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Amway expanding, adding 200 jobs

Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff
Friday, May 24th, 2013, 6:56pm

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

Submitted by Christa Graban, Producer
Friday, May 24th, 2013, 10:22am
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).

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Spill at Amway sends two employees for treatment

Submitted by Bob Brenzing, Web Producer
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 10:21am

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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Motorcyclist dies after colliding with car

Submitted by Christa Graban, Producer
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 1:22pm

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.

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Missing man found in the city of Grand Rapids

Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff
Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 1:07am

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - UPDATE: Deputies from the Kent County Sheriffs department say that 49 year old Michael Loren Smith has been located in the city of Grand Rapids and taken to a medical facility.  They say he was found around 11:00 p.m.

 

KENT COUNTY, Mich. (WZZM) -- The Kent County Sheriff's department is searching for 49 year old Michael Loren Smith.

Smith walked away from a medical facility near Forest Hills Avenue and Cascade Road. Smith may be in need of medical treatment.

Smith is approximately 5'07", slim build, brown hair and green eyes. Smith was last seen wearing a gray  colored t-shirt, dark colored jeans and blue or black tennis shoes without laces. Smith may also have several scratch marks on his neck.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Smith is asked to contact the Kent County Sheriff's Department at (616) 632-6100.

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Sietsema Orchards open for business

Submitted by WZZM13, News Staff
Saturday, May 18th, 2013, 10:15am

(WZZM) - Andy Sietsema of Sietsema Orchards in Ada stops by the morning show to talk about their Cider Garden.

Enjoy a glass of their hard cider while sitting next to the trees that produced the apples.  Artisan farmhouse cheese plates will also be available for munching.

Hours will vary from day to day so check their facebook page or their website for more information.

Sietsema Orchards and Cider Mill can be found at 8540 2 Mile Rd. in Ada, MI 49301.

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Ada man convicted of tax fraud

Submitted by Christa Graban, Producer
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 3:09pm

Two West Michigan men convicted of  tax fraud are going to prison.

Federal Judge Robert Jonker sentenced 37-year-old Chad Anthony Chertos of Ada  to 30 months in prison and 39-year-old Gregory VanDyke of Newaygo to 64 months in prison. U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles says the men were business partners  who inflated and lied about clients’ incomes to obtain larger refunds. Miles says the men profited in the scheme by taking substational fees from the refund checks.

As part of their punishment, both men must pay more than $240,000 in restitution to the U.S. Treasury and are barred from preparing or filing or assisting in the preparing or filing of any federal tax returns.

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