Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy Grand Rapids Chamber
The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce convened a council of CEOs and business leaders from various industries who are committing to “a thriving and prosperous West Michigan for all.”
The Grand Rapids Chamber said Wednesday that it assembled a cohort of “highly engaged” business leaders from diverse industries that have promised to act as community leaders, as well.
The council will play a key role in the development of a shared future by making meaningful connections and participating in a forum to discuss challenging issues and create opportunities to propel West Michigan on a continued trajectory of growth.
State Senator Brian Taniguchi interviews artist Doug Young about his photorealist watercolors in the digital edition of Art at the Capitol, viewable on Facebook now.
The Hawai i State Capitol building is still closed, so the annual Art at the Capitol tour is heading online. It’s a chance to see Hawai’i’s public art collection and get a different perspective on lawmakers.
Hawai i has a law setting aside 1% of new state building construction costs for art. That has allowed the state to acquire some of the finest works of art ever made here, in addition to works by off-island artists.
Top 10 Mysteries That Need To Be Solved In 2021
During 1968 and 1969, the notorious Zodiac Killer murdered five people. Several witnesses saw one of the murders take place and described the killer as being a white male between 25 and 30 years old, with a crew cut and wearing glasses. Unfortunately, a dispatcher mistakenly told police that the suspect was a black male, leading to the man rounded up for questioning being released.
The Zodiac Killer taunted police by phone and contacted newspapers via a series of letters. In addition to this the murderer included puzzling codes in some of the letters he sent.
Premier Bank names new chief information officer
Premier Bank names new chief information officer
Varun Chandhok
Premier Bank has hired Varun Chandhok as executive vice president and its latest chief information officer.
Chandhok fills a post last held by Doug Young, who joined The Home Savings and Loan Co. the banking subsidiary of the former United Community Financial Corp. in 2016.
UCFC merged with First Defiance Financial Corp., the Defiance-based parent company of First Federal Bank of the Midwest, to establish Premier Financial Corp., Premier Bank s Youngstown-based holding company.
Chandhok joins Premier from M&T Bank, where he most recently served as CIO – regulatory, risk, financial crimes and corporate technology and where he focused on strategic consolidation, architecture and capability evolution across multiple functions.
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D&H Distributing Wins Multiple Accolades, Including Rising on the Forbes List & Top .
D&H DistributingApril 7, 2021 GMT
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) D&H Distributing, a major provider of SMB and consumer technologies to the North American high-tech channel, announces it has been recognized by multiple IT industry and channel media companies in both the US and Canada in the past six months, making a strong showing as the company moves forward in 2021. Notably, the company climbed three spots on the Forbes’ List of America’s Largest Private Companies to #103. In addition, the distributor won Top Benchmark Survey Broadline Distributor for 2020 in the ASCII Group’s annual distribution survey. D&H also added a new executive to the ranks of its CRN Channel Chiefs winners for a total of four honorees this year. The distributor won a Top Display Distribution Growth %