News for Community

Visionary Award Applications Now Being Accepted Application process is now open for the Lakeshore Advantage 2019 Visionary Award. This year's Visionary Award winner will be a current K-12 teacher or administrator employed in Allegan or Ottawa counties who has created opportunities for students to gain awareness of in-demand careers through projects and collaboration. The awardee will be ...read more

The Christmas Yard Cards are back, again!  The City of Zeeland hosted Christmas Yard Card workshops throughout the end of October to give City residents the chance to join in this age-old tradition.  Yard Cards will be displayed throughout Zeeland from November 26 through the end of December.   The Christmas Yard Cards made their way to Zeeland in the 1960’s when a local resident came upon an ...read more

Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital announced today that it has received prestigious international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly birth facility by Baby Friendly USA.  Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund or ...read more

K&R Truck Sales announced they have acquired the operating assets of West Michigan Mobile Mechanic in Wyoming, MI effective November 1, 2018. The name, West Michigan Mobile Mechanic, and the great management and personnel team have been retained. As K&R Truck Sales and West Michigan International continue to grow, they continue to provide their customers with additional services and ...read more

West Michigan Works! today recognized Nicholas Borgman, customer service representative at Quality Car Wash with a 2018 Beverly A. Drake Essential Service Award for his integrity, commitment, and passion in his job.  A program of West Michigan Works!, the Essential Service Awards honor non-managerial employees who provide critical services that often go unnoticed and unrewarded.  Borgman was one ...read more

Tulip Time Festival (www.tuliptime.com) announces online registration is now open for the Tulip Time Run, which will be held on Saturday, May 4, at Kollen Park.Experience the beauty of Holland as you run through the tulip-lined streets! The Tulip Time Run, now in its 9th year, is presented by MVP Athletic Club, and offers an event for everyone -- a 5K, 10K and Kids’ Fun Run. If you are running ...read more

Mercantile Bank of Michigan announces additions to its West Michigan Mortgage team with the appointment of Jodi White as Mortgage Lender, AVP and Julie Kamer as Mortgage Lender.    Jodi White has nearly 30 years of mortgage and banking experience and will use her expertise to grow Mercantile’s Mortgage services throughout Holland and the surrounding Lakeshore communities.  She also serves as a ...read more

MAINTAINING PRODUCTIVITY 5 Tips for Getting Out of Your Own WayWe've all been there. Working on a big project or new initiative, when all of a sudden progress comes to a grinding halt, and you're struggling to find the motivation to keep moving forward. Often, it's an outside influence that throws everything off track, like a client changing their mind about the objectives of the project or a ...read more

We hope you will be able to join us as we celebrate 2018!