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City of Grand Rapids' Kara Wood joins new statewide brownfield agency
The city of Grand Rapids' Economic Development Director Kara Wood has been tapped to represent the city on the Association for Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities, a new statewide agency.
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Can Grand Rapids stretch to become a model city?
Decades ago, our city’s leaders and visionaries dreamt of a Grand Rapids that was far greater than it was at the time. Unfortunately, I was not at those meetings, but I often wonder what those conversations sounded like.
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Third Coast Development plans $30M hotel and office building in Grand Rapids
Back in 2008, Dave Levitt and Brad Rosely of Third Coast Development Partners were close to adding a five story, 149-room Hyatt Place Hotel to their premier 16 acre, mixed-use development, Mid Towne Village, at Michigan Street and Paris Avenue NE in Grand Rapids.
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Kendall College of Art and Design federal building wins historic preservation award
Kendall College of Art and Design's rehabilitation of the Federal Building in downtown Grand Rapids has been named one of the projects to receive the 2013 Governor's Award for Historic Preservation.
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Grand Rapids and developers watch clock running out on Brownfield re-development funding
An important state law that has been largely responsible for the re-development of urban areas in Michigan, including Grand Rapids, will go away if state lawmakers don’t act before the end of the year.
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