
Modern furniture retailer comes to Grand Rapids
Kayleigh Fongers | Grand Rapids Business Journal |
A national furniture retailer opened its first Michigan location in Grand Rapids. Design Within Reach recently opened its new studio in Breton Village Mall, at 1872 Breton Village Road SE in Grand Rapids. The retailer is owned by West Michigan-based ... (click to read more)

Whitmer Announces Grant to Connect Veterans with Registered Apprenticeships in Construction Industry
Press@michigan.gov | Michigan.gov |
LANSING, Mich.—Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) awarded Helmets to Hardhats a $250,000 grant to support the Michigan Construction Apprenticeship post-Military Opportunity (MiCAMO) Program ... (click to read more)

As remote work persists, retailers see the suburbs as the next hot retail location
Maria Monteros | Modern Retail |
Urbanites aren’t the only ones taking part in the so-called Great Migration — retailers are also expanding into the suburbs. Last week, Amazon announced that it is launching a new store format targeting suburban shoppers. The company is opening a new ... (click to read more)

Popeyes to open 200-plus restaurants in US, Canada in 2022
Julie Littman | Construction Drive |
Dive Brief: Popeyes plans to open over 200 new restaurants in the U.S. and Canada this year, and expects to surpass last year’s expansion total of 208 restaurants, the company said in an email to Restaurant Dive. The chicken chain will open several units ... (click to read more)

Real Estate Insider: Demos now starting, clearing way for big suburban projects
Kirk Pinho | Crain's Detroit Business |
Demolition has begun at the former Eastland Center shopping mall in Harper Woods. Out with the old, in with the new. That’s the theme behind a few demolitions projects now underway in the suburbs to make way for more than $300 million in new development ... (click to read more)

Construction set to begin on new Michigan State football building
Kyle Austin | MLive |
EAST LANSING – Shovels will be in the dirt soon as Michigan State is set to begin work on its new football facility. The school’s Board of Trustees on Friday authorized work to begin on the first phase of the renovation to the Skandalaris Football Center. ... (click to read more)

The Latest Construction Technology Reshaping the Industry
Ed williams | Construct Connect |
As the need for construction is growing tremendously, companies have to keep pace properly. Construction companies are handling expansion by embracing new technology in construction. There are numerous technologies available at present. New technologies ... (click to read more)

Tesla service center, charging station coming to vacant space in Montrose
Amani Abraham | WKYC 3 Studios |
MONTROSE, Ohio — Telsa is expanding throughout Northeast Ohio. A former Toys ‘R’ Us location in Montrose will soon become the new home to a Tesla service center and charging station. The building, which was the site of the toy store before it ... (click to read more)