[ad_1] Steve VanderVeen | Community Columnist John A. Van Den Bosch made the best of the worst of times. John was born in 1892 in Zeeland, Michigan. He was the…
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Steve VanderVeen: James De Young and the Beckers
[ad_1] Steve VanderVeen | Community Columnist Home Furnace Company was Holland’s “other” furnace company, the tortoise compared to the hare. The tortoise won. James De Young and the Beckers were…
Steve VanderVeen: The long and winding history of Herman Miller Furniture
[ad_1] Steve VanderVeen | Community Columnist DJ DePree was one of a kind. He forged a unique company out of traditional small town Christian values and big city modern design. …
Steve VanderVeen: How the Vogelzangs first arrived in Holland
[ad_1] Steve VanderVeen | Community Columnist Jan Vogelzang was an entrepreneur at heart, but he needed a push. He was born in 1876 in the province of Overijssel, in the…