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Next time you think about taking a long bathroom break at work, be happy you don't work at this place! This picture was posted on a Reddit thread recently. Apparently, management at this company felt that employees were taking bathroom breaks that lasted too long and wanted to crack down with "smell checks" after long trips to the restroom...

It is the highest rating available and the Grand Rapids Fire Department is the first to receive the rating in Michigan.

Today on Segment 16, the guys check out the viral story about the Kalamazoo business owner who was outed for photos showing he could be a Nazi sympathizer. The guy has had his store vandalized since, and had to shut down, for now.

MOVE Systems, a company that makes eco-friendly mobile food carts, and other food service equipment, is making a $13 million investment in Grand Rapids! They're bringing their manufacturing to Walker, from China, which also brings jobs!

In January, downtown Grand Rapids lost a popular, and really needed business. If you work downtown, and ever needed something quick, like a snack, or cigarettes, candy, magazines, newspapers, whatever...you would go to Elliott's.

Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about those "Going Out of Business" sales you always see, and check out a news story that really doesn't provide any actual news or new information.

West Michigan is looking like a really great place to start a new business! Last month Holland was named the No. 1 small city in the U.S. to start a business; Now out of 150 large cities, Wallethub has ranked Grand Rapids the No. 2 place to start a business in 2016, Fox 17 reports.

Known for it's gorgeous beaches along Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa and the Tulip Time Festival, Holland is now being recognized for another reason! Out of 1,268 small cities across America, Holland has been named the best in which to start a small business by Wallethub, Wood TV 8 reports.

New York Times columnist James Stewart was a guest on CNBC the other day, talking about former BP executive John Browne's book, "The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out Is Good for Business." The book focuses on gay executives, including CEOs of big companies. During the segment, Stewart commented on how he called many companies for comment, but no one was willing to go on the record about th