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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Preservation of century-old 4-plex brings new apartments to SE Grand Rapids' Tapestry Square
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Old Federal Building's $31M renovation wins Gold LEED for Kendall College of Art and Design
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Ford Presidential Museum plans $15M student learning center, theater in the round
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Proposed Ballroom at McKay Tower could bring majestic celebration space to downtown Grand Rapids
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Metro Health invests $1M in orthopedic surgery suite, heart/vascular offices downtown Grand Rapids
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Grand Rapids Brewing Company to open $2M microbrewery with Michigan's first certified-organic brews
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Renovation makes Grand Rapids' Calder Plaza Building ready for 21st Century businesses
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Fulton Group sees foreclosed homes as building blocks for Grand Rapids neighborhoods
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Habitat for Humanity offers construction skills to women
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Eyesores no more: empty buildings spur new economic energy on Michigan Street
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Flourishing Coopersville technology company doubles size of its HQ
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
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Planned $18M Baker Lofts could create 87 affordable apartments near Downtown Market
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Finally, Grand Rapids' historic Kendall Building on $4M journey from crumbling to renewal
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Long-awaited $5.2M Belknap housing projects launch pre-sales in anticipation of groundbreaking
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