Business

Business resource fair set for May 8

April 9, 2025

WEARE TOWNSHIP – The West Michigan Rural Small Business Resource Fair is set for Thursday, May 8, at the West Michigan Research Station, at 5185 N. Oceana Dr., from 1-5 p.m.  The event is hosted by the Oceana County Economic Alliance in partnership with business and economic development organizations throughout west Michigan, bringing together entrepreneurs, small business owners and aspiring…

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HEART announces winners of Main Street Market Pitch Competition

March 7, 2025

HART – The Hart Economic & Redevelopment Team (HEART) announced the winners of the 2025 Main Street Market Pitch Competition that took place Thursday, March 6.   Morgan Howe, owner of Hound and Heeler Treat Co., and Natalie Schultz, owner of Royalty by Natalie, each secured free rent (valued at $900) for the 2025 season at the Main Street Market after…

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Peterson Farms to expand, creating 96 new jobs

February 26, 2025

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Peterson Farms in Shelby Township is planning an expansion that will create 96 new jobs. The governor announced in a press release Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) Board support for the Oceana County project, along a residential project in Oakland County’s downtown Clawson. Combined, the projects will generate nearly $50 million in total capital investment, states…

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Todd Greiner farmland goes up for auction

February 26, 2025

Over 900 acres, migrant housing, prime farmland and extensive farm equipment for sale HART – Todd and Sarah Greiner of Todd Greiner Farms Packing LLC have announced a significant land and equipment auction as they transition their business focus, states a press release from the auction service handling the sale. “After 30 years of successful farming — raising asparagus, cherries,…

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Danny’z Rothbury Tavern dishes out food and fun 

January 31, 2025

By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor ROTHBURY — Danny Zuniga has made many improvements to the Rothbury Tavern after purchasing the bar in May of 2022. One of the biggest changes to the tavern, located at the corner of Oceana Drive and Winston Road is the addition of a kitchen with a full menu. Now the bar offers appetizers, chicken wings,…

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