KENTWOOD, MI — A Kentwood-based company that operates a healthcare payment plan expects to hire 200 people and add new office space after landing a contract with a large, national healthcare system.
HealthBridge Financial’s expansion, announced at Tuesday’s Michigan Strategic Fund meeting, is estimated at $17.3 million over five years. It includes 55,000 square feet of new office space at 5253 36th St. SE in Cascade Township, where some HealthBridge employees will be moved to in the first quarter of next year.
The new jobs, which will pay between $25 and $64 an hour, are expected to be added over the next two years, officials said. The positions are in technology, customer support, operations and finance…