Mickey Ciokajlo
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Executive Editor of Crain's Detroit Business and Crain's Grand Rapids Business.
Lawsuits fly in messy Michigan law firm breakup
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Lawsuits fly in messy Michigan law firm breakup
A pair of metro Detroit attorneys' secret plot to split from business partners led to lawsuits flying in one of the largest — and ugliest — Michigan law firm breakups in recent history.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/law/lawsuits-fly-novara-law-firm-breakup
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This Detroit real estate broker went from cleaning buildings to selling them
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This Detroit real estate broker went from cleaning buildings to selling them
Marcel Pearl, 40, has taken his career on a 180-degree turn from starting a franchise cleaning company to closing millions of dollars in commercial real estate deals.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/marcel-pearl-went-cleaning-buildings-selling-them
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Pure Michigan tourism budget slashed as industry warns of losing ground
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Pure Michigan tourism budget slashed as industry warns of losing ground
Michigan’s new budget slashes tourism ad spending in half, marking the second cycle in a row that deep cuts follow a high-spending year.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/hospitality-tourism/pure-michigan-tourism-budget-slashed-as-industry-warns-of-losing-ground/
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Beloved Hunter House restaurant moving to new Birmingham location after 73 years
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Beloved Hunter House restaurant moving to new Birmingham location after 73 years
Hunter House, the beloved downtown Birmingham slider and french fry joint, has been at its current location since the Eisenhower administration. That’s about to change as it relocates about a mil...
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/beloved-hunter-house-restaurant-moving-new-birmingham-location
3 days ago
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How power-hungry could data centers be? Proposals total more than a dozen Fermi plants
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How power-hungry could data centers be? Proposals total more than a dozen Fermi plants
Michigan’s two major utilities are preparing to potentially add multiple gigawatts of electricity load to serve new massive data centers in coming years.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-policy/michigan-data-centers-may-power-demand-16-gigawatts
about 2 months ago
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How Detroit transformed an 'open-air drug market' into a chic enclave
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How Detroit transformed an 'open-air drug market' into a chic enclave
Through a concerted, complicated and sometimes controversial effort involving the public, private and nonprofit sectors, today Capitol Park is now chock-full of pricey rental housing.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/how-detroit-transformed-capitol-park-chic-enclave
about 2 months ago
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Crain’s Forum: As seismic change remakes college sports, mid-size programs try to adapt to survive
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2 months ago
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Steelcase to sell to rival HNI in $2.2B deal
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Steelcase to sell to rival HNI in $2.2B deal
Steelcase Inc., the iconic office furniture company founded 113 years ago in Grand Rapids by Peter Martin Wege, will sell to long-time rival HNI Inc. in a $2.2 billion deal.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/manufacturing/steelcase-to-sell-to-rival-hni-in-2-2b-deal/
3 months ago
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Crain's Forum: Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
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Big expectations, vital priorities await Detroit's next mayor
Those running in a crowded primary to replace Mike Duggan to give him considerable credit, but also seek to differentiate themselves in both policy and style.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum-agenda-detroits-next-mayor/candidates-detroit-mayor-chart-own-course
3 months ago
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Dug Song-backed software startup moves to Detroit with plans to triple its staff
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Bezos-backed electric truck startup plots major growth in the Big 3's hometown
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Bezos-backed electric truck startup plots major growth in the Big 3's hometown
Slate Auto has been growing quietly in metro Detroit, but now that the minimalist electric pickup truck startup is out of stealth mode, officials are laying out bold plans to disrupt the market.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/automotive/bezos-backed-slate-auto-electric-truck-startup-plots-growth
3 months ago
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Crain’s Forum: Can individuals really slow climate change? ‘Every little bit helps’
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Can individuals really slow climate change? 'Every little bit helps.'
Ride a bike. Rent a shared scooter. Use public transit. Plant a tree. Eat more vegetables. Shop with a reusable bag. Those are just a few ways area residents can help reduce the increasingly seve...
https://www.crainscleveland.com/crains-forum-climate-change/individual-local-acts-help-mitigate-climate-change-ohio
4 months ago
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Michigan's next billion-dollar company could be one of these startups, VC investors say
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Michigan's next billion-dollar company could be one of these startups, VC investors say
Venture capitalists are eyeing these startups for their potential to be Michigan's next billion-dollar company.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/technology/michigan-startups-investors-are-watching-most
4 months ago
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How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA
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How a tiny Michigan tourist town became Weed City, USA
With the lowest cannabis prices in the nation, Michigan’s border towns have become lucrative outposts for the state’s operators.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/how-new-buffalo-township-became-weed-city-usa
4 months ago
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How SpartanNash became a $1.8B target — and what happens next
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How SpartanNash became a $1.8B target — and what happens next
SpartanNash’s proposed sale to C&S Wholesale Grocers comes after three years of lower earnings and growing debt for SpartanNash.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/retail/how-spartannash-became-a-1-8b-target-and-what-happens-next/
4 months ago
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Crain's Forum: School districts get creative, controversial to improve attendance
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4 months ago
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Transformed Breton Village shopping center in Grand Rapids sells to East Coast firm
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Transformed Breton Village shopping center sells to East Coast firm
A prominent group of local real estate investors has sold a Grand Rapids shopping center to an East Coast firm that long showed an interest in the property.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-estate/transformed-breton-village-shopping-center-sells-to-east-coast-firm/
4 months ago
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Invest Detroit to open $48M innovation hub in former school
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Invest Detroit to open $48M innovation hub in former school
Invest Detroit is reopening the former Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School as a coworking space and innovation hub for small businesses
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/invest-detroit-open-new-48m-innovation-hub
4 months ago
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People in Michigan love Michigan-shaped stuff — and these businesses love selling it to them
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People in Michigan love Michigan-shaped stuff — and these businesses love selling it to them
State identity runs deep in Michigan. That creates demand for Michigan merchandise — and big business for brands that supply it.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/retail/michigan-state-pride-big-business
6 months ago
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Acrisure ‘put Grand Rapids on the map.’ Now the insurance industry is flocking to the city.
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Acrisure ‘put Grand Rapids on the map.’ Now the insurance industry is flocking to the city.
Grand Rapids is emerging as an insurance industry hub as the area experiences double-digit growth in the number of insurance-related businesses.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/workforce/acrisure-put-grand-rapids-on-the-map-now-the-insurance-industry-is-flocking-to-the-city/
6 months ago
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Interesting story about how Michigan's rock-bottom cannabis prices are undercutting Ohio's market, by
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Michigan weed shops are targeting Buckeyes — and undercutting Ohio's pricier market
Ohio’s juvenile legal marijuana industry is being cannibalized by Michigan’s battalion stock fueled by a glut of product and basement-low prices.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/cannabis/ohios-weed-market-struggles-compete-michigan-prices
6 months ago
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Western Michigan University appoints community college leader as next president
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Western Michigan University appoints community college leader as next president
Russ Kavalhuna will return to Western Michigan University, this time as its new president when he takes over for Edward Montgomery.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/education/western-michigan-university-appoints-community-college-leader-as-next-president/
6 months ago
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The Midwest's best chefs are flocking to this tiny Michigan town
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The Midwest's best chefs are flocking to this tiny Michigan town
Population 1,200, Colon is home to the hottest reservation around.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/restaurants/farran-hall-colon-michigan-attracts-best-midwest-chefs
6 months ago
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Kalamazoo Event Center budget grows to $515M with ‘best of the best’ amenities
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Kalamazoo Event Center budget grows to $515M with ‘best of the best’ amenities
The project budget for Catalyst Development's Kalamazoo Event Center has spiked from $300 million to $515 million.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/arts-entertainment/kalamazoo-event-center-budget-grows-to-515m-with-best-of-the-best-amenities/
6 months ago
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DTE studying Fermi 2 nuclear plant expansion, prepping for a brewing data center boom
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DTE studying Fermi 2 nuclear plant expansion, prepping for a brewing data center boom
DTE Energy Co. is studying an expansion of its nuclear plant to help power new mega data centers that are expected to sprout due to surging demand and new state tax breaks.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/energy/dte-studying-nuclear-plant-expansion-amid-data-center-boom
6 months ago
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New incubator aims to give a leg up to aspiring retailers in downtown Grand Rapids
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New incubator aims to give a leg up to aspiring downtown retailers
The Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority has approved $175,000 for a new program that will help startup soft goods retailers prepare for a brick and mortar location.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/retail/new-incubator-aims-to-give-a-leg-up-to-aspiring-downtown-retailers/
6 months ago
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In a city marked by demolition, this nonprofit saves its diamonds
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In a city marked by demolition, this nonprofit saves its diamonds
At the Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit, a small team works to deconstruct homes that would otherwise be demolished.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/architectural-salvage-warehouse-saves-materials-demolitions
6 months ago
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Train station, parking deck considered for land next to Michigan Central
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Train station, parking deck considered for land next to Michigan Central
A new transit facility plus a 1,300-space, eight-story parking deck are being considered for land west of Michigan Central Station.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/transportation/train-station-considered-land-next-michigan-central
7 months ago
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Detroit-based PR firm acquires New Jersey business to grow national reach
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Detroit-based PR firm acquires New Jersey business to grow national reach
VVK PR + Creative LLC acquired the PR division of Stern Strategy Group, which specializes in national executive visibility, higher education and health care.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/mergers-acquisitions/vvk-pr-acquires-stern-strategy-group-division-new-jersey
7 months ago
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Crain's Forum: Great Lakes region readies for its role in a nuclear energy revival
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Great Lakes region readies for its role in a nuclear energy revival
Across the Upper Midwest, lawmakers and utilities are pursuing policy support to revive the nuclear industry in a quest for more power.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum-nuclear-energy/great-lakes-states-want-role-nuclear-energy-revival
7 months ago
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The hotel that Henry Ford built gets a new sheen
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The hotel that Henry Ford built gets a new sheen
A metro Detroit hotel commissioned by Henry Ford and designed by Albert Kahn is reopening after an extensive renovation.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/hospitality-tourism/dearborn-inn-reopens-after-extensive-renovations
7 months ago
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Grand Rapids defends cannabis equity program in lawsuit from 6 operators
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Grand Rapids defends cannabis equity program in lawsuit from 6 operators
The city of Grand Rapids is denying allegations made by six companies related to the enforcement of its cannabis social equity program that the companies say put their licenses at risk.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/cannabis-2/grand-rapids-defends-cannabis-equity-program-in-lawsuit-from-6-operators/
7 months ago
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RenCen tower heads to auction this week
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RenCen tower heads to auction this week
One of the more high-profile commercial real estate auctions in recent memory starts Monday.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/renaissance-center-600-tower-heads-auction-march-17
7 months ago
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Rocket to buy real estate brokerage Redfin in $2.36B deal
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Rocket to buy real estate brokerage Redfin in $2.36B deal
Rocket also said it will restructure the company.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/rocket-buy-redfin-real-estate-brokerage-236b-deal
8 months ago
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Great ready by Kurt Nagl of Crain's Detroit Business with lots of interesting history about Henry Ford and his company in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Henry Ford heirs sell pristine land in U.P., where auto baron was king
Bill Ford's property sale is the Ford family’s latest divestment of property in the Upper Peninsula, where Henry Ford at one time owned more than 350,000 acres.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/henry-ford-heirs-sell-pristine-land-upper-peninsula
8 months ago
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Automakers are delaying new models. Suppliers are feeling the pinch.
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Automakers are delaying new models. Suppliers are feeling the pinch.
The roadmap beyond 2026 — whether driven by internal combustion, hybrid or electric powertrains — is hazy at best.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufacturing/suppliers-feeling-pinch-automakers-delay-new-models
8 months ago
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DeVos family office sells majority stake in Boxed Water
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DeVos family office sells majority stake in Boxed Water
The Windquest Group has sold its majority stake in Boxed Water Is Better to a group of investors led by the company’s CEO, Daryn Kuipers.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/manufacturing/devos-family-office-sells-majority-stake-in-boxed-water/
8 months ago
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Michigan legislature OKs 11th-hour deal on paid sick leave rules, finalizes minimum wage changes
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Legislature OKs 11th-hour deal on paid sick leave rules, finalizes minimum wage changes
Lawmakers struck a deal to revise paid sick leave requirements due to take effect Friday, also clearing the way for changes to the minimum wage.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-policy/michigan-lawmakers-reach-11th-hour-deal-paid-sick-leave
8 months ago
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Oakland County starts talks with new developer for downtown Pontiac project
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Oakland County starts talks with new developer for downtown Pontiac project
The county and a team of prominent real estate names were unable to reach an agreement on the large downtown Pontiac satellite campus proposal, so a new group has tapped in.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/oakland-county-taps-new-developer-downtown-pontiac-plan
8 months ago
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Michigan tribe eyes global casino expansion with new venture
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Michigan tribe eyes global casino expansion with new venture
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi has established a new business to add revenue opportunities in commercial gaming, hospitality and management.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/hospitality-tourism/michigan-tribe-eyes-global-casino-expansion-with-new-venture/
8 months ago
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Midtown Detroit Inc. taps Greektown exec as next executive director
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Midtown Detroit Inc. taps Greektown exec as next executive director
Melanie Markowicz will succeed Interim Executive Director Maureen Stapleton, who took on oversight of the organization a year ago after founding executive Sue Mosey retired.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/midtown-detroit-inc-names-melanie-markowicz-executive-director
8 months ago
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Grand Rapids DDA to vote on $8M land sale for Amway Stadium
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Grand Rapids DDA to vote on $8M land sale for Amway Stadium
The Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority is set to sell 4.4 acres of parking lots for $8.04 million for the Amway Stadium project.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-estate/grand-rapids-dda-to-vote-on-8m-land-sale-for-amway-stadium/
8 months ago
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Gov. Whitmer to call for business tax increase in road-funding plan
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Whitmer to call for business tax increase in road-funding plan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to propose a corporate income tax increase as part of a road-funding plan.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-policy/gretchen-whitmer-call-business-tax-hike-road-plan
9 months ago
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West Michigan’s health care jobs surge as demand climbs
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West Michigan’s health care jobs surge as demand climbs
West Michigan’s health care workforce has steadily grown to meet the rising demand for care, per a Grand Valley State University report.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/health-care/west-michigans-health-care-jobs-surge-as-demand-climbs/
9 months ago
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Ford granted extension for Marshall EV battery plant
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Ford granted extension for Marshall EV battery plant
Michigan is giving Ford Motor Co. an extra year in its deadline for investment and job creation at an EV factory in Marshall.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/economic-development/ford-granted-extension-marshall-ev-battery-plant
9 months ago
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More homes are being built in Michigan, but the business isn't getting any easier
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More homes are being built in Michigan, but the business isn't getting any easier
Michigan homebuilding remains on an uptick, but a host of issues continue to challenge the landscape.Recent data from the Homebuilders Association of Michigan Trade Group trade group based in Lansing ...
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/homebuilding-rise-michigan
9 months ago
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Developers sue former partners over $21M apartment project in Grand Rapids
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Developers sue former partners over $21M west side apartment project
Developers behind a 120-unit apartment project on Grand Rapids’ west side that was completed in early 2024 are suing former partners in separate lawsuits alleging non-payment of construction and consu...
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/real-estate/developers-sue-former-partners-over-21m-west-side-apartment-project/
9 months ago
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A ‘game changer’ incentive program is running out of money. Developers say lawmakers must act.
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A ‘game changer’ incentive program is running out of money. Developers say lawmakers must act.
A Michigan tax incentives program that has been crucial for massive urban infill developments across the state is running out of money.
https://www.crainsgrandrapids.com/news/economic-development/a-game-changer-incentive-program-is-running-out-of-money-developers-say-lawmakers-must-act/
9 months ago
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Hundreds of new apartments in the pipeline for Royal Oak
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Hundreds of new apartments in the pipeline for Royal Oak
Royal Oak’s central business district appears primed for more mixed-use development.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/hundreds-new-apartments-pipeline-royal-oak
9 months ago
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Gardner White to return to downtown Detroit with new store concept
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Gardner White to return to downtown Detroit with new store concept
Gardner White will open a new smaller format store this spring across the street from Hudson's Detroit.
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/retail/gardner-white-furniture-store-planned-downtown-detroit
9 months ago
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