Lodgco Hospitality Names Scott Stuart CEO
Stuart, who has led the company as president since 2024, will guide its next phase of growth across its 20-hotel portfolio.
Grand Rapids Industry News
Coverage of industry in Grand Rapids focuses on the sectors that shape the local economy and how each is performing, shifting or being disrupted. Reporting follows supply chain pressures, regulatory changes and employment trends across the city's major verticals.
Manufacturing
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Do you believe digital production planning tools are essential for small businesses to improve efficiency?
Tamboli Castings CEO Presents Digital Manufacturing Framework
Vaibhav Tamboli outlined strategies for improving machine capacity at the 73rd Investment Casting Conference.
Healthcare
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Do you trust that new owners will maintain the quality of essential infant formula products?
Perrigo Sells Infant Formula Business to MeridianMade
The Grand Rapids-based manufacturer will divest its infant formula division to focus on its core self-care portfolio.
Hospitality
Meritage Hospitality Challenged Wendy’s Franchise Termination
The restaurant operator asked a court to block Wendy’s from ending franchise agreements after filing for bankruptcy.
Industry — General
Live Poll
Do you believe integrating cloud-based automated tools improves the consistency of your work output?
X-Rite Pantone Launches New Spectura Platform
The Grand Rapids company introduces three portable spectrophotometers designed to improve color measurement accuracy.
Transportation
NTSB Probes Fatal Rail Accident in Grand Rapids
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a workplace death at High Grade Materials Co.
More in Industry
Regular subjects here include manufacturing output and the supply chains that feed it, logistics and distribution, health care delivery and its workforce, and the furniture and design sectors. Coverage reaches across the city and into the communities around it wherever an industry story crosses those lines. Labor availability and input costs come up in nearly every sector story. Consolidation among regional firms is reshaping several markets at once.