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With Bill.com, Real Estate companies can automate the entire bill payment and customer invoicing process so they can free up time to increase customer service to their customers, go greener by significantly reducing paper and increase office efficiency. Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) December 23, 2011 Leading real estate software provider Taro Systems, Inc. developed a new interface to Bill.com, an on-line bill payment and invoice system. Bill.com and Taro Systems were brought together by a...

Michigan Instruments, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based designer and manufacturer of specialized medical equipment, appointed a new president. Grand Rapids, Mich. (PRWEB) December 17, 2011 Michigan Instruments, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based designer and manufacturer of specialized medical equipment, appointed Joe Baldwin president on May 9, 2011. Baldwin, who has worked at Michigan Instruments for 20 years, began his career in assembly, working his way up to positions such as engineer,...

<font size="2" face="Arial"> </font> GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Meijer is taking customer convenience to a whole new level this holiday season by expanding its online holiday offerings -- everything for entertaining to gift-giving to decorating -- to include fresh-cut Fraser fir Christmas trees. The premium and highly popular holiday home centerpieces started shipping on Thanksgiving Day, and sales have exceeded expectations within the first few...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of last week's announcement that Business Strategy, Inc. was acquired by an Atlanta-based firm, comes today's announcement that Business Strategy's healthcare division is now BSI Healthcare Audit Services LLC (BSI Healthcare Services). Building on decades of successful cost reduction services, BSI Healthcare Services will offer the same expertise, best in class procure-to-pay recovery audit, and consulting services...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The elusive gingerbread man has been caught by Meijer, and he's been placed online this holiday season to serve as the star of three delightfully engaging consumer contests that require little baking, but much creativity. The Michigan-based retailer's online program, entitled "Gingerbread Bites Back," invites shoppers to submit their funniest or most off-the-wall submissions for a photo contest of the most original...

Personal injury lawyer Steven Gursten gives advice on what to do if hitting a deer is inevitable and how to avoid deer vehicle collisions Farmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) November 23, 2011 Deer season is here, which means deer running into highways and onto roads — and causing deer car accidents, says Steven M. Gursten, personal injury lawyer and head of Michigan Auto Law. According to the Michigan Traffic Crash Facts, Michigan has more than 60,000 deer-car accidents every year. In...

Grants to create jobs, improve housing, transportation, and economy in urban & rural areas LANSING, Mich., Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced the recipients of the 2011 Sustainable Communities Grants, including the nation's largest combined total of $7.1 million in grants to Michigan that will help communities and regions improve their economic competitiveness by connecting housing with good...

Grand Valley State University will install seven electric vehicle charging stations on the Pew Grand Rapids and Allendale campuses throughout the month of November. ALLENDALE, Mich. (PRWEB) November 17, 2011 Individuals driving electric cars can now charge on one Grand Valley State University campus and recharge on another. Grand Valley State University will install seven electric vehicle charging stations on the Pew Grand Rapids and Allendale campuses throughout the month of November....

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Christian publisher Zondervan announced today that it will publish Through My Eyes: A Quarterback's Journey by the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and quarterback for the Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow. Through My Eyes: A Quarterback's Journey is adapted for young readers from Tebow's bestselling adult memoir, Through My Eyes. Tim Tebow's rise to football fame is credited to his relentless dedication and hard work. In college, Tebow led his...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Citing an increased need by customers for support and education regarding the growing diabetes threat, Meijer has launched a chain-wide effort to increase its pharmacy expertise in the diabetes space by training more than 200 pharmacists as diabetes specialists, announced Effie Steele, clinical services manager for the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter, today. "A community pharmacist is an important first line of defense for diabetes and...