Gemini Publications
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Gemini Publications was founded in 1979 by John H. Zwarensteyn in Grand Rapids, Michigan
. Zwarensteyn had published Grand Rapids Magazine as a staff member of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce during the 1970s and purchased the publication when the chamber decided to sell it in 1979.
In 1980 he bought out his partners and formed Gemini Publications. In 1983, Grand Rapids Magazine began to take on more of a consumer focus as Gemini began publishing the Grand Rapids Business Journal
-- first as a monthly business-to-business newspaper—then in 1986, as a weekly.
Grand Rapids Family magazine was launched in 1989, followed by other successful publications in the years to follow. The Gemini Publications list of titles now includes:
Grand Rapids magazine (monthly)
Grand Rapids Business Journal
(weekly)
Grand Rapids Family magazine (monthly)
Michigan Golf (twice annually)
Michigan Blue (six times annually)
Commercial Quarterly
Health Quarterly
Book of Lists (published annually)
The company's offices are located at 549 Ottawa Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
. Zwarensteyn had published Grand Rapids Magazine as a staff member of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce during the 1970s and purchased the publication when the chamber decided to sell it in 1979.
In 1980 he bought out his partners and formed Gemini Publications. In 1983, Grand Rapids Magazine began to take on more of a consumer focus as Gemini began publishing the Grand Rapids Business Journal
Grand Rapids Business Journal
The Grand Rapids Business Journal is a weekly business newspaper concentrating on Grand Rapids, Michigan and the surrounding area. It is published by Gemini Publications which also publishes Grand Rapids magazine, Grand Rapids Family magazine, Michigan Golf, Michigan BLUE and several other titles...
-- first as a monthly business-to-business newspaper—then in 1986, as a weekly.
Grand Rapids Family magazine was launched in 1989, followed by other successful publications in the years to follow. The Gemini Publications list of titles now includes:
Grand Rapids magazine (monthly)
Grand Rapids Business Journal
Grand Rapids Business Journal
The Grand Rapids Business Journal is a weekly business newspaper concentrating on Grand Rapids, Michigan and the surrounding area. It is published by Gemini Publications which also publishes Grand Rapids magazine, Grand Rapids Family magazine, Michigan Golf, Michigan BLUE and several other titles...
(weekly)
Grand Rapids Family magazine (monthly)
Michigan Golf (twice annually)
Michigan Blue (six times annually)
Commercial Quarterly
Health Quarterly
Book of Lists (published annually)
The company's offices are located at 549 Ottawa Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.