirst Community BankKent County Board of Commissioners/Ad-ministratorRockford Construc-tionKforce2/90 Sign Systems, Inc.Gilda's Club Grand RapidsGrand Rapids Chil-dren's MuseumPinnacle Construc-tion GroupEscape World TravelJohn Ball ZooKent County Medical SocietyOld National BankVariable Concepts, Inc.Meals on Wheels Western Michigan
Corrigan Moving Sys-temsBarr Engineering Co.Onion Crock of Michi-ganShowSpan, Inc.Van Andel Arena/SMGBio-Chem Laborato-ries, Inc.Clean Rooms Interna-tionalDAC Industries, Inc.The Gilmore Collec-tionWorld Affairs Council of Western MichiganGrand Rapids Public SchoolsMercantile Bank of MichiganPridgeon & Clay, Inc.Van Andel InstituteWatermark Proper-tiesHuntington BankAerotek, Inc.Craig's Cruisers Fam-ily Fun CenterMichigan Radio 104.1 FM (WVGR) Grand RapidsNorthwood University
15+ YEARS OF MEMBERSHIPAlternative Pathways, Inc.Gerald R. Ford Mu-seumAndrews Hooper Pav-lik PLCMike & Johnny
MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
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Newsflashes is a feature of the Chamber News that recognizes Chamber members’ new products or services, new or promoted employees, and any honors or recognition they have received. E-mail press releases to [email protected]. Deadline: Last Friday of each month.
NEW HIRES AND PROMOTIONSPNC Bank recently promoted Dana Wilson to Business Bank-ing Market Manager for Greater Michigan
SalesPad has announced the ad-dition of Matt Williamson as Chief Revenue Officer
Heart of West Michigan United Way has promoted Ellen Carpen-ter to the position of Vice Presi-dent of Donor Strategy
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport has named Torrance "Tory" Richardson as their new President & CEO
Lake Michigan Credit Union an-nounced the hiring of Noel Watts as Vice President of Mortgage Operations
Jamerson M. Ries has been promoted to Vice President of Operations and Paul McGuire has been promoted to Vice President of Field Operations at Wolverine Building Group
NEW LOCATIONS, EXPANSIONS & GRAND OPENINGS
Consumers Credit Union has bro-ken ground on their newest loca-tion in Grand Rapids
Studio Park, a Studio C property, celebrated its grand opening
Kids' Food Basket has moved into their new headquarters
Grand Rapids Community College plans to purchase the JCPenney space at The Shops at Westshore in Holland Township
New Hotel Mertens has launched their bakery delivery service
Varnum LLP opened an office in Birmingham as part of a Metro Detroit expansion
A $90 million expansion was an-nounced for the Gerald R. Ford International Airport
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
Mika Meyers PLC attorneys David R. Fernstrum and Douglas A. Donnell have been recognized as "Lawyers of the Year" by Best LawyersWarner Norcross + Judd LLP has been recognized as a Crain's Detroit Business "Cool Places to Work"
106 Dickinson Wright PLLC attor-neys in Michigan have been includ-ed in the Best Lawyers in America 2020 edition
David Thoms, an attorney with Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, has been recognized with a Vanguard Award by the Nonprofit Organiza-tions Committee of the American Bar Association
Gibson was awarded IIABA’s Best Practices Status For The 26th Year
NEWS FLASHES
Foster Swift shareholders Freder-ick D. Dilley and Julie I. Fershtman both received top Michigan “Super Lawyers” honors for 2019
Switch Received an EPA Excel-lence in Green Power Leadership Award
Nutrilite, an Amway brand, has recently won gold and silver Stevie Awards for excellence
RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
An affiliate of Universal Forest Products has acquired the operat-ing assets of Northwest Painting and its affiliates
Revue West Michigan has been purchased by Serendipity Media, LLC
MSU Federal Credit Union (MSUF-CU) announced that employees have donated $49,533 in the sec-ond quarter to its 2019 Charity Partners
Custer has acquired Productive Business Interiors
The Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $1.36M in scholarships
Click here to check out DISHER at IDSA International Design Confer-
ence 2019!
AROUND TOWN PHOTOS
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Please join us in welcoming the following companies to the Chamber. We encourage you to do business with fellow Chamber members!
RECENTLY JOINED
AFFILIATE
Adolescent & Family Behavioral Health Services
Valencia Agnew PhD (616) 719-0192
www.adolescentfamilybhs.com
Armentality Movement Arts Center
Laura Armenta (616) 550-8244
www.armentality.com
Delight in Designs Jessica Cosby (616) 288-9780
www.delightindesigns.com
Grand Rapids Early Discovery Center
Starr Morgan (616) 459-0110
www.thegredc.org
i understand Vonnie Woodrick
iunderstandloveheals.com
KBOOSE Annie Young
(616) 228-3324 www.kboose.com
KOKI Ivana Rivera
(616) 761-9216 www.koki.life
Poortenga AnalyticsJordan Poortenga
(616) 826-3470 www.poortengaanalytics.com
Velocity Research Dugan Karnazes (616) 607-6357
www.velocityr.com
Zeal Aerial Fitness Christina VanDam
(616) 834-0915 zealaerialfitness.com
HB Wealth Management Rob Barcelona (248) 982-8190
www.hb-wealth.com
PTJ Properties, LLC Philip Jansma
(616) 723-8800
Special Occasions Event Rental & Design
(616) 826-7082 keri@special occasionsmi.com
SL Models & Talent Association Samuel Lombardo
SMALL BUSINESSBeacon by San Chez
San Chez - A Tapas Bistro (616) 774-8272
www.sanchezbistro.com
Hampton Inn by Hilton Grand Rapids South Jesse Abel
(616) 261-5500 [email protected]
Mary Free Bed Foundation [email protected]
(616) 840-8137www.maryfreebed.com
Red Roof Inn (616) 942-0800
hotelsgrandrapidsmichigan.com
Staybridge Suite - Airport Aileen Suarez
(616) 464-3200 [email protected]
Diamond Place Apartments PK Housing & Management
(616) 240-8191 www.pkhousing.com
EB Compliance Strategies Scott Crumback (616) 438-9253
Leo & Alpine Apartments PK Housing & Management
(517) 347-2001 www.pkhousing.com
Morning Belle [email protected]
(616) 301-8171 www.meritagehospitality.com
ShredHub Paul Radlinski
(616) [email protected]
AECOM (616) 574-8500
[email protected] www.aecom.com
TRUSTEE
Autism Centers of MichiganMacrina Cipa
(231) 688-4909 www.autismcentersmi.com
Cintas CorporationJohn Naklizki
(616) 791-6300 www.cintas.com
Columbian Logistics Network
Jesse Sweezea (616) 514-6000
www.columbianlogistics.com
HealthBridge James Slubowski(616) 460-8148
www.myhealthbridge.com
Kindel Furniture Co. Denny Patterson (616) 243-3676
www.kindelfurniture.com
Michigan Creative Christina Gillion (616) 974-0600
www.michigancreative.com
TRU by Hilton Grand Rapids Airport Tess Berlin
(616) 974-0600 [email protected]
CXO Accelerator Chris Scherer
(616) 606-5900 www.cxoaccelerator.com
Dykema Kelly Hurst
(616) 776-7500 www.dykema.com
Festida Foods Kyle Curtiss
(616) 241-0400 www.festidafoods.com
Further Degree Bill Robinson
(810) 441-7265 www.furtherdegree.com
Grand Rapids Building Services Heather VandenBerg
(800) 441-4463 grbsinc.com
Michelle Crumback Jewelry Michelle Crumback
(616) 826-8884 www.michellecrumbackjewelry.com
PK Housing & Management Michelle Rockhold
(517) 347-2001 www.pkhousing.com
Trusted Rides Thomas Gott
(616) 717-5782 www.trustedrideusa.com
Arrow Staffing Spencer Thalmayer
(616) 600-0625www.arrowstaffing.com
Blythefield Country ClubErin Lindsay
(616) 361-2661www.blythefieldcc.orgBoyne Country Sports
Rod Call (231) 642-7998
www.boynecountrysports.com
Cerva Screen PrintingMaria Cervantes (616) 272-2635
www.cervascreenprinting.com
Comprehensive Therapy Center Inc.
Peter Carino (616) 559-1054
www.therapycenter.org
Eenhoorn, LLCPaul Heule
(616) 855-3322www.eenhoorn.com
Family Promise of Grand Rapids
Katie O'Keefe(616) 475-5220
www.familypromisegr.org
Fluent Technology ConsultingAdam Kolkman (616) 560-5050
www.fluentgrowth.com
Grand Rapids Civic TheatreBruce Tinker
(616) 222-6650 www.grct.org
LaFleur MarketingSarah LaFleur
(888) 222-1512www.lafleur.marketing
Paragon Micro, Inc.Geoff Carlson
(866) 380-8663www.paragonmicro.com
Pederson Funeral Home(616) 866-1515
www.pedersonfuneralhome.com
Schuil CoffeeTim Volkema
(616) 956-6815 www.schuilcoffee.com
The Vendor ExchangeEleanor Rigby
(727) 804-8664www.thevendorexchange.org
Windstream Eddit Hodges
(248) 489-6321www.windstream.com
Yoder Real EstateJonathan Dornbos
(616) 942-2449www.yoderrealestate.com
616 Media(616) 466-4046616media.com
A&A Staffing Solutions, LLCWaleska Chavez(616) 379-1171
Culligan of Grand RapidsLinda Johnson(616) 791-7150
www.culligankaatsmi.com
Forty PearlPeter Bontekoe
MadCap Coffee CompanyTrevor Corlett
(888) 866-9091www.madcapcoffee.com
Paradigm-PlusRyan Dykstra
(616) 371-7652 www.paradigm-plus.com
Propel Business Group, LLCAbby Leach
(231) [email protected]
Public Affairs AssociatesB. Scott Breslin II(517) 371-3800
www.paaonline.com
Rowster Coffee, Inc.Kurt Stauffer
(616) 206-9258www.rowstercoffee.com
TrueSuccessBill Heneveld
(616) 977-5900www.truesuccesstools.org
Winmatt GroupBrandon Dillon(616) 295-6563
www.winmattgroup.com
Kraft Business SystemsCarole Rounds(616) 977-2679
www.kraftbusiness.com
EXECUTIVE
American Seating CompanyThomas Bush
(616) 732-6600 www.americanseating.com
HAP Steve Selinsky (248) 443-8196 www.hap.org
Know Honesty Ken Bogard
(616) 706-6791 www.knowhonesty.com
Trellis Will Payne
(616) 881-1862 www.trellis-co.com
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