''Grand Rapids Magazine'' is a monthly regional magazine based in

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. It has been owned by Hour Media since 2018.

History

John H. Zwarensteyn first published ''Grand Rapids Magazine'' as a staff member of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce during the 1970s and purchased the publication when the chamber decided to sell it in 1979. A year later he bought out his business partners and formed Gemini Publications. In 1983, ''Grand Rapids Magazine'' began to take on more of a consumer focus as Gemini began publishing the ''

Grand Rapids Business Journal Crain Communications Inc. is an American publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan, United States, with 13 foreign subsidiaries. History Gustavus Dedman "G.D." Crain Jr. ( Gustavus Demetrious Crain Jr.; 1885–1973), previously the ci ...

''—first as a monthly business-to-business newspaper—then in 1986, as a weekly. On September 1, 2018, Gemini Publications was acquired by Hour Media of Detroit, Michigan. The new name of the company is Gemini Media LLC. In 2022,

Crain Communications Crain Communications Inc. is an American publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan, United States, with 13 foreign subsidiaries. History Gustavus Dedman "G.D." Crain Jr. ( Gustavus Demetrious Crain Jr.; 1885–1973), previously the ci ...

acquired the ''Grand Rapids Business Journal'' from Gemini.

References

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