http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/Notes from West Michigan BusinessenTue, 10 Nov 2009 13:56:35 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noNotes from West Michigan Businesssquarefootagewmhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/7FOpwkeSB10/size_of_the_deal_and_construct.htmlSquare FootageDanielle C. SmithTue, 10 Nov 2009 13:56:35 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3921920 ]]>Size of the DealHere are some recent real estate transactions in West Michigan.Dave Smies of NAI West Michigan represented Service Express in the lease of 24,000 square feet at the Airport Business Park at 3854 Broadmoor Ave. in Grand Rapids...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/11/size_of_the_deal_and_construct.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/aJTya2C-40E/abc_names_2009_construction_aw.htmlSquare FootageBusiness Review West MichiganTue, 10 Nov 2009 13:56:17 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3921912 ]]>The Associated Builders and Contractors Western Michigan Chapter named its 2009 Award of Excellence winners last month, honoring 19 companies.The winners were:• Precast — Kerkstra Precast Inc., Manufacturer’s Supply Co.• Structural Steel Erection — Pioneer Construction, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital•...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/11/abc_names_2009_construction_aw.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/gsQF6SVQGts/opinion_challenging_times_equa.htmlSquare FootageBusiness Review West MichiganTue, 10 Nov 2009 13:52:13 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3921508 ]]>KraayWe all read plenty of bad news these days. Lately real estate has made its fair share of such headlines. My goal for this piece is certainly not to dwell on the negative; however, bear with me while I share...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/11/opinion_challenging_times_equa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/sliAJUJwnH4/multihousing_recovery_tied_to.htmlNewsletter Top Stories - WMBRRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTop Stories - WMBRWest Side StoryEdward Mikolay for Business ReviewTue, 10 Nov 2009 08:21:48 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3921295 ]]>MikolayCBRE’s 4Q09 multihousing survey shows a slight increase in reported vacancies of Kent County apartment complexes; yet, as job losses slow, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Weakness in the multihousing sector has not been unexpected. According...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/multihousing_recovery_tied_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/DhK-hjf2Wng/kingscott_expands_to_grand_rap.htmlReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare Footage61628061628861629021344297480616292Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:32:59 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3918367 ]]>Bob McGrawFor many companies in the construction industry, just maintaining their business is tough in this economy. But architecture firm Kingscott Associates is hoping opening a new office in Grand Rapids will create opportunities and position it well for when...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/kingscott_expands_to_grand_rap.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/vxvj8aJR8Wc/commercial_alliance_of_realtor_1.html7196847450Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:21:51 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3918329 ]]>Ty HallockThe Commercial Alliance of Realtors has elected its 2010 officers.President is Ty Hallock of First Companies Inc. President-elect is Rod Alderink of NAI West Michigan. Treasurer is Tom DeBoer of Grubb & Ellis|Paramount Commerce. Secretary is Steve Marcusse, also...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/11/commercial_alliance_of_realtor_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/ePrTCvO7Eqo/health_construction_falls.htmlDevelopmentHealth CareNewsletter - WMBRSquare FootageMark Sanchez | Business Review West MichiganTue, 03 Nov 2009 09:13:33 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3870986 ]]>Photo by Jeff HageMajor health care projects like the new Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital have dried up in today’s economy. They had the need, and they had the money to do it.So despite the souring economy, directors at Lakeland HealthCare...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/health_construction_falls.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/3MDwaks1VMs/okeefe_associates_moves_to_big.htmlReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare FootageBusiness Review West MichiganMon, 02 Nov 2009 09:36:02 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3864197 ]]>Financial consulting and turnaround management firm O'Keefe & Associates is growing and expanding.The firm will move its Grand Rapids office to a new 2,700-square-foot space in the historic Waters Building, 161 Ottawa N.W. The company, which also has an office...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/11/okeefe_associates_moves_to_big.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/2pXbWMix5-4/construction_industry_works_th.htmlNewsletter Top Stories - WMBRRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTop Stories - WMBROlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganFri, 06 Nov 2009 06:29:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3828537 ]]>SchoonveldWhile the construction industry faced tough times in 2009, West Michigan could see an even slower market in 2010. Bill Schoonveld, president of Owen-Ames-Kimball Co., said the three architectural firms he’s talked to in the past three weeks have all...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/construction_industry_works_th.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/IFOYKZbUJq0/holidays_could_foretell_retail.htmlNewsletter Top Stories - WMBRRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTop Stories - WMBROlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganThu, 29 Oct 2009 06:14:28 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3828619 ]]>LotzarRetail is facing some of the same general problems as all categories of commercial real estate, but it faces some unique hurdles, as well. Many Realtors are predicting it will take longer to recover than office or industrial, for example,...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/holidays_could_foretell_retail.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/ed2EauGj7fg/boosting_the_village_new_ymca.htmlNewsletter Top Stories - WMBRRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTop Stories - WMBROlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganTue, 20 Oct 2009 08:26:10 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3790133 ]]>Rendering Courtesy YMCA of Greater Grand RapidsThe Spartan Stores YMCA at Metro Health Village is scheduled to break ground march 2010, with an opening planned for 2011. The planned start of construction on the Spartan Stores YMCA at Metro Health...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/boosting_the_village_new_ymca.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/msdtaImVs0c/river_house_sales_surge_as_inv.htmlNewsletter Top Stories - WMBRRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTop Stories - WMBRCandace Beeke | Business ReviewTue, 13 Oct 2009 09:50:30 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3761783 ]]>Photo courtesy Robert Grooters Development Co.Condo sales at River House in downtown Grand Rapids are on the rise. Although a “technical error” on purchase contracts and a crumbling residential market destroyed Robert Grooters Development Co.’s original vision for River House,...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/river_house_sales_surge_as_inv.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/kizBYxpP2AA/partnership_helps_make_the_mos.htmlRegion - WMBRSquare FootageOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 07 Oct 2009 17:49:07 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3737483 ]]>Businesses enacting sustainable practices can benefit the environment and receive financial benefits, as well. A new partnership between Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber Inc. and the Grand Rapids office of BDO Seidman will help clients identify and secure tax benefits...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/partnership_helps_make_the_mos.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/QKfVyAXteEs/new_kalamazoo_education_buildi.htmlReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTrevor SmithThu, 08 Oct 2009 06:22:47 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3737448 ]]>KRESA's new buildingKalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency designed its new special-education building with the specific needs of its students in mind. “I really think we will see a major impact on the students’ ability to learn in a better environment,”...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/new_kalamazoo_education_buildi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/OtPvuNnm0Nk/commercial_real_estate_awaits.htmlReal EstateSquare FootageTop Stories - WMBROlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 07 Oct 2009 13:36:54 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3736079 ]]>Stu Kingma, Wisinski Group Many economists are predicting that, while the economic recovery likely will be fairly slow, at least the recession is probably over. Even the housing market is seeing some good news lately.One area still facing tough times...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/commercial_real_estate_awaits.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/ApBLkGv_ep8/post_6.htmlKalamazooNewsletter Profiles - WMBRRegion - KalamazooRegion - WMBRSquare FootageOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganThu, 08 Oct 2009 08:55:07 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.3736120 ]]>Tyler Tjomsland | Kalamazoo Gazette(From left) Arnold Mikon, TowerPinskter president, and Bjorn Green, architect.In times when architecture and engineering firms have to deal with quickly changing technology and client needs — not to mention a tough economy — TowerPinkster believes...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/10/post_6.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/nAVLsYhKlUw/village_at_knapps_crossing_bre.htmlConstructionReal estateSquare FootageOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganThu, 08 Oct 2009 06:20:31 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3737462 ]]>After four years of zoning approval decisions and other holdups, the Village at Knapp’s Crossing lifestyle center broke ground Oct. 6. “We’re thankful we got everything worked out with the city, and then we’re just happy to be under construction...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/10/village_at_knapps_crossing_bre.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/McYX4TJjhyQ/portage_public_school_projects.htmlFeaturedSquare FootageOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 23 Sep 2009 10:42:53 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3669558 ]]>Photo courtesy Triangle AssociatesNewly opened 12th Street Elementary.Less than two years after voters passed a $120 million bond issue for the Portage Public Schools, the first new school, 12th Street Elementary, opened for students at the beginning of this school...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/09/portage_public_school_projects.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/j2OrBxdkTVo/opinion_multifamily_shows_mark.htmlFeaturedReal estateSquare FootageOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 09 Sep 2009 12:15:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3585117 ]]>As vacancies continue to escalate in most commercial real estate sectors (i.e. office, industrial and retail), apartment communities and their occupancies have remained relatively stable. Most submarkets in West Michigan show occupancies between 88 percent and 93 percent. Although some...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/09/opinion_multifamily_shows_mark.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/2qJbhS3Sq3o/have_fun_at_work_and_dont_take.htmlOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 09 Sep 2009 11:06:16 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/squarefootagewm//2709.3585091 ]]>Olson We've all hung around the water cooler on a Monday morning regaling cohorts with stories of weekend follies when the boss runs in to top off his fourth cup of coffee. As you scurry back to your desk, you...http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/2009/09/have_fun_at_work_and_dont_take.htmlnonadult