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THE CHAMBER NEWSDecember 2018 Issue

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CONTENTSDecember 2018 Issue

Articles written by outside authors do not necessarily reflect the view or position of the Grand Rapids Chamber. The position of the Chamber will be clearly stated.

The Chamber reserves the right to reject advertising based on content and does not accept advertising that conflicts with a position of the Chamber.

The advertising of products and services in The Chamber News does not necessarily represent endorsement by the Grand Rapids Chamber.

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VISIONARY MEMBERS

PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE MEMBERS

3 Ribbon Cuttings

4 Member Anniversaries

5 Newsflashes

6 Around Town Photos

7 Recently Joined Members

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ChoiceOne Bank celebrated the opening of their new Grand Rapids location. 330 Market Ave SW.

Gordon Water Systems opened their fourth West Michigan location. 4680 14 Mile Rd NE.

Expedia CruiseShipCenters had their grand opening. 5925 28th St SE Ste B.

RIBBON CUTTINGS

Mayan Chocolate & Ice Cream LLC had their grand opening. 507 Bridge Street NW.

Northgate Resorts moved to their new office space. 38 Commerce Ave. SW, Suite 200.

234 Market is offically complete and open to the public. 234 Market Ave SW.

Merakey Autism Center celebrated the grand opening of their new Grand Rapids area autism center. 2925 Breton Rd SE.

Smile Dental Partners opened their new Grand Rapids location, Smile Cascade. 4505 Cascade Road SE.

The Woodhouse Day Spa celebrated their grand opening. 2060 E Beltline Ave NE.

Consumers Credit Union opened their new-est location. 1835 Breton Ave. SE.

United Bank celebrated their newest loca-tion. 44 Ionia Ave SW.

MI Home Group opened their second loca-tion. 5751 Byron Center Ave SW, Suite Y.


30+ YEARS OF MEMBERSHIPFox Ford MazdaEmployee Assistance CenterP & F Supply Company, Inc.Broadway Grand RapidsGrand Rapids Public MuseumIKUS LIfe Enrichment ServicesWest Michigan Tag & Label, Inc.PADNOS - Leitelt DivisionGreat Lakes Health Con-nectRhoades McKee PCEastbrook Homes, Inc.CHASEPADNOSD & K Engineered Con-struction, Inc.The McCahill GroupFitzgerald's Men's Store

20+ YEARS OF MEMBERSHIPFox Buick/GMCBaker HoltzMortgage 1, Inc.MPD Welding - Grand Rapids, Inc.Apex Spring & Stamping CorporationCalder Investment Advi-sorsGrand Rapids GriffinsHull Lift Truck, Inc.Fixall Electric Motor Ser-vice, Inc.The Village of Heather HillsWindquest Group, Inc.Escape World TravelJohn Ball ZooKent County Medical SocietyOld National BankVariable Concepts, Inc.Meals on Wheels West-ern MichiganCorrigan Moving SystemsOnion Crock of MichiganShowSpan, Inc.Van Andel Arena/SMGBio-Chem Laboratories,

Inc.Clean Rooms Interna-tionalDAC Industries, Inc.The Gilmore CollectionGrand Rapids Homewood Suites by HiltonSteenland Insurance Agency, Inc.World Affairs Council of Western MichiganGrand Rapids Public SchoolsMercantile Bank of Michi-ganPridgeon & Clay, Inc.Van Andel InstituteWatermark PropertiesHuntington Bank

15+ YEARS OF MEMBERSHIPWestgate BowlComcast BusinessDolphin Vacations / Pro-fessional TravelHomewatch CaregiversAerotek, Inc.Craig's Cruisers Family Fun CenterMichigan Radio 104.1 FM (WVGR) Grand RapidsNorthwood UniversityPartners In Action, Inc.Huntington Bank - 28th St WyomingHuntington Bank - Alpine BranchHuntington Bank - Breton Village BranchHuntington Bank - Byron Center BranchHuntington Bank - Cas-cade BranchHuntington Bank - Down-town GR BranchHuntington Bank - East-Castle OfficeHuntington Bank - Jeni-son BranchHuntington Bank - Lowell BranchHuntington Bank - Plain-field BranchHuntington Bank - Private BankingHuntington Bank - Rock-

ford BranchHuntington Bank - Stan-dale BranchHuntington Bank - Waters CircleRenaissance Church of God in ChristThousand Oaks Golf Club17 Years As A MemberGrand Valley Auto PartsLakeshore Scale Inc.Studio CTeam Financial Group, Inc.United Methodist Com-munity House, Inc.Universal Sign, Inc.WilliamCharles Search GroupCelebration! Banquets & CateringD.L. Neu & AssociatesDeVos Place/SMGGrand River Builders, Inc.Jackson National Life Insurance CompanyLife EMS AmbulanceOld National Bank-Down-town Branch

10+ YEARS OF MEMBERSHIP61st District CourtAudi Grand Rapids/Porsche Grand RapidsCarnevale Jones Group LLCFCI AutomationFox AcuraFox Kia/HyundaiGrand Rapids Auto Auc-tionHealth & Safety InstituteKinetixCore Services GroupFox HondaSurefilBurnham & Dells Advi-sorsCherry HealthDWHHessel-Cheslek Funeral HomeMasonic Temple Asso-ciationMiller Consultants & Elections, Inc./Election

SourceBessey Tool and Die, Inc.Cascade Hills Country ClubFox NissanNoordyk Business Equip-ment, LLCPipp Mobile Storage Sys-tems, Inc.Adamy Valuation Advi-sorsAECOMArie Nol Auto Center, Inc.DPTGL Resources, Inc.Glenn Morris & Associ-atesLafleur & Godfrey LLCOnSite Wellness LLCSymplicity Communica-tions, Inc.Bredeweg & Zylstra, PLCComfort ResearchDesign ManufacturingInnovative Software Solu-tionsBurr & CompanyExpress Employment ProfessionalsMichigan First Credit UnionSenior Advisors of Michi-gan, Inc.Dyna-Plate, Inc.Huntington Bank - Allen-dale BranchHuntington Bank - Bay-berry BranchHuntington Bank - Wealthy BranchAgency Insurance and Financial ServicesKentwood Cat ClinicPROCARE Landscape ManagementUniversity of Michigan Business Engagement CenterUniversity of Michigan, Office of University Devel-opmentVeolia Energy Grand Rap-ids, LLC

MEMBER ANNIVERSARIES


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 PROMOTIONSAndrews Hooper Pavlik announed several new partner promotions, including Jamie Rabe, Greg Soule, Traci Belt and Cory lee.

Diana Frendt and Victor Sun joined the OST team in the Profes-sional Services Office and Appli-cation Development, respectively.

The Grand Rapids Symphony has named Mary Tuuk as their next CEO.

Michele Suchovsky has join Paws With A Cause as their CEO.

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP has welcomed in eight new attorneys to the firm, their first all-woman class.

Brian Hofstra and Kirk Koeman have joined the West Michigan commercial banking team at Chemical Bank.

Miller Canfield has added Chris-topher Gartman, Brittni King and Thomas Soehl as associate attor-neys at its Grand Rapids office.

Jennifer Pascua has joined Seren-dipity Media as the Digital Con-tent Strategy Manager.

Juan R. Olivarez, Ph. D has joined the Lake Michigan Credit Union Board of Directors.

Michelle Burnett has been named Director of Sales for the Embassy Suites Grand Rapids Downtown Hotel.

Jeff Jackson, Chief Lending Of-ficer at Michigan State University Federal Credit Union has been elected to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.

Brett Watson and Tom Caryl have joined the team at Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors.

NEW LOCATIONS, EXPANSIONS & GRAND OPENINGSRehmann has entered a business combination with Troy-based Des-mon & Creighton, PC (D&C)

Granger Group has made plans to bring a $7M suburban hotel to Zeeland Township.

Proos Manufacturing has been sold to a new owner, who plans to expand production and jobs.Miller Johnson was named as one of the 2019 Best Law Firms by U.S. News and Best Lawyers.

Kids' Food Basket has purchased the largest remaining farmland in Grand Rapids for a new facility in-cluding farmland, a warehouse and an education facility.

Corinne Sprague of Warner Nor-cross + Judd LLP has been named Up & Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.

Inner City Christian Federation has purchased 28 houses and duplex-es in an effort to preserve afford-able rental rates.

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services has opened a new clinic geared towards children & young people.

Gordon Food Service has opened a new location on the Medical Mile.

Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is expanding their Midland office.

NEWS FLASHES

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

Atomic Object and Comfort Re-search were named "Small Giants" by Forbes.

Lake Michigan Credit Union was awarded the Louise Herring Phi-losophy-in-Action Member Service Award by the Michigan Credit Union League (MCUL).

Michigan State Federal Credit Union has been named a Top Workplace for 2018 by the Detroit Free Press.

Harold Nelson of Rhoades McKee has been honored with the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Michigan's Lion of Bank-ruptcy Award.

OST has been named to the 2018 CRN IoT Innovators List.

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTSThe SpartanNash Foundation scan campaign to support local food pantries raised over $275,000.

Merrell, a brand of Rockford-based Wolverine Worldwide, recently introduced the Gridway Collection, a line of shoes made from recycled materials

Rehmann has entered a business combination with Troy-based Des-mon & Creighton, PC (D&C)

EPS Security has acquired Owos-so-based Security Alarm Company, or SAC.

Gerald R. Ford International Air-port has added on direct flights to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in Florida.


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.

AROUND TOWN PHOTOS


Please join us in welcoming the following companies to the Chamber. We encourage you to do business with fellow Chamber members!

RECENTLY JOINED

EXECUTIVE

Art Van FurnitureJulia Irla

(616) 940-2070 www.artvan.com

ITC Holdings Nora Balgoyen (269) 792-7228 itctransco.com

The DM Burr Group - Facilities Management Mark Langkos (888) 533-4600

[email protected]

AFFILIATE

Chosen Electric Inc.Kimberly Rathbun (616) 717-1487

[email protected]

Crew in Blue Moving Titus Lauritzen (616) 840-0059

www.crewinblue.com

Feeling Alive 100 Per-cent

Mauricio Muzevuca (616) 617-9484

[email protected]

Headbloom Cross-Cultural Communica-

tion Alan Headbloom (616) 666-5676

[email protected]

Jobson Studios Sonja Jobson

(616) 821-7244www.jobsonstudios.

com

Massey Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., A State Farm

Agency Sterling Massey(616) 532-6071

www.masseyagency.net

Oasis Senior AdvisorsBrian Hauenstein (616) 485-7484

www.oasissenioradvi-sors.com

OWL Computing Inc. Alexandra Courteau

(616) 443-5412 www.owlcomputing.

com

West Leonard Busi-ness Association (aka

WLBA)Daniel Grinwis (616) 340-5866

www.westleonardbusi-nessgr.com

Center for Oral Sur-gery & Dental Implants

Alice Reamsma(616) 361-7327

www.grandrapidsoral-surgery.com

Pfeiffer Management Service, Inc.Mark Collins

(616) 949-7800mcollins@danpfeiffer.

com

Ad WagonSheree Barker

(616) 551-3156www.adwagon.net

Garman ConsultingDenise Garman(616) 363-3205

www.garmanconsult-ing.org

Nova Direct Primary Care

Matthew Falkiewicz(616) 202-5983

www.novadpc.com

Rainbow InternationalKrystle Belk

(616) 888-3773Krystle.belk@mail.

rainbowintl.com

Sheard Services Tim Sheard

(616) 558-8998 anakiservicesllc@

yahoo.com

Baymont by WyndhamLaura Lee LaTulip(616) 608-0999

[email protected]

Burke E Porter Ma-chinery Company

Seth Berghorst(616) 459-9531

www.bepco.com

Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western

Michigan, PCDr. Mark Campbell

MHA(616) 954-9800

www.chcwm.com

Immaculate Flight LLCJennifer Lesinski(231) 670-0664

www.immaculate-flight.com

Jani-King of Grand Rapids

Angelica Ward(616) 222-0715

[email protected]

SMALL BUSINESS


Please join us in welcoming the following companies to the Chamber. We encourage you to do business with fellow Chamber members!

AFFILIATE

SMALL BUSINESS

Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Near Down-

town(616) 608-0888

SUCCESS Virtual Learning Center - Wy-

oming Doug Deschaine (616) 226-3812

www.successvlc.com

SUCCESS Virtual Learning Center - 44th

& KalamazooKristen Crawford(616) 930-3471

www.successvlc.com

Art Van Furniture - Alpine

Pete Renkes (616) 784-1041

www.artvan.com

Art Van Furniture - Grandville

(616) 531-3961www.artvan.com

Art Van PureSleep - Grand Rapids North

(616) 432-5975www.artvan.com

The DM Burr Group-Facilites Management

Ricardo Millet(616) 600-1974

www.dmburr.com

The DM Burr Group-Facilities Management

Mark Langkos(888) 533-4600

www.dmburr.com

The DM Burr Group-Security

Mark Langkos(888) 533-4600

www.dmburr.com

The DM Burr Group-Security

Ricardo Millet(616) 600-1974

www.dmburr.com

United Bank - Byron Center

Connie Hook(616) 559-7000

www.unitedbank4u.com

United Bank - Caledo-nia



United Bank - CascadeConnie Hook

(616) 559-7000www.unitedbank4u.

com

United Bank - Down-town



United Bank - Rock-ford



United Bank - Wealth Management Connie Hook


com

United Bank MortgageConnie Hook


com

United Insurance Company



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