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Forge Industrial Staffing: DOL investigation, "recent media coverage" is "irresponsible and reckless."

Grand Rapids-based Forge Industrial Staffing announced that "recent media coverage" is "irresponsible and reckless."

By Grand Rapids Reporter | Feb 19, 2024

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Legal Editor: 'The damage' to Grand Rapids-based staffing company 'is real'

The editor of national legal journal Legal Newsline said a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Forge Industrial Staffing is taking a big toll on the company.

By Grand Rapids Reporter News Service | Dec 4, 2023

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Grand Rapids' energy ranking 'impressive' for size of city

By Bob Pepalis | Apr 6, 2022

The City of Grand Rapids improved its national energy ranking for a second year, moving up to 31st in the nation and ahead of larger cities.

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Manish: Cigarette smoking can lead to 'increased pressure feeling in the patient's ears,' other sinus issues

By Art Benavidez | Mar 23, 2022

With the recent celebration of Presidents Day, it is worth noting that two revered presidents — John F. Kennedy and Franklin Delano Roosevelt were heavy smokers with sinus problems.

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Restaurant owners left to wonder whether Michigan will reopen indoor dining in February

By Michael Pineda | Jan 18, 2021

There are three states currently banning indoor dining due to COVID-19 and, despite early optimism, hopes are dissipating that Michigan may remove itself from the list.

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MDHHS director claims ‘science is settled’ on indoor dining service and the spread of COVID-19

By Andy Nghiem | Dec 16, 2020

Director of the Michigan Department of Heath and Human Services (MDHHS) Robert Gordon recently claimed that the science was irrefutable as he extended a current lockdown, closing indoor service at bars and restaurants until at least Sunday, Dec. 20, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.

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MRLA says dining restrictions on restaurants will force the super-spreaders elsewhere

By James Ledbetter | Dec 1, 2020

The Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association (MRLA) has announced in a press release that if the state keeps imposing indoor dining restrictions on bars and eateries, the super-spreaders will just gather elsewhere, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential.

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Lockdowns to protect against COVID-19 may actually incur heavy costs to public health

By Andy Nghiem | Nov 27, 2020

COVID-19-related lockdowns are incurring public health costs that their proponents may not have considered, including increased rates of suicidal thoughts and lower life expectancy for children, according to reporting by Michigan Capitol Confidential.

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Whitmer orders 3-week shutdown for indoor restaurant service as COVID-19 cases rise

By Elle Johnson | Nov 20, 2020

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is once again ordering bars and restaurants to shut down indoor service across the state for three weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Michigan.

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Copland: The U.S. is run by 'unaccountable elite'

By David Beasley | Oct 12, 2020

An “unaccountable elite” is running the United States, author Jim Copeland told the Frank Beckmann radio show.

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Federal lawsuit filed in Michigan after wedding canceled by executive order

By Michael Pineda | Jul 27, 2020

A Michigan couple's frustration over a canceled wedding has led to a federal lawsuit, claiming First Amendment rights.

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State Report: Kent County COVID recovery rate 99.94% through June 30

By Staff reports | Jul 1, 2020

Of the 223,400 Kent County residents estimated to have caught COVID-19 since March 1, at least 99.94 percent have recovered.

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Auto insurance reforms take effect in Michigan

By Michael Carroll | 5 years ago

Hundreds of new state laws took effect across the nation this week, including minimum wage increases, new internet privacy rules, gun-related regulations, marijuana legalization and new tests on whether workers can be classified as independent contractors.