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Grand Rapids reconstructs Jefferson Avenue SE
The reconstruction of Jefferson Avenue SE in downtown Grand Rapids gets underway today.
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SBA offers low-interest disaster loans after Grand River flood
Property owners who suffered damages from April’s storms and subsequent flooding of the Grand River can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, starting tomorrow.
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Grand Rapids considers transferring 163 tax-foreclosed properties to land bank
When Kent County commissioners agreed in March not to sell any tax-foreclosed properties to the Kent County Land Bank Authority — after selling 44 for $422,000 last July — they did so believing that decision should fall into the hands of city and township officials.
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Showcase real estate office opens downtown
Large residential brokerage makes unusual move to set up shop in CBD.
In an uncommon move, a residential brokerage firm recently opened an office in downtown Grand Rapids.
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Land bank close to selling former Sparta Foundry site
Although the European manufacturer that was interested in buying the former Sparta Foundry site has decided to go in another direction, the four-acre parcel at 252 Gardner St. may have a new owner soon: a Canadian redevelopment firm.
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Metro Council passes $87.3M improvement package
Grand Valley Metro Council approved its Transportation Improvement Program and passed a resolution that calls on the state Legislature to come up with a funding plan to fix and maintain Michigan’s roads and bridges.
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Has USGBC shifted its focus?
Local design firm feels council is more concerned about profits than its core mission.
Building projects aren’t the only thing the U.S. Green Building Council certifies for LEED.
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DeVos Place heads down the stretch with a surplus
Revenue to Van Andel Arena also is up from last year.
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) What began as a year-long marathon now is a two-month sprint.
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DDA approves new annual operating budget
Board will receive more revenue from its parking lots the next two years.
Members of the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority approved the budget for the 2014 fiscal year last week, a spending plan that has taken on a new format to reflect that the agency will be an integral component of Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.
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Pitch to cut softball fee misses the plate
GR commissioners sanction hundreds of new charges as a cost recovery move.
Using a slang definition of the word, the topic was far from the “softball” variety.
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