Students celebrate end of year at GRCC’s Noorthoek Academy
April 26, 2013; WZZM
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) — Dozens of special needs students are celebrating their accomplishments at Grand Rapids Community College’s Noorthoek Academy.
Teddy’s Transport, Doug Hekman claim state’s top small-business honors
April 25, 2013; The Holland Sentinel
Holland — A pair of local companies are being honored as Michigan’s top owner and company by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Michigan West Coast Chamber of Commerce announced.
Teddy’s Transport, a second-generation family trucking company in Holland, has been named the 2013 Michigan Family-Owned Small Business of the Year.
… “My mom and dad started the business and they owned if for 15 years. My husband and I have been running it for 16 years,” she said. “Now, my daughters are following us into it. Ashley, 23, is our compliance coordinator, and Mikayla, 19, is a freshman marketing major at Grand Rapids Community College and she has helped me with sales.”