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Grand Rapids young professional moves from marketing life sciences to launching PR, design firm

July 8th, 2009

After six years of working as the West Michigan Science & Technology Initiative marketing director, Kim Bode, a high-energy 29-year-old, decided it was time to build the business she started as a side job in…

Attracting the Millenial generation to West Michigan business

July 8th, 2009
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As millions of baby boomers approach retirement, employers know they need to fill the gap with boomer kids, often called simply “Millennials.” The question now is how Michigan accomplishes that.

“The challenge with this generation is they’re more mobile than…

Alum helps life sciences industry

July 8th, 2009
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As she looks out the window from her office in the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, Kim Bode can see the explosion of health care-related construction in the surrounding area — an area that has come to be…