Employment negotiation tips to boost pay and value
A West Michigan Works guide explains why negotiating compensation matters. It advises researching local salaries, organizing talking points, and starting high to allow room for back and forth. It also suggests considering extras like vacation, sign-on bonuses, or remote work to improve compensation.
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Holland ties shine on GRBJ 200 list of West Michigan leaders
The Grand Rapids Business Journal names 200 top business leaders in West Michigan with Holland area ties. Notables include Ronald Haan Macatawa Bank Dick DeVos The Windquest Group Jane Clark Lake shore Advantage Mike Novakoski EV Construction Craig Smith RedWater Brett VanderKamp New Holland Brewing Co and others. The list notes 73 percent men 26.5 percent women 0.5 percent non binary and 318 degrees among 189 people.
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Macatawa Bank
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Windquest Group
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Lakeshore Advantage
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Allegan
Mike Novakoski
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Elzinga and
Volkers
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RedWater Restaurant Group
Boatwerks
RedRock Grill
Butler
Saugatuck
Brett VanderKamp
New Holland Brewing Co
Mike Goorhouse
Community Foundation
Holland/Zeeland
Dale Sanders
Holland Hospital
Franco Bianchi
Haworth
Holland 2
Steve Downing
Gentex
Zeeland
Murray Kessler
Perrigo
Andi Owen
Herman Miller
Peter Beukema
Suburban Inns
Hudsonville
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West Coast Chamber appoints eight new board members and chair
The Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce announces eight incoming board members and Kelly Springer as 2021 22 board chair. New members include Menaka Abel Mitch Bakker Paul Brinks Mike Ellis Boyd Feltman Har Ye Kan Stacy Segrist Kamphuis Jackie Rice and eight others such as Jim Eickhoff Seth Bushouse and Jennifer Owens. Jane Clark, chamber CEO, welcomes the strong leadership lineup for the year.
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Kelly Springer
Metal Flow Corp
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Michigan State University
Menaka Abel
Request Foods
Mitch Bakker
IDA Design
Zeeland
Paul Brinks
Koops Automation Systems
Jackie Rice
Miller Knoll
Jim Eickhoff
Creative Dining Services
Seth Bushouse
Gentex
Jennifer Owens
Lakeshore Advantage
Jane Clark
Chamber
Creative Dining Services Wins West Michigan Sustainability Award
Creative Dining Services, based in Zeeland, received the 2021 West Michigan Triple Bottom Line Leadership Award from the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. The honor, part of the Eighth Annual Triple Bottom Line Bash at LMCA Ballpark, recognizes environmental stewardship, economic vitality, and social responsibility.
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Janine Oberstadt
West Michigan
Zeeland
Creative Dining Services
Sustainable Business Forum
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Grand Rapids
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LMCA
Ballpark
Meijer
Jireh Metal Products of
Grandville
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Biden cites port delays as part of inflation challenge
The administration warns supply chains, shipping backlogs, and labor gaps push prices higher. Port bottlenecks at Los Angeles and Long Beach slow 40 percent of U.S. container traffic as Walmart, FedEx, UPS and others pledge off peak unloading while Biden touts resilience plans amid partisan inflation critique.
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Long Beach
FedEx Logistics
Samsung Electronics North America
Teamsters Union
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Goldman Sachs
Senate
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Kentucky
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