[1] John H. Zwarensteyn first 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.
[2] A year later he bought out his business 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.
On September 1, 2018, Gemini Publications was acquired by Hour Media of Detroit, Michigan.
[3][1] In 2022, Crain Communications acquired the Grand Rapids Business Journal from Gemini.