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Newport Daily News NEWPORT— Escalating construction prices in the pandemic era are putting a damper on the city’s plans for a new high school and an eight-classroom addition to the elementary school. The first indication of the seriousness of the problem came this week when the estimated construction costs for the Pell Elementary School addition came in much higher than expected. Those costs were compiled by Behan Bros of Middletown, the designated general contractor for the job. “It see...

Grand Rapids Business Journal Trendway has launched Elea, an innovative task chair designed to kinetically move with the user. The Holland-based office furnishings maker and portfolio brand of Fellowes Contract Interiors, Trendway, this week announced the launch of Elea. The chair’s “distinct aesthetic” originates from a suspended seat pan that promotes micromovements and energetic motion, allowing users to continuously move while seated. Elea is now available for order through m...

Print HOLLAND, Mich. – Trendway, a Fellowes Contract Interiors brand, announced it has been awarded a group purchasing agreement with Premier. Effective July 1, 2021, the agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for all Trendway products, with the exception of the AeraMax Pro air purifiers. “The Premier group purchasing agreement is a tremendous opportunity for our dealers to expand their relationships...

Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy Trendway A local furniture company was awarded a group purchasing agreement with the health care improvement company Premier. Holland-based Trendway, a subsidiary company of Itasca, Illinois-based Fellowes Brand under its Fellowes Contract Interiors division, said Monday that it was awarded a group purchasing agreement with Charlotte, North Carolina-based Premier. Effective July 1, the agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantag...

Berkeley finally embracing housing in a bid to rebuild a historically Black neighborhood FacebookTwitterEmail Althea Rankins, 71, leaves after shopping at a Walgreens store that could undergo redevelopment as part of the citys rezoning plan on Adeline Street in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.Sarahbeth Maney / Special to The Chronicle The Berkeley City Council was about to vote on rezoning the Adeline Street corridor this month when the members did something unheard of in the city�...

About Our Cover The artist fnnch believes art is for everyone. He notes that, even outside of a pandemic year, only about five percent of a city’s residents and visitors tour its art museums. Street art and murals are for the other 95 percent, inspiring and engaging them with the arts. The San Francisco Bay Times can, at least at times, be viewed as a form of street art, given that the print publication is free and often features artist-designed covers. Professional artist and S...