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Enprotech announces expansion, consolidation of Lansing operations

September 14, 2020

Enprotech Industrial Technologies, which specializes in metal forming and steel manufacturing equipment solutions, today announced an expansion at its existing Lansing facility. Enprotech — which offers repairs, rebuilds, modernization, field service and new manufacturing solutions — will add 43,500 square feet of manufacturing space to its facility at 16740 Industrial… Read More

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West Side GR development to house Interphase Interiors, Haworth showroom

September 10, 2020

Interior design company and Haworth Inc. dealer Interphase Interiors is relocating its downtown headquarters to the ground floor of a $5 million office building under construction along the Leonard Street business corridor on the city’s West Side. When completed, the building will serve as a design lab for workplace research and demonstrate customized work… Read More

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Haworth, Interphase announce new design center on Grand Rapids’ West Side

September 10, 2020

The Leonard Street business corridor is getting a new addition next year. Holland-based office manufacturer Haworth and Grand Rapids-based interior designer Interphase Interiors held a joint press conference Thursday to announce for a design center at the Leonard Street Development, located at 415 Leonard St. The $5 million, three-story, multi-use… Read More

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Alro Plastics Preparing New Grand Rapids Location

July 28, 2020

Construction is underway for a new Grand Rapids location for Alro Plastics. Alro Plastics will occupy 65,000 square feet of a 160,000-square-foot facility located along M-6 in the Gerald R. Ford International Airport region in a new industrial park that features easy access to highways. The new… Read More

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Alro Plastics plans Kentwood facility for spring 2021

July 24, 2020

Alro Plastics has a new Grand Rapids-area location slated to open in the coming spring. The Jackson-based provider of plastic products announced that it is constructing a 160,000 square foot facility located near the intersection of 60th Street and Patterson Avenue in Kentwood, near the Pyramid Campus for Switch Grand Rapids and nestled… Read More

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Construction firms bounce back, remain wary of long-term effects from pandemic

July 5, 2020

Michigan had the largest percentage increase in construction jobs among dozens of states from April to May, as firms rebounding from COVID-19 are showing cautious optimism in hopes of the overall economy following suit. As workers returned to the job sites after being forced to close as part of coronavirus… Read More

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Hinman’s downtown hotel project opening delayed due to COVID-19

June 16, 2020

GRAND RAPIDS — The Hinman Co.’s 13-story, 140,000-square-foot hotel located at 10 Ionia Ave. NW in downtown Grand Rapids is expected to be completed two months later than anticipated because of construction delays stemming from COVID-19. When construction began in early 2019, the Residence Inn by Marriott extended stay hotel… Read More

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S3 Episode 1: Aaron Jonker & Curt Mulder of Wolverine Building Group Discuss the Talent Crisis and the Importance of Giving Back

January 30, 2020

Since taking ownership of Wolverine Building Group in 2015, Aaron Jonker & Curt Mulder have continuously focused on giving back to the community through their work. Hear them discuss their 80 for 80 campaign, exciting new building projects around Michigan, and what they are doing to attract and retain talent… Read More

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The high life: Inside Ann Arbor’s newest luxury apartment high-rise

January 11, 2020

ANN ARBOR, MI — Location, location, location. Advertised as just 28 steps from the University of Michigan Diag, Ann Arbor’s newest apartment high-rise is Vic Village North, the latest in downtown luxury living geared toward UM students. Read More

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Construction firm matches employees’ generosity

December 25, 2019

A construction firm in the area has completed a successful year of giving. At a companywide meeting in January 2019, Kentwood-based Wolverine Building Group presidents and co-owners Aaron Jonker and Curt Mulder announced over the course of the next 12 months, in honor of the firm’s 80th year in business,… Read More

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