More than 1,000 people line Byron Center street as body of Air Force Staff Sgt. Joe Weems comes home

Traffic came to a standstill in Byron Center on Monday evening as more than 1,000 community members lined 84th Street to honor the memory of Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Weems, whose body was returned home on the same day he was scheduled to end his six-year career with the military.
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/05/community_members_line_84th_st.html

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 17:18:01 -0700

Byron Center grad killed in Germany

A Byron Center HS graduate has been killed in a train-bike accident near a U.S. Air Force base in Germany.
http://www.wzzm13.com/rss/article/212426/14/Byron-Center-grad-killed-in-Germany-

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:14:58 -0700

Amway among 3 West Michigan companies splitting $2.65 million in state incentives to create 600 jobs

Amway, MedDirect and Center Manufacturing investing $84 million to expand facilities.
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2012/05/amway_among_three_west_michiga.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:48:40 -0700

Remains of Mich. airman killed in German returned

BYRON CENTER, Mich. (AP) - The body of an airman killed in a bike-train accident in Germany has been returned to western Michigan. Ramstein Air Base says that Staff Sgt. Joseph Weems was killed last week when a train struck him as he biked several miles from the base.
http://www.wlns.com/story/18577982/remains-of-mich-airman-killed-in-german-returned

Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 19:47:29 -0700

Five West Michigan Businesses Receive Nearly $3.5 Million In Incentives

LANSING - Five West Michigan businesses has granted grants, loans and other economic assistance Wednesday from the Michigan Strategic Fund that will generate up to $15.7 million in private investment and add 465 new jobs.
http://www.mitechnews.com/articles.asp?id=14523

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 19:02:28 -0700

MEDC OKs $2.6m in incentives for W Mich

Three new projects are expected to bring $84 million and 600 new jobs to West Michigan, thanks to the approval of $2.65 million in Michigan Business Development Program incentives.
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/kent_county/medc-oks-26m-in-incentives-for-w-mich

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 13:21:11 -0700

Grand Rapids to Receive 600 New Jobs and $84 Million Worth of Investments

The Right Place secures 600 new jobs from Amway, Center Manufacturing and MedDirect.Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), announced today the approval of $2.65 million in Michigan Business Development Program incentives from the Michigan Strategic Fund that will enable three West Michigan’s ...
http://news.yahoo.com/grand-rapids-receive-600-jobs-84-million-worth-192622085.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:26:22 -0700

From Greenville to Muskegon, companies announce plans to create 700 jobs in next 3 years

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Five companies announced plans today to hire nearly 700 workers across West Michigan thanks to incentives from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2012/05/from_greenville_to_muskegon_we.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 15:14:25 -0700

Family shares memories of West Michigan Air Force mechanic killed in 'freak accident' during his last week overseas

Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Weems' family was eagerly looking forward to the 2005 Byron Center High School graduate's return on Monday.
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/05/family_remembers_air_force_sta.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:47:50 -0700

Michigan Air Force serviceman killed in Germany

A serviceman from West Michigan has been killed in a train-bike accident near a U.S. Air Force base in Germany. Ramstein Air Base spokesman Juan Melendez said Thursday Staff Sgt.
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120517/NEWS/305170051/1002/NEWS01

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 07:49:29 -0700