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Craigslist Inc. Craigslist (stylized as craigslist) is a privately held American company [ 5] operating a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community service, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.
Gantos – a women's specialty clothing retailer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In late 1993, the company announced bankruptcy reorganization, closing 50 stores between 1993 and 1994, [58] and the chain announced the liquidation of its remaining 114 stores by the end of the decade, ceasing operations in 2000. [59]
Grand Rapids is a city in and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. [ 4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,893, [ 5] making it the second-most populous city in Michigan, after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,162,950 and a combined ...
Jim Bakker, scandal-ridden televangelist (born in Muskegon) Abe Bernstein, Prohibition -era gangster (born in New York; moved to Detroit) Ivan Boesky, inside trader (born in Detroit) Tony Chebatoris (1899–1938), murderer, bank robber and the only person executed for a crime in Michigan's history.
Rhode Island is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Rhode Island is the 8th least populous state with 1,097,379[ 1] inhabitants and the smallest by land area spanning 1,033.81 square miles (2,677.6 km 2) of land. [ 2] It is divided into 39 municipalities, including 8 cities and 31 towns ...
Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
On May 18, 1790, the United States Senate passed a bill that would ban all trade with Rhode Island if enacted, effectively isolating the diminutive state from the Union. The Rhode Island General Assembly capitulated 11 days later and ratified the Constitution, before the proposed embargo could be acted on by the United States House of ...
Julius Franks — All-American college football player. Brent Gates — MLB player. Luke Glendening — NHL player. Paul G. Goebel — NFL player; naval officer; mayor of Grand Rapids. Julie Glass — roller derby and competitive speed skater. Paul Grasmanis — NFL player. Ben Handlogten — NBA player. David Harris — NFL player.