Joe Boomgaard

Too busy to fish as often as I’d like.

Editor of @CrainsGR. Formerly: @mibiz, @tribalbiz, @LudingtonDN

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Well, I’ll be damned. Sometimes you do get what you ask for.

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Cool. Now let’s bring back the iconic blue and white plate, too.

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BREAKING: Two former managers are suing WOOD-TV8’s parent company after they were fired last year in the aftermath of a publicly leaked memo asking reporters to scale back the station’s Pride Month coverage. https://t.co/gXtUyzJrq0

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Big changes coming to the west side. Enjoy this SIZZLING™ scoop from @CrainsGR. https://t.co/buQMHx0MgO

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Meet a new philanthropist with a keen eye for helping out in Grand Rapids: @BillyStrings. https://t.co/kUfjPdBSwv

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I happened to meet this guy one day years ago on a trip to Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was super friendly and welcomed us into his joint to share some stories and delicious BBQ chicken right off the smoker. What a legend. Rest easy, Red. https://t.co/pAUCe12lXb

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Guess I better hold on to this historic artifact now.

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Why Michigan Radio has taken a new name https://t.co/up3GSVDfso

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Join me in celebrating Dive January. The health of your local watering holes might depend on it. https://t.co/7MQSA3lG5x

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Another one bites the dust.

[Crain's Grand Rapids Business @CrainsGR]

A longstanding Grand Rapids Big Boy restaurant located at the potential site of a proposed soccer stadium project has abruptly closed its doors. https://t.co/OzwxUunbCS

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Woodland Mall says it’s “business as usual” as parent company PREIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its second time in reorganization in three years. https://t.co/jVaC7e3JpG

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Woodland Mall’s owner is reportedly weighing filling for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in three years as it has more than $1.1 billion in credit facilities that mature on Dec. 10, @BizCarlson reports. https://t.co/zjPEWGPFWe

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The former Charley’s Crab in Grand Rapids is coming down.

[Crain's Grand Rapids Business @CrainsGR]

DeVos-backed entity set to demolish former Charley’s Crab restaurant downtown https://t.co/QdWPMIqftk

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Classic Bob Knight: https://t.co/j4QxERYU6o

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BREAKING: Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died at age 83. https://t.co/dZ17nc5TpO

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It’s nice to see state regulators finally warm up to this entrepreneur’s ingenious idea and let him give it a shot.
@BevCounsel @AlcoholBevAtty

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A Grand Rapids laundromat will be the first in the state to sell alcohol following the reversal of a previous ruling by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. https://t.co/Y4t7hVZpR5

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Retailer Shinola is headed for a prominent corner in downtown Grand Rapids. https://t.co/xyvl3b8qHw

[Econ Club GR @GREconClub]

In a captivating conversation, GR’s beer experts shared the innovation and future of the beer industry. Thank you for joining us!

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Interested in the what’s next for the beer industry in West Michigan? Yours truly is moderating a panel discussion with four local brewery execs at @GREconClub on Monday, Oct. 9 at the JW Marriott. For more information or to register, visit this link: https://t.co/Ln4rYuJ0so

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A new path to federal recognition has emerged for the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, who have been mired in the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ bureaucratic process of acknowledgement for nearly three decades. https://t.co/kZl78XeUVl

[Crain's Grand Rapids Business @CrainsGR]

Developer to buy sprawling paper mill site on Muskegon Lake for mixed-use project https://t.co/IQQZMZyLZX

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It’s the end of an era as the longtime family owners of Choo Choo Grill in Grand Rapids have put the business and property up for sale and plan to retire. https://t.co/s1IE0JrGss

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Ottawa County public health officer warns of impending department shutdown with proposed budget cuts https://t.co/OrMpN7xKOA