The former Ford Assembly Plant on Wixom Road is the site of a a new redevelopment plan proposed by Flint Development, a Kansas City, Missouri-based company. The plan proposes to construct over 1.5 million square feet of warehouse and industrial space north of the current retail development on the site and promises to create 750 […]
The Gage Cannabis Company opened the doors to the first provisioning center in West Michigan, located in Grand Rapid. Gage prides itself on three things: Cannabis, culture, and community. The retailer is already working on the community focus by providing vouchers to area small businesses for their patients. The company is on the move with […]
Two Boyne City small businesses are vacating their store fronts. However, it’s not goodbye. The Outdoor Beerdsman, a retail store, is moving to online sales. The difficulty in securing available workers has pushed the owner toward a virtual storefront that will include a sister company. The second business, Long Road Distillers, is relocating to Charlevoix […]
The disparity between the average national home value and that of Detroit’s black homeowners has tripled in recent years and has far-reaching consequences for future generational wealth. While some attribute the gap to ongoing systemic racial issues and the foreclosure crisis, one professor of architecture and urban planning feels the study that produced the data […]
Amazon will open a sorting center in Plymouth at the old Spartan warehouse on Haggerty Road. Amazon plans to add 30,000 square feet to the existing 300,000 square feet of the structure. The development will add 200 jobs to the area with an investment of $2.5 million. This continues the growth of Amazon facilities in […]
Family Video will close about 60 Michigan locations in the next month. A decline in foot traffic and new movie releases due to COVID-19 has contributed to the closures. However, the owners will still be in the game because they own the underlying real estate. The strategy of purchasing corner properties located in close proximity […]
Plymouth township residents want the former Courthouse Grille demolished, sooner rather than later. Development companies have made plans in the past, but ultimately backed out. Hope is on the horizon with District Capital Detroit’s plan to build a multi-story residential complex.
Macy’s will close 45 stores nationwide by the middle of 2021. These closures come on the heels of the company’s February 2020 announcement of their plans to cut 2,000 jobs and close roughly 125 locations. The company received a credit line of $3.15 billion in June of 2020 which has allowed it to survive the […]
Grand Rapids median home prices are predicted to grow 6.5% in 2021, mirroring the 6.8% growth between 2019 and 2020. Younger adults are a driving force behind the trend with the median household income also increasing from $68,703 (2019) to $80,000 (2020).
Houghton’s planning commission will reconsider a previously approved zoning request to rezone approximately 15.5 acres. The previous request included a wetlands area. The wetlands area was removed from the earlier request. However, concerns continue to be raised about the land use along the shoreline.
