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Pavement inspection keeps improving
What once cost Metro Council communities more than $230 per mile is now about $40.
(Watch for this story Monday morning on WZZM TV 13) The peculiar-looking pavement condition data collection van working the streets in the member communities of the Grand Valley Metro Council isn’t new, but it keeps improving with advances in software and optical equipment.
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Inside Track: Upholding more than a century of teamwork
Frank Stanek has worked for Owen-Ames-Kimball since he graduated college, and now he’s the president.
Frank Stanek seems like a low-key, humble guy, and a dedicated family man who likely would make a good neighbor.
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Spring Parade of Homes maps 2013 listings
Koetje Builders, Gary Byker and Jannel Joppie, Muston Construction, Advanced Homes, Cutting Edge Builders and Sable Homes — along with a host of other designers and builders — are anxious to display their latest creations in the Spring Parade of Homes, which starts Friday.
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Ford airport moves step closer to $9.6M Concourse B expansion
Construction upgrades to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport’s Concourse B are moving closer to a start date.
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The Ballroom at McKay opens with historic look
Mayor George Heartwell took one look and said, “Wow.”
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The Local Epicurean takes space at Heartside's Harris Building
Harris Lofts has begun renovation work on the Harris Building, a 110-year-old downtown structure in the Heartside Business District.
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GR building permit volume soars in April
Figure may indicate commercial construction and local economy have rebounded.
The monetary value of the building permits that were applied for and granted just in Grand Rapids, and only in April, totaled a nearly unbelievable $77 million — a figure that breaks out to a daily average of $3.5 million for each of the month’s 22 business days.
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Construction on city commission’s agenda again
Construction projects filled the Grand Rapids City Commission agenda last week, as commissioners scheduled four public hearings and extended the completion date for a development in the city’s Renaissance Zone.
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Hope College plans $5M Kruizenga Art Museum
Hope College announced Friday that it's planning a new art museum to provide exhibition space and house the college's permanent collection.
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Mercy Health Partners plans $4M breast cancer center
Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon is raising funds in the community to help cover the cost of a $4 million advanced breast cancer screening and treatment center it plans to open in Norton Shores this fall.
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