
Kate Carlson
Commercial Real Estate Reporter at Crain’s Grand Rapids Business
commercial real estate reporter for @CrainsGR formerly MiBiz, @hollandsentinel @MDN (Kate not Katie) she/her
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6 days ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
A federal judge has denied six cannabis operators’ request to halt the city of Grand Rapids’ social equity program, resulting in one operator paying nearly $345,000 to renew its city license. Fluresh LLC, a licensed cannabis grower, processor and retailer, paid the city a $344,785 fee on Wednesday shortly after a federal judge denied Fluresh’s and five other companies’ request for a preliminary injunction to halt the program. The ruling is part of a lawsuit the companies filed on Feb.
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1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
Plainfield Township has selected Habitat for Humanity of Kent County to build a mixed-use project along Plainfield Avenue that local leaders hope will be the catalyst for future development. Subscribe today and get access to this story and every other story we publish - online and in print
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1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
West Michigan’s largest construction company is dropping “construction” from its name in a branding change that went into effect today as it completes its first quarter under new leadership. The Grand Rapids-based Rockford’s move is meant to incorporate its full range of development, property management services and more, executives say.
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1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
DEAL OF THE YEAR: TECHNOLOGYCentury Technology Group’s acquisitions of SpinDance Labs Inc. and VanData Consulting last year align with the company’s strategy of building out Mutually Human as a platform company through organic M&A growth. Century Technology Group, the parent company of Mutually Human, picked up an additional 60 employees from the acquisitions and an office in Holland from the SpinDance deal.
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1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
Jason Kuipers, president of Mutually Human, oversaw two acquisitions last year that solidified the technology firm’s position as a platform company focused on AI data and software by leading with a strategic and growth mindset. Mutually Human, which is part of Century Technology Group, acquired SpinDance Labs Inc. and VanData Consulting last year.
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Morning Ritual coffee shop is relocating from the West Side to downtown this year, and the building was just purchased by another coffee shop operator. https://t.co/l2idt0zzmx

Proper Beverage Co., a co-manufacturer of various alcoholic and non-alcoholic canned beverages in Hudsonville, will lease half of what will be a 600,000-square-foot industrial building that is under construction on former Steelcase Inc. property. https://t.co/UIQdfPIIMa

The days are numbered for the Big Boy just west of downtown Grand Rapids. The restaurant closed abruptly at the end of 2023 and is expected to be demolished this month for the Amway Stadium project. Fences have been up around the restaurant since at least last month. https://t.co/beveKozIEB