GRAND RAPIDS. – After a decade of operating out of an office space in Grand Rapids, The KR Group opened a second location in Spring Lake. CEO Matt Keeler explained this move was something the company has been considering for a while. As the company’s customer base grew to include more customers along the lakeshore,
NOVI—ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC), the country’s largest independent owner of high-voltage power transmission lines, announced the appointment of Ronnie Hawkins Jr., a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, to its board of directors. Ronnie Hawkins Jr. ITC Holdings photo. Lt. Gen. Hawkins currently serves as President and CEO of the IT and
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NOVI—Charles L. Marshall has been named vice president of transmission planning by ITC Holdings Corp., the Novi-based owner of power transmission lines. He succeeds Thomas W. Vitez, who retired from ITC on May 1. At ITC, Marshall’s responsibilities have ranged from regulatory policy and stakeholder relations to project engineering and business unit planning. His experience and committee
ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University was again named a Gold-level Veteran-Friendly School for the 2019-2020 academic year by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. Gold is the highest level awarded. MVAA commended Grand Valley for its hard work and dedication to student veterans and dependents. There are 338 military-connected students at GVSU. The Michigan Veteran-Friendly Schools
LANSING- ACD will be building additional fiber-optic cable in Traverse City and can provide gigabit fiber-optic Internet and broadband services to businesses near the fiber routes. ACD is also expanding its fiber network in other Northern Michigan towns including Mackinaw City and Petoskey. ACD already operates networks in Gladwin, Gaylord, Cheboygan, Alpena, and Ludington. “We
AUBURN HILLS—The auto fluid systems supplier TI Fluid Systems has announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Co. and 3M to produce air flex tube assemblies for powered air-purifying respiratory systems (PAPR) in response to the increased demand caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 3M’s PAPR uses a waist-mounted, battery-powered blower that sends filtered air into a
SOUTHFIELD—Credibly, a small business fintech provider and lender, announced its designation as an Approved Lender for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As an SBA Approved Lender for the PPP program, Credibly will use its online application and servicing capabilities to help small businesses receive streamlined access to federally-backed COVID-19 stimulus funding. As part of
NOVI - As the nation rallies to support the fight against the Pandemic, ITC is committing $500,000 in disaster relief funding to support agencies in need throughout its seven-state footprint. The funding will be distributed in two rounds – the first for food charities and the second to support mental health and substance abuse agencies.
ANN ARBOR—After years of development, Nexletol, the new cholesterol-reducer from Ann Arbor’s Esperion Therapeutics Inc., is now on the market and available in pharmacies in the United States. Nexletol uses a new mechanism of action to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), the so-called bad cholesterol in the bloodstream, the cholesterol that can cause arterial blockages that
