Investor Directory

Driven by their passion to put you first, Metro Health is changing the face of health care in West Michigan. Their integrated health care system is designed to give you easy access to high-quality, personalized care. Metro Health makes it a priority to be active within the community by sponsoring programs and events that support the health and well-being of our community as well as promoting sustainability in their hospital and physician offices to our day-to-day business practices and ongoing strategies to promote a healthy environment.

From their beginnings in 1949, Van Dyken Mechanical, Inc. has grown to become one of the largest, most progressive, and highly respected full service mechanical contracting firms in Western Michigan. Their staff and partners consist of highly skilled and uniquely qualified specialists, including: Design Engineers, Application Engineers, Project Managers, Fabricators, Installers, Certified Welders, Temperature Control and Energy Management Engineers and Installers, Testing and Balancing Technicians, and Service Specialists. Van Dyken’s leadership in the field is grounded in experience that comes from years of proven responsibility on a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and institutional projects.

For more than 125 years, clients have trusted Varnum for excellence, innovation and superior results in the delivery of legal services. Today Varnum is firmly established as one of Michigan's premier law firms. A full service-provider of legal counsel, Varnum has a strong core of expertise. Varnum clients represent a diverse range of business and legal interests: manufacturers, financial institutions, health care providers, professional groups, municipalities, colleges and universities, school districts, developers, publishers, retailers, governmental units, transportation, trade associations and charitable organizations

VDA Labs, LLC, was founded to make the world safer by providing world class cyber security services, products, and training. VDA focuses on 6 major areas for commercial, government, financial, industry, legal, and academic customers. Those 6 areas are Training (AppSec, Security Awareness, etc.), GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), Security Testing (Code Auditing, Red Teaming, IoT/Auto Security, etc), Blueteam Delivery (Soc-as-a-Service, SIEM tuning, vCISO, Dark Web monitoring, etc), Incident Response (Forensics, Threat Hunting, etc), and Security Architecture & Research (Fuzzing, Platform Mitigations, Hypervisors, etc).

Veneklasen Construction is a full-service general contractor and builder headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Today, the family-owned construction company manages projects throughout Michigan and in several surrounding states. They've traveled as far as California to serve their clients.

The first settlers who arrived in the area of Sparta, Michigan in 1844 discovered rich land and abundant streams. The first railroad reached Sparta in 1872, linking the community with Grand Rapids and ensuring the progress and prosperity of the area. Most of Sparta’s settlers were farmers.

Today, along with its agricultural and industrial base, Sparta has developed services from banking to retail and offers easy access to a major metropolitan area. Sparta has two museums in operation today reflecting on the history of the establishment of Sparta with the Myers Schoolhouse Museum and the T.S. & M Railroad Depot.

Warner Norcross & Judd is one of the largest and most successful law firms in Michigan. Their attorneys have been elected to top leadership positions with the American Bar Association and State Bar of Michigan in areas of Business Law; Environment, Energy and Resources; Intellectual Property; International Law; Taxation; Probate and Estate Planning, and Real Property. Going the extra mile for their clients is part of their culture. That mindset is integral at Warner Norcross & Judd.

Wedge started to solve a simple problem: personalize hiring in a way typical job descriptions and résumés cannot. Today, Wedge helps talent acquisition teams turn strangers into candidates, and candidates into new hires, faster than ever before. Wedge does this with a one-two punch of dead-simple video interviewing tools and a captive job advertising agency. Together, this combination ensures recruiting is fast, simple, transparent and fair. Visit wedgehr.com to learn more.

Wells Fargo & Company is a nationwide, diversified financial services company with $1.6 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,700 locations, more than 12,500 ATMs, online, and mobile devices. They are headquartered in San Francisco, but they are decentralized so every local Wells Fargo store is a headquarters for satisfying all customers’ financial needs and helping them succeed financially.

West Michigan Community Bank got its start in 1976 when a group of leading Hudsonville citizens joined forces to establish a bank focused on the needs of local businesses and individuals. Local decision-making was a key driver behind the launch, which received strong support from residents and business owners alike. Much has changed in the last 36 years. They have added new service lines, enhanced their technology, added employees, and opened new branches to make banking easier and more convenient. Their core values and principles have not changed, and they are still focused on the West Michigan community.

Western Michigan University is a national research university enrolling nearly 24,000 students from across the United States and 100 other countries. Founded in 1903, it is a learner-centered, discovery-driven and globally engaged public university that stands out among America’s more than 4,600 higher education institutions. WMU combines the resources of a major research university with the personal attention and friendly atmosphere often found at a small college. Taking full advantage of that combination gives students the edge they need to succeed in graduate school, the workplace and life.

The Whitecaps Community Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and their families by providing them with access to social, educational and recreational programs that will have a positive impact on their futures. With the help and generosity of community partners and members, the Whitecaps Community Foundation continues to strive to make the West Michigan area a better place to grow, learn, and thrive.