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The economy of Grand Rapids, and its metro areas, keeps getting better! A study done by Headlight Data, a website that collects data on economics and the workforce, found that Grand Rapids had the highest rate of job growth in 2016 compared to any other state in the country...

Say what you want about the millennials but they stay winning! Especially the ones in Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids Business Journal reports on a new study that placed Grand Rapids as the #2 best city in the country for millennials. The study was done by real estate website, Trulia, and compared people between the ages of 28 and 32 to those 33-55 over the last 55 years...

For as many "best of" lists Grand Rapids falls in, it's a little upsetting when something like this comes along. A new study from Grand Valley State University (conducted by VoiceGR) found that people in the greater Grand Rapids area don't feel as safe as they did just a few years ago...

Grand Rapids just made another "best of" list. U.S. News listed the "100 Best Places to Live in the USA" and Grand Rapids came in at #19! If you already live in G.R. than you know this to be true. U.S. News says that Grand Rapids: ...

Having a hard time looking for love? Maybe a trip to Ann Arbor will help. According to a new study from ValuePenguin.com, Ann Arbor ranked #12, out of 200, as the best city in the U.S. for single people. Single people, that have never been married, were divided up based upon on their age and gender, based upon the U...

The Grand Rapids Griffins are hosting their fourth annual Purple Community Game to benefit Van Andel Institute on Friday evening.

Oh, oh.  I think Wzzm 13's Juliet Dragas is in trouble if this is true;) This morning during my guest "chat segment" on WZZM13's Take Five & Company, Catherine Behrendt & Stephanie Webb were talking about this interesting story aboutmen and the pretty news anchor.  So ...