Grand Rapids MI Business Archive

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A stalled plan to put apartments on an empty school campus in Grand Rapids' Creston neighborhood cleared a key city board Wednesday under a new developer. The Grand Rapids Brownfield Redevelopment Authority recommended approval of an amended brownfield plan for Flats at Huff Park, a project MOXIE Real Estate + Development

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids is looking for a developer to help decide what comes next for about 6.4 acres the city owns along the river north of downtown, among the largest public waterfront tracts still open for redevelopment. Two riverside parcels at 1101 and 1165 Monroe are in the package, as is the

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Drivers and shoppers heading into the West Side of Grand Rapids will soon pass under one of three new gateway arches, part of a $1.7 million effort to give the area's business districts a shared identity. Each of the three main commercial streets will get one arch, placed just west of

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The riverfront Acrisure Amphitheater wrapped up its first concert season in Grand Rapids with more than 400,000 people through the gates, and venue figures show about a third of them came from beyond the greater Grand Rapids area. The amphitheater hosted 50 public shows plus a number of private bookings. Experience

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Brewery Vivant's new private event venue in Grand Rapids' East Hills neighborhood finally has a name, and the public picked it. The Abbey won the brewery's community naming vote with 45% of the ballots. The Roost came in second and Maison Vivant placed third. The vote began in September, when the

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two Grand Rapids business districts are about to see construction crews, the city said Monday, as a pair of projects paid for by local corridor improvement authorities moves from planning into the ground. On the West Side, crews are expected within weeks to start putting up three gateway arches, one each

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Mexican restaurant 7 Mares is cooking again on the southeast side, though for now its customers order at a food truck window instead of a dining room. The restaurant at Adams Street and Kalamazoo Avenue SE was damaged by a fire in July. Grand Rapids Professional Firefighters Local

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A public Demo Day next Thursday will close the eighth season of Start Garden's The 100 in Grand Rapids, putting a pooled pot of more than $500,000 in front of 50 West Michigan finalists downtown. Doors open from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the group's headquarters. Admission is free. Founders

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids transit agency The Rapid secured $6 million in state money to field as many as six more coaches when downtown venues pack the calendar. Governor Gretchen Whitmer rolled out the award on Tuesday, Oct. 13, from the Infrastructure Projects Authority Fund. That program is steering cash to major transit

Grand Rapids, Mich. — Scorpion Hearts Club on Wealthy Street posted ingredient and payroll costs on social media this week…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, Mich., drew an estimated 400,000 people in its first season, about 100,000 more than projected, according to figures presented Tuesday, Oct. 6, by the Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority, which owns the venue. The 12,000-capacity riverfront venue at 201 Market Ave. SW hosted 49 shows, well