Interview by Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian I met Roy Messing by chance at an event for professionals that help businesses thrive, and he most certainly fits that bill. He works to promote employee ownership of companies in our state. I saw down with Roy to understand how employees can become owners, and why…
“Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout” by Cal Newport
Book Review by Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian Human beings, by and large, want to produce. And we want to know that we’re producing. In sectors like manufacturing and agriculture, it’s fairly easy to know that you’re productive. How much grain is grown or how many widgets get made are easy questions to answer.…
Interview: Dan TenHoopen, AFL-CIO Labor Liaison for the Heart of West Michigan United Way
By Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian
Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian at the Grand Rapids Public Library: There’s been quite a lot
Book Review: “Fight Like Hell: The Untold Story of American Labor” by Kim Kelly
By Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian
When I worked at Kettering University in Flint, I used to take walks on my lunch break.
I’d walk down Chev
Book Review: “A History of America in 10 Strikes” by Erik Loomis
By Sam Easter, Library Assistant. A History of America in Ten Strikes, historian Erik Loomis’s story of labor struggle in the U.S., was published in 2018 – but
Book Review: “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon” by Michael Lewis and “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud” by Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman
By Sam Easter, Library Assistant
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis, the story of the explosive rise and extraordinary fall of
Book Review: “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall” by Zeke Faux
By Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian
The story of cryptocurrency in the last decade has been wil
d growth.
We went from a niche idea being prom
Interview with Dr. Samah Mansour, GVSU School of Computing
By Steven Assarian, Business and Career Librarian Steve: Why don't you introduce yourself? Tell them tell us a little bit about your background and experience. Dr. Mansour: Sure. I'm Dr. Samah Mansour, Assistant Professor at the School of Computing at Grand Valley State University. I am the director of the cybersecurity master's program, where I…
History Highlight | Grand Rapids Chicks, Marilyn Jenkins
With your library card, discover history through the original stories in the Grand Rapids Press Digital Edition from home. Marilyn Jenkins, baseball player for the Grand Rapids Chicks, 1950s.
History Highlight | Grand Rapids Chicks | Dolly Niemiec Konwinski
With your library card, discover history through the original stories in the Grand Rapids Press Digital Edition from home. Explore the rich history of the Grand Rapids Chicks All American Girls Professional Baseball League. Special thanks to the Titche Family Fund of the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation. Photo credit: Robinson Studio photographs, Grand Rapids…
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