Grand Rapids Business Journal
Courtesy HealthBar
HealthBar, a Grand Rapids-based provider of custom health care services to businesses and consumers, opened a new drive-thru medical center along the lakeshore.
The new location at 12274 James St. in Holland will provide a diverse set of services including all types of COVID-19 testing formats, from rapid antigen testing which provides results in around 15 minutes to lab PCR and saliva tests, for which results are available from one to three days.
HealthBar partnered with Trident Biometrics for lab PCR testing, which is considered the most reliable form of testing in most situations. Additional health care services similar to what you’d receive in urgent care will be added in the coming months.
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“I’m saddened because we love our relationship within the communities we serve and we love the consumer business,” the company s president, John Van Tongeren, wrote on the company website. “COVID devastated our business, and we had to make a choice to survive.”
Ferris Production Manager Evan Groendyk said while the downtown location had parking and traffic challenges earlier on, the shift away from downtown offices to working from home during the pandemic “devastated our sales.”
Ferris Coffee plans to focus on its headquarters on Seward Avenue near Seventh Street NW, where it will expand the retail and café spaces. The nearly century-old roasting company says it’s conceptualizing ideas and designs for the addition.
Soldadera Coffee debuts new Mexican-style can art, resealable cans
Courtesy Soldadera Coffee
Soldadera Coffee, a Grand Rapids-based cold-brew coffee company, is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with the launch of its strongly Mexican-inspired rebrand.
Mario Rodriguez, CEO and co-founder of Soldadera Coffee, said the rebrand pays homage to the types of vibrant colors seen in Mexican and Hispanic art.
“That’s part of the culture itself, and it’s the identity that we are fully connecting to finally,” Rodriguez said. “We were halfway connecting with the taste, but people say, ‘We eat with our eyes,’ and that’s the part that was missing for Soldadera.”