Architecture & Design
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Inside Track: Teaching creatives how to change a community
Gayle DeBruyn, Kendall College’s first chief sustainability officer, helps students forge a bond between design and environment.
While other little girls were playing with Barbie dolls, Gayle DeBruyn was in her backyard building forts.
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Orion lands veterans home work
Orion Construction, a local general contracting firm, has been chosen to renovate the main entrance to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans at 3000 Monroe Ave. NE.
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Herman Miller acquires Maharam for $156M
Herman Miller has announced it will be acquiring Maharam Fabric Corp. of New York on April 29 for $156 million in cash.
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Local homebuilders’ membership is growing nicely
After a few down years, an important — but possibly little known — indicator of the region’s overall economy is up.
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Redesign bill for two key city parks: $3.3M
The Downtown Development Authority learned it will cost about $3.3 million to redesign the two oldest parks in Grand Rapids. For some board members there was a sticker-shock effect.
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West Michigan Creative Congress visualizes trade show
Special effects wizards and marketing professionals will be glad to know that the West Michigan Creative Congress (WMCC) is tonight.
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Founders Brewing presents taste of beer garden and education center
Founders Brewing Co. has released renderings of what its current expansion phase will look like when it's completed.
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Arena South Visioning Plan has focus
Two options are result of community recommendations.
The concise logo for the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority’s Arena South Visioning Plan is: “From the ground up — Arena South.”
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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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TowerPinkster is brewing a threesome
One brewery is expanding, two are debuting, and all are in the same city.
The old adage that good things come in threes certainly applies for a local engineering and architectural company, as TowerPinkster has the unusual task of designing three breweries at the same time and in the same city: Kalamazoo.
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