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Bazzani Building constructing sustainable housing in Belknap neighborhood
GRAND RAPIDS — Bazzani Building Co. has started construction on a new housing project in the city’s Belknap Lookout neighborhood that will run entirely on renewable energy. GRAND RAPIDS — Bazzani Building Co. has started construction on a new housing...
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Planning Commission approves Amplify GR’s mixed-use Boston Square project
GRAND RAPIDS — The Grand Rapids Planning Commission today approved a conceptual plan for a large-scale mixed-use district in the city’s Boston Square neighborhood. GRAND RAPIDS — The Grand Rapids Planning Commission today approved a conceptual plan for...
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Jay Andrew Development awarded $250K grant for downtown Battle Creek project
BATTLE CREEK — Battle Creek-based Jay Andrew Development Co. has been awarded a $250,000 grant to support its plans to rehabilitate a downtown Battle Creek building. BATTLE CREEK — Battle Creek-based Jay Andrew Development Co. has been awarded a...
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Allegan County offers diversity of properties, development opportunities
The various pockets of development in Allegan County make the area difficult to define in broad strokes. The various pockets of development in Allegan County make the area difficult to define in broad strokes. To the west, there’s the Lake Michigan...
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Developers increasingly weigh adding solar installations to projects
GRAND RAPIDS — The 308 solar panels installed atop St. James Apartments and Townhomes will help reduce electricity costs included in the rents for residents in the project’s 36 affordable housing units. GRAND RAPIDS — The 308 solar panels installed...
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Amplify GR proposes 9-acre mixed-use redevelopment in Boston Square neighborhood
GRAND RAPIDS — Amplify GR is proposing a large-scale mixed-use district in the city’s Boston Square neighborhood. GRAND RAPIDS — Amplify GR is proposing a large-scale mixed-use district in the city’s Boston Square neighborhood. The nonprofit Amplify GR...
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Holland Mayor prioritizes housing, waterfront development, expanding anti-discrimination ordinance
After unseating the two-term incumbent in the November election, Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks got right to work after being sworn into office. Holland is in the midst of several large projects, including brainstorming the framework that will inform the...
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GR Chamber to bolster diversity and inclusion programming in new year
The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce continues to seek out ways to address the persistent talent issues that local companies are facing. Rick Baker, president and CEO of the Grand Rapids Chamber, said the organization is advocating for ways to...
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NAI’s Wisinski-Rosely projects strong Grand Rapids real estate market ahead for 2020
Following a busy year for real estate transactions across the region, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan Partner Mary Anne Wisinski-Rosely, who specializes in the office market, expects more of the same in 2020. She projects strength across all commercial...
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Marijuana Outlook: Marijuana work will continue in 2020 with recreational, medical projects
Companies working in the marijuana industry are expecting a busy year in 2020, as more licensed businesses open and additional communities begin regulating recreational operations. Companies working in the marijuana industry are expecting a busy year...
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‘Business as usual’ for Integrated Architecture, as firm also studies housing solutions
Grand Rapids-based Integrated Architecture LLC is coming off a year with many transformative development projects, including Studio Park and Bridge Street Market. While being as diversified as possible, the firm also will focus on how it can contribute...
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Retail Outlook: Retail professionals optimistic for 2020
As consumers’ shopping habits change and the retail sector reacts to new technology-driven disruptions, retail industry watchers in West Michigan remain optimistic about the year to come. As consumers’ shopping habits change and the retail sector...
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Diversity advocate aims to continue beverage industry conversations in 2020
After a deposition leaked in the racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Grand Rapids-based Founders Brewing Co., the brewery again made national headlines when Graci Harkema, its diversity and inclusion director, publicly resigned after less than...
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Four West Michigan affordable housing projects get tax credits
Four proposed affordable housing projects in West Michigan have been awarded federal tax credits. Four proposed affordable housing projects in West Michigan have been awarded federal tax credits. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority...
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Van Andel Research Institute to pay $5.5 million for failure to disclose foreign grants
GRAND RAPIDS — The Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) has agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve allegations that it failed to disclose on federal grant applications that Chinese government grants that funded two of its researchers, the U.S. Department...
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DeVos-owned company plans boutique hotel in downtown GR
GRAND RAPIDS — An affiliate of Grand Rapids-based RDV Corp. is exploring adding a boutique hotel to a 13-story downtown apartment building. GRAND RAPIDS — An affiliate of Grand Rapids-based RDV Corp. is exploring adding a boutique hotel to a 13-story...
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Ascension Borgess to build $20 million cancer center at WMU BTR Park
OSHTEMO TWP. — Ascension Borgess plans to build a $20 million new cancer center on one of Western Michigan University’s campuses near Kalamazoo. OSHTEMO TWP. — Ascension Borgess plans to build a $20 million new cancer center on one of Western Michigan...
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Mixed-use development in downtown Muskegon gets $1.5 million in state funding
MUSKEGON — The state of Michigan is providing funding assistance for a new mixed-use development in downtown Muskegon. MUSKEGON — The state of Michigan is providing funding assistance for a new mixed-use development in downtown Muskegon. The Michigan...
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Cascade Twp. to purchase former ADAC Automotive building
CASCADE TWP. — Cascade Township officials have voted to purchase a facility to use for its consolidated township offices. CASCADE TWP. — Cascade Township officials have voted to purchase a facility to use for its consolidated township offices. The...
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Wolverine agrees to $69.5 million PFAS settlement with Plainfield, Algoma townships
Plainfield and Algoma townships have reached a tentative $69.5 million settlement in the case filed by the state of Michigan against Rockford-based Wolverine World Wide Inc. over PFAS contamination. Plainfield and Algoma townships have reached a...