
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
Articles
-
1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
A small Grand Rapids tech firm will settle into a new home and prepare for growth after several relocations over its 15-year history. Grand Rapids Tech is relocating its headquarters from Comstock Park to a Plainfield Township building, located at 1624 Woodworth St. NE, that it acquired in February for $1.25 million. The building, which was constructed in 2006 and previously housed a Ross Medical Education Center, will roughly triple the company’s office footprint.
-
1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
A three-building, 72-unit apartment development in the planning stages would be nestled between Huff Park and a nonprofit’s forthcoming urban farm project in the Creston neighborhood. Parkview Flats at 2286 Ball Ave. NE would be a unique residential project for Grand Rapids-based Wheeler Development Group, which typically develops townhouses, including a new one planned roughly a mile away.
-
1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
A group of West Michigan Black-led economic development organizations that formed a coalition during the COVID-19 pandemic received a $300,000 state grant that will help them collaborate more across the region. The West Michigan Black Economic and Business Development Group is made up of Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses, Battle Creek-based Sisters in Business, Black Wall Street Kalamazoo and Black Wall Street Muskegon. The Michigan Economic Development Corp.
-
1 week ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
John Ball Zoo is closely vetting a contaminated former landfill site along the Grand River for the development of a large-scale aquarium, Crain’s Grand Rapids Business has learned. The target Kent County property is part of the Fenske Landfill, a federally designated contamination site, which adds a layer of complexity to any prospective property deal, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
-
2 weeks ago |
crainsgrandrapids.com | Kate Carlson
Kate Carlson is a reporter covering commercial real estate and development trends across West Michigan for Crain’s Grand Rapids Business. She has been covering the commercial real estate market in the region since 2020. Email Kate at [email protected].
Journalists covering the same region

Michele DeSelms
News Anchor at WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)
Michele DeSelms primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Michigan, United States, including areas around Holland and Grand Haven.

Kayla Penokie
Executive Producer at WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)
Kayla Penokie primarily covers news in the West Michigan region, including areas around Grand Rapids and surrounding towns.

Jeremy Erskine
Executive Producer at WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)
Jeremy Erskine primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Michigan, United States, including areas around Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids.

Lauren Kummer
Reporter at WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids, MI)
Lauren Kummer primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Michigan, United States, including areas around Holland and Grand Haven.
Dan Evans
Show Host at WHTC-AM (Holland , MI)
Dan Evans primarily covers news in the Lake Michigan region, including areas around Holland and Grand Haven, Michigan, United States.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 1K
- Tweets
- 3K
- DMs Open
- No

The deal for Irwin IP LLP closed on May 1 and allows Grand Rapids-based Miller Johnson to grow its IP litigation practice. https://t.co/qISLvIJQ11

RT @CrainsGR: 46-unit Muskegon apartment project breaks ground at former McDonald’s https://t.co/HfTqDGzJr3

Longtime Grand Rapids real estate developer and investor Scott Wierda is stepping down from the commercial property management and investment company he co-founded 17 years ago to launch his own firm with his son. https://t.co/doju1DNDB0