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Amway expanding, adding 200 jobs

ADA, Mich. (WZZM) -- Amway will kick off construction of a new manufacturing plant next week, bringing 200 jobs to Ada over three years.

The $81 million facility will produce an estimated 4.3 billion NUTRILITE tablets and soft gel capsules each year. The 317,000 square foot building will be part of a seven-site, $375 million global manufacturing expansion.

On Wednesday, May 29, leaders from Amway and the community will celebrate the start of construction by signing a steel beam. The event will take place at 10 a.m. at the Amway manufacturing facility located at 5101 Spaulding Avenue in Ada.

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Local movie hot spots featured on new Pure Michigan map

Local movie hot spots featured on new Pure Michigan map

Hollywood has come to West Michigan, and now you you can see just where the stars made their magic. 

The Michigan Film Office is teaming up with the state’s Pure Michigan tourism campaign to release a map featuring locations that can be seen on the silver screen. The map features spots in Grand Rapids, Coopersville, Holland, Kalamazoo, Ludington, Traverse City, Manistee, South Haven, Niles and Buchanan.

The featured locations in Grand Rapids include Vito’s Pizza (30 Minutes or Less) and MadCap Coffee (The Setup).

'Touchback' film tribute ready for signing in Coopersville

'Touchback' film tribute ready for signing in Coopersville
COOPERSVILLE, Mich.—  Participants in a movie filmed in Coopersville are invited to sign a permanent tribute to the film project. Kathy Gomez, who works at Coopersville Area Public Schools says Pals Diner had dropped off a photoboard for particpants of “Touchback” to sign.  The finished photoboard will hang in the diner where parts of the movie were filmed. The photoboard will be available for signing at Gomez’s office at East Elementary for the next couple of weeks. Pal’s Diner is located at 6503 28th Street SE in My Town Ada/Cascade.

Spill at Amway sends two employees for treatment

ADA, Mich. (WZZM) - Two Amway employees were treated after being exposed to a liquid disinfectant.

The leak happened during third shift operations overnight.  The leak was of a common liquid disinfectant called hydroxysan, according to the company.

A Hazmat crew responded to the spill.  The two employees were taken from the scene to receive treatment and have been released.

 

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Relay for Life a success

Relay for Life a success

Rockford Relay For Life raised $318,000 for the American Cancer Society, making it one of the most successful fundraisers in the state.

Other West Michigan communities are doing their part.  During the Wyoming-Grandville Relay For Life on May 10, participants raised at least $54,857.  That same day, participants in the Grand Haven-Spring Lake Relay For Life collected at least $45,984 for the American Cancer Society.  Runners and walkers in East Grand Rapids raised at least $56,531 during their Relay For Life May 17.  On May 18, the Relay For Life of White Lake generated at least $43,211 for the American Cancer Society, while Relay For Life of Comstock Park raised at least $42,815.

And don’t count local colleges out.  In April, Grand Valley State University raised at least $85,263 during its Relay For Life, Western Michigan University collected at least $32,083 and Aquinas College raised $5,670.

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Motorcyclist dies after colliding with car

CROTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM)-An Ada man who was critically injured in a Newaygo County motorcycle crash has died.

State Police say Herbert Burgnon was riding down Elm Avenue, south of M-82 Sunday evening when he collided with a vehicle turning into a driveway.

Burgnon was not wearing a helmet. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died the next day.

The driver of the car was not hurt.

'Healthier Home' featured during Spring Parade of Homes

'Healthier Home' featured during Spring Parade of Homes

ROCKFORD, Mich.—One of West Michigan’s first “Healthier Homes” will be on display during the 2013 Grand Rapids Spring Parade of Homes.

The home, located at 9309 Stone View Drive, is part of Sable Homes’ Stone Crest development in Rockford.  The 2,242 square foot house is the first of its kind in West Michigan to feature AirRenew gypsum board walls, which purify the air for 75 years, converting contaminants like formaldehyde into safe inert compounds. The walls are also moisture and mold resistant. It also contains latex paint and primer that  are free of volatile organic compounds.

The Spring Parade of Homes runs May 24 through June 8.  Tickets start at $10.