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TAKE TWO: $30 million office development proposed for Studio Park
GRAND RAPIDS — Developers for the new Studio Park entertainment district have resurrected plans to add an office building at the project, MiBiz has learned. Olsen Loeks Development LLC of Grand Rapids, in partnership with Studio C, says it will develop...
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Boomer retirements force emphasis on government succession planning
Jennifer Orme applied to be the human resources director for the city of Holland after hearing about the job on Facebook. The city’s next request took her by surprise: They asked her to send in a hard copy of her resume. Jennifer Orme applied to be the...
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Q&A: Graci Harkema, Diversity and Inclusion Director, Founders Brewing Co.
take our experiences, learn from them and grow from them and help others as well. Interview conducted and condensed by Sydney Smith.
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GR planners to implement road diet along Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS — City planners hope a road diet along the Michigan Street corridor will move traffic more efficiently and help reduce crashes The road diet, planned for this spring, will extend from College Avenue to Eastern Avenue on the northeast side...
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New owner acquires Local 741, plans to open new neighborhood bar
GRAND RAPIDS — New ownership plans to turn Local 741 into a neighborhood bar after acquiring the site from a partnership involving an affiliate of Third Coast Development LLC. James Matthews, owner of Iron Well LLC, purchased 741 Leonard St. NW and...
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Kent County Road Commission rejects $5 million bid for riverfront property
The Kent County Road Commission has voted to deny a more than $5 million bid for its Central Complex property along the Grand River GRAND RAPIDS — The Kent County Road Commission has voted to deny a more than $5 million bid for its Central Complex...
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Brookfield Properties purchases former RiverTown Younkers location
GRANDVILLE — Mall owner Brookfield Property Partners LP has purchased the former Younkers store at RiverTown Crossings in Grandville. The purchase came as part of A&G Realty Partners’ auction of 10 department store properties formerly owned by...
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LINC UP partners with Ohio developer on proposed $17 million housing project
GRAND RAPIDS — To help curb fears of gentrification, a local nonprofit and an Ohio-based developer have partnered on an affordable housing development on the city’s southeast side. Ohio-based MVAH Development LLC, a development, construction and...
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Long Road Distillers plan Grand Haven tasting room
Grand Rapids-based Long Road Distillers LLC hopes to open a new satellite tasting room on the lakeshore. GRAND HAVEN — Grand Rapids-based Long Road Distillers LLC hopes to open a new satellite tasting room on the lakeshore. Long Road Distillers plans...
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Developers plan affordable housing for former Heritage Hill church
A vacant church in Grand Rapids’ Heritage Hill neighborhood could be transformed into affordable housing by next year. GRAND RAPIDS — A vacant church in Grand Rapids’ Heritage Hill neighborhood could be transformed into affordable housing by next year....
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Grand Rapids receives 90 medical marijuana business applications
Ninety applicants must now await a lottery drawing to see when the city of Grand Rapids will consider their plans for medical marijuana-based businesses. GRAND RAPIDS — Ninety applicants must now await a lottery drawing to see when the city will...
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$80M Vicksburg redevelopment seeks transformational brownfield incentive
VICKSBURG — A proposed large-scale redevelopment in Southwest Michigan is angling to be the second project in the state to use a new funding tool. Paper City Development LLC is hopeful its proposal will meet the Michigan Strategic Fund’s criteria to...
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Q&A: David Denton, Vice President of Real Estate Brokerage, DAR Development Inc.
industry and a really fun business. Every day the job is a little bit different. Interview conducted and condensed by Sydney Smith.
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Developer proposes event venue for former GRPS West Leonard School
A Grand Rapids-based development group has proposed plans to activate Grand Rapids Public Schools’ long-vacant West Leonard Elementary facility. GRAND RAPIDS — A local development group has proposed plans to activate Grand Rapids Public Schools ’...
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Schostak Development buys Grand Rapids distribution facility for $24.1 million
The real estate and development arm of Livonia-based Schostak Brothers & Co. has purchased a 950,000-square-foot distribution facility in Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS — An affiliate of Livonia-based Schostak Brothers & Co. has purchased a...
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Kent County, The Right Place partner on sustainable business park
GRAND RAPIDS — The Kent County Department of Public Works and The Right Place Inc. have announced a development partnership for the Kent County Sustainable Business Park. The Department of Public Works announced last year it was issuing a request for...
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Kent County Road Commission receives one $5 million bid for Central Complex property
GRAND RAPIDS — The Kent County Road Commission is evaluating one bid valued at more than $5 million for its property on the Grand River. The Road Commission in December released a notice of sale for its Central Complex property located at 1500 Scribner...
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Lakeshore communities look to reshape their formerly industrial waterfronts
Two lakeshore communities are rethinking how former industrial sites will play a role in future development along their waterfronts. Two lakeshore communities are rethinking how former industrial sites will play a role in future development along their...
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Health care construction remains steady amid hospital consolidation, technology updates
To help make Bronson South Haven Hospital more efficient, the owners are planning to shrink the facility’s footprint as part of a compact, contemporary health village design. Kalamazoo-based Bronson Healthcare, which acquired the former South Haven...
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Q&A: Emmanuel “Manny” Toribio, City Manager, City of East Grand Rapids
grow their skillset and we do succession planning for the future as well. Interview conducted and condensed by Sydney Smith.
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