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Pete Hoekstra. Cornelis Piet " Pete " Hoekstra (/ ˈhʊkstrə /; born October 30, 1953) [1][2] is a Dutch-American politician who served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from January 10, 2018, to January 17, 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 2nd congressional ...
Founders Brewing Company. Canal Street Brewing Co., LLC, [2] doing business as Founders Brewing Company, [3] is a brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, known for producing several highly rated and award-winning craft-style ales, including KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout), Centennial IPA, Dirty Bastard, and Founders Porter. [4][5] Since its founding ...
Photo by Michael Moran. Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre (64 ha) botanical garden, art museum, [3] and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1995, Meijer Gardens quickly established itself in the Midwest as a major cultural attraction jointly focused on horticulture and ...
Van Andel Institute (VAI) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit biomedical research and science education organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan. VAI was founded by Jay and Betty Van Andel in 1996. [1] The institute's research focuses on cancer epigenetics and Parkinson's disease. Its educational efforts support teacher development and science education ...
Lew Chamberlin and Denny Baxter. General manager. Jim Jarecki. Manager. Brayan Peña. The West Michigan Whitecaps are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Comstock Park, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids, and play their home games at LMCU Ballpark.
Address. 201 Market Ave. SW. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503. Capacity. 12,000. Construction. Construction cost. $184 million (planned cost, 2023) Acrisure Amphitheater is a 12,000 seat outdoor amphitheater planned to break ground in Grand Rapids, Michigan in early 2024 and to be completed by 2026.
The predecessor to the modern Davenport University was founded in 1866 by Conrad G. Swensburg, a Union Army Veteran who returned to Michigan from the Civil War. [2] The college, located in downtown Grand Rapids, opened with sixteen students as the Grand Rapids Business College on January 25, 1866.
Aquinas College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids formed it as the Novitiate Normal School in 1886. It has also been known as Sacred Heart College, Maywood College, and Catholic Junior College. The college has more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students and ...