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Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy Trendway The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association launched the BIFMA Compliant product registry to provide clarity in the market about products that meet established industry standards. The Grand Rapids-based nonprofit trade association BIFMA said Monday that it launched BIFMA Compliant, an industrywide registry of furniture products conforming to BIFMA safety and durability standards. BIFMA, an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited standards developer, worked with members and stakeholders for almost three year...

Grand Rapids Business Journal Trendway added a pair of independent sales rep groups in Ontario and Quebec, continuing its expansion into Canada. The Holland-based furniture manufacturer, which is part of Itasca, Illinois-based Fellowes Brands through its Fellowes Contract Interiors division, said last week that it added Hamilton, Ontario-based Green River Furniture and Montreal, Quebec-based Major Design Furniture to its sales team as independent rep groups. The expansion comes six months after the Business Journal reported the addition of Alberta, Canada-based Flipside Corporate Furniture, w...

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaskan Brewing Company today announced its newest mixed pack designed to tickle the taste buds of every beer drinker with four unique flavor profiles that are as bold as the Alaskan wilderness. Anchored by the original, award-winning Alaskan Amber and the extremely popular Alaskan Icy Bay IPA, this exciting mixed pack also includes Alaskan Lo-IPA – a specialty option for beer drinkers who prefer lower calories and lower alcohol content with all the balance and complexity of a traditional IPA. “Mosaic and Citra hops bring a refreshing mango and tangerine aroma to Alaska...

The investment, alongside Coatue, Franklin Templeton and BlackRock, will value the lender at $1.3 billion. A healthy figure, but one that’s not astronomical, especially given the $705 million in financing that Sunlight Financial has raised over its history, according to Crunchbase. As Alex Wilhelm noted earlier today, Sunlight Financial would have likely tapped public markets sooner or later, given a pretty solid financial performance — even during the pandemic: Looking at the numbers, it’s somewhat clear that the company could have gone public in a year or two; another year’s growth,...

What’s behind this year’s boom in climate tech SPACs? There’s no denying that 2020 has been the year of the special purpose acquisition company. Since the beginning of the year, 219 SPACs have raised $73 billion, according to widely reported market research from Goldman Sachs. That’s a 462% jump from 2019 and more than traditional public offerings raised by about $6 billion. By some counts, roughly one quarter of the SPACs that have been announced will target climate-related businesses. Since the beginning of the year, 219 SPACs have raised $73 billion. Already, of the 78 deal...