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Betsy & Dick Devos: “You help make West Michigan special.”

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DeVos and Haworth: New corporate welfare is not the answer to Ford’s southern investments

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“Opinion: Business handouts unfairly waste Michigan’s money” written by: Dick DeVos

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Grand Action 2.0 says now is the time to plan major developments in Grand Rapids

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Relaunched economic group aims to keep Grand Rapids’ ‘foot on the gas pedal,’ Dick DeVos says

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How Dick DeVos put Grand Rapids airport on the map

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Several years ago, Dick DeVos cold-called the CEO of AirTran Airways to woo him in hopes of improving the fortunes of Grand Rapids’ airport.

The phone call helped change the face of air travel in West Michigan.

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Dick DeVos Tapped for FAA’s Top Board

[Dick] DeVos is one of seven new members announced by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao, on Thursday, Sept. 28.

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Education
Program Encourages Boy Scouts’ STEM Education

A new program aims to prepare West Michigan Boy Scouts for jobs in science and technology. The local Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday announced its Build Character Today, Lead Tomorrow campaign.

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Sailing
Melges 32 Lauderdale Cup – Overall

Congratulations to Dick DeVos on Volpe as he is the 2016 Melges 32 Lauderdale Cup Champion, simultaneously snapping up the first ever Blue Water Series Ranking Champion title.

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Foundation
Billionaire Rich DeVos is GVSU’s largest donor at $36M

In the past three decades, Rich DeVos and his family have donated $36 million to Grand Valley State University. The extent of the Michigan billionaire’s financial support of the Grand Rapids-area public university is being revealed for the first time.

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Foundation
How and why Amway’s DeVos family gives away billions

The DeVos family for the first time is shedding light on the totality of its philanthropy: nearly $1.2 billion in lifetime giving.

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Van Andel Arena is a Catalytic Anchor

Several projects have created a new identity for Grand Rapids over the past two decades.

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