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Today in our One Small Step conversation, we bring together two strangers for a conversation – about their lives - not politics. Tim and Phil are both disillusioned by politics and discover how they’re spiritual beliefs have influenced a drift toward the political “middle.”
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez talks about a medical device company receiving a West Michigan venture capital investment for its shoulder implant, and double-digit midyear health insurance rate hikes.
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French director Jacques Tati created his own world of cinema with a handful of movies made in the 1950s and ‘60s. David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about Mon Oncle and Playtime and the unique vision and comedy of Tati
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On this episode of Have You Seen...? David Hast and WGVU’s Scott Vander Werf talk about the underground cult film directed by Todd Haynes, 'Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story'
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses West Michigan’s struggling craft beverage industry, and tariff impacts on the regions’ auto industry and office furniture manufacturers.
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Today in our One Small Step conversation, we bring together two strangers for a conversation – about their lives - not politics. That’s not to say it doesn’t come up. Amy and Jim discover their politics and religion live on opposite ends of the spectrum. However, as they get to know each other, they discover their spiritual beliefs are rooted in caring for one another and a reverence for the environment.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses a Grand Rapids pilot program aiding chronically homeless women and Muskegon lands two economic development projects. Also, one of downtown Grand Rapids transformational projects, Acrisure Amphitheater, celebrated completion of its canopy.
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Today in our One Small Step conversation, we bring together two strangers for a conversation – about their lives - not politics. Michelle and Henry are very different people from their ideological viewpoints and spiritual beliefs. Yet the two find commonality in the importance of worship.
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Grand Rapids also ranks behind only Austin and Indianapolis in the growth of college graduates. WGVU spoke with Ross DeVol, CEO and chairman of "think-and-do" tank, Heartland Forward.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez discusses Blue Cross posting a loss, and a West Michigan federal court judge has struck down the Corporate Transparency Act, and how tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada could impact the Michigan economy.
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Today in our One Small Step conversation, we bring together two strangers for a conversation – about their lives - not politics. Cynthia grew up in rural Michigan. Mary is from bustling Chicago. She shares a philosophy for navigating relationships; you don’t have to like someone’s politics, but you can, and should, like the person.
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Crain’s Grand Rapids Business staff writer Mark Sanchez updates Michigan’s tipped wage hike. Northpointe Bank now publicly traded. How the federal government limiting funding impacts West Michigan’s biomedical research industry.