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MailMax Joins Wilcox Newspapers Family
Far Ahead Advertising and Southwest Michigan’s best weekly, MailMax, are now part of the Wilcox Newspapers family. An agreement was signed with former publisher Glen Head taking effect on Monday, October 5, 2026. The new owner, Mike Wilcox, is a newspaper industry veteran with more than 50 years of...
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The Avon Shop in Hudsonville Closing, Owner Seeking New Location
Plans are up in the air for a shop offering beauty needs in Hudsonville. The Avon Shop cosmetics store is looking for a new location in the Grand Rapids area. Owner Rachael Kruys has been at her current space, 5296 Plaza Avenue in Hudsonville, for two years and is looking at opening again in the city. If a lease agreement goes through, she will announce the location in the coming days.
The Daily Spin
Bankrupt Wendy's franchisee confirms 30 restaurant closures
Wendy’s customers are about to have fewer places to grab a Baconator. Meritage Hospitality Group, one of the biggest Wendy’s franchisees in the U.S., has confirmed that it is closing restaurants as it works through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based company operates
USA TODAY
Sorry, Buc-ee's, this convenience store is America's favorite
America's favorite convenience store might surprise you – and no, it's not Buc-ee's . Meijer, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-headquartered retailer, ranked No. 1 in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual convenience store rankings. Meijer operates more than 500 supercenters, grocery stores and neighborhood markets, including 244 Meijer Express locations, across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The company also recently signaled plans to expand into western Pennsylvania . With a score of 82 out of 100 in ACSI's 2026 Convenience Store Study , Meijer improved from its 2025 score of 76 – the study’s largest improvement. For comparison, Buc-ee's earned a 77, down from last year's score of 79. Meijer's win shouldn't surprise many, said David Ham, vice president, communications and corporate strategy at the CFI Group, a founding partner of the ACSI. "While many consumers think of Meijer primarily as a grocer or superstore, Meijer Express locations compete directly in the convenience store space," Ham told USA TODAY. Qwik Trip, Sheetz and Wawa tied for second with scores of 80. Overall, customer satisfaction with convenience stores fell 1% to 75. Last year's top convenience store, Kwik Trip, dropped 6% to 79. ACSI surveyed 9,475 convenience store customers, which
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Downtown power outage has been restored, morning class canceled.
Today, Oct. 7, the power was out at both the main and DeVos Campuses at Grand Rapids Community College from approximately 7:30 to 9 a.m. This outage led to all morning classes before 11 a.m. being canceled. This power outage was due to a Consumers Energy outage affecting downtown Grand...
The Holland Sentinel
Plascore receives approval for new industrial building in Zeeland
ZEELAND — The Zeeland Planning Commission recently approved construction of a new industrial building from Plascore at 500 E. Roosevelt Ave. Plascore is a manufacturer of honeycomb cores for the aerospace, marine, mass transportation and construction industries. The honeycomb cores are manufactured in aluminum, aramid fiber, stainless steel and thermoplastic. The company's site plan for the new 83,500-square-foot building received approval Oct. 1, contingent on a stormwater management plan and final utility and fire access plans. The new structure will be located between two existing buildings, with a ground-floor loading area and offices. The project includes a parking lot expansion, landscaping and other site improvements, with construction expected to begin before winter or in the early spring of 2027. — Cassidey Kavathas is the politics and court reporter at The Holland Sentinel. Contact her at ckavathas@hollandsentinel.com . Follow her on X @cassideykava. This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Plascore receives approval for new industrial building in Zeeland
MLive
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Wendy’s customers could see more restaurant closures in the coming weeks as they work through bankruptcy
Meritage Hospitality Group, a major Wendy’s franchisee, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 17 and said at least 30 more restaurants could close as it restructures. Five locations in Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia were already identified in court filings.
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Toys R Us makes comeback in Grand Rapids
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Zeeland, Coopersville businesses awarded state agricultural grants
OTTAWA COUNTY — Two Ottawa County food and agricultural businesses will scale up operations and add dozens of jobs following nearly $200,000 in state funding announced by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The state grants — $100,000 to Big Bear Honey LLC in Zeeland and $99,347...
MLive
Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch donates uniform, signed photos to Grand Rapids museum
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A new donation has touched down in the Grand Rapids Public Museum collections from the NASA Johnson Space Center. Grand Rapids native Christina Koch served as the mission specialist on NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission on April 1. She was among the four astronauts who became the first crew to travel to the moon in more than 50 years.