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Wolverine Building Group Wins National Award for Sustainable Construction

September 21, 2023

CHICAGO, IL – Wolverine Building Group, a Michigan-based, nationally recognized construction leader, has received the 2023 Procore Excellence in Sustainability Groundbreaker Award, for the leadership showcased in construction of John Ball Zoo’s (JBZ) Pygmy Hippo Habitat. The most ambitious sustainable construction project in the Zoo’s history, the Pygmy… Read More

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Equine Ministry Constructs Welcome Center to Honor Longtime Volunteer

September 14, 2023

BYRON CENTER, MI – H.U.G.S. Ranch has more good news to share with parents of children served by the non-profit focused on providing equine-assisted learning opportunities. The 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is announcing the construction of a “Welcome Center” to be built in honor of long-time volunteer Scott Taylor, who… Read More

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ABC West Michigan Craft Professional of the Year Nominee: Jorge Colon

September 11, 2023

Jorge Colon began his professional career as a kid. His father was a carpenter who worked around the neighborhood and brought Jorge along as part of his upbringing. Watching his dad interact with his community, solve people’s problems, and provide for his family made an imprint on Jorge that can… Read More

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Construction Company has Beef (& Pork!) with Young Farmers, Seniors, Recovery Program

September 7, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Wolverine Building Group topped tonnage with their “Meet the Meat” donation for 2023. Since 2019, the donation program has offered 3,079 pounds of meat to Michigan non-profits addressing food insecurity. The program purchases animals from young people raising beef and pork with programs connected to the… Read More

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Lt. Gov. Gilchrist tours affordable housing site at fmr Grand Rapids school

August 28, 2023

SEE THE VIDEO GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist toured a former Grand Rapids school Thursday that will be converted into affordable housing units. The Michigan Executive Office of the Governor says the building will be transformed into 27 separate homes. “Our Make it in Michigan strategy… Read More

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$150M Factory Yards could include affordable housing

August 28, 2023

SEE THE VIDEO GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Developers of a $150 million project planned in Grand Rapids are working with the city to offer some of the housing units at below market rate. Factory Yards is a multiuse development planned… Read More

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Grand Rapids advances $103M incentives plan for Factory Yards project

August 28, 2023

By Kate Carlson Originally Published in Crain’s Grand Rapids Business A Grand Rapids board has approved a developer’s request for $103 million in “transformational” tax capture incentives, advancing plans for what would be the first project in Grand Rapids to use the state funding tool. The city’s Brownfield… Read More

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Grand Rapids board approves $21.6M brownfield plan for Creston mixed-use project

August 28, 2023

By Kate Carlson Originally Published in Crain’s Grand Rapids Business The city of Grand Rapids has advanced a nearly $21.6 million brownfield plan for the first phase of a large mixed-use project planned at the former Display Pack building in the city’s Creston neighborhood. The Grand Rapids Brownfield… Read More

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Whitmer’s order to speed permitting may help housing developers, but other hurdles remain

August 16, 2023

By Rachel Watson, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The state is targeting faster permitting as one way to expedite housing projects, but local developers say more significant hurdles stand in the way of construction timetables. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this month signed an executive directive to… Read More

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Industry Leader to join Wolverine Building Group Executive Team

July 7, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, MI –Wolverine Building Group has announced that Derek Hunderman will be the new Chief Operations Officer of the 84-year-old company.   Hunderman has nearly 20 years of experience in commercial construction and real estate. He has generated strategy, developed systems, and improved metrics for several of Michigan’s industry… Read More

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