http://blog.mlive.com/squarefootagewm/Notes from West Michigan BusinessenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noNotes from West Michigan Businesssquarefootagewmhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/xR39WWO621s/monthly_report_shows_mostly_ga.htmlBusiness LeadersDevelopmentEconomy/JobsRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTalentBusiness Review West MichiganWed, 07 Sep 2011 08:37:10 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6932735.20110907113710 ]]>Monthly data from the Associated General Contractors of America indicates construction employment this summer was up from a year earlier in most Michigan labor markets.By KILEY KIEVITA recent report shows that Michigan’s construction industry is growing and adding jobs again.The...http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/09/monthly_report_shows_mostly_ga.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/HaRNj_oDTV4/what_looks_like_an_old_crumbli.htmlInnovationSquare FootageTalentUrsula Zerilli | The Kalamazoo GazetteFri, 19 Aug 2011 14:23:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6826996.20110819172344 ]]>The building is not the average business incubator, owners love what they do and the need for flexibility.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/08/what_looks_like_an_old_crumbli.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/Fxg6RTc9iH8/car_blends_architecture_artpri.htmlInnovationReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare Footage5117254031744951Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 10 Aug 2011 07:16:36 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6783397.20110810101636 ]]>People tend to fall in love with Grand Rapids during ArtPrize, Hillary Taatjes and Tony Pearson say. They’re hoping to build on that phenomenon with a new Commercial Alliance of Realtors effort focusing on the architecture and history of the city, as well as the commercial real estate profession.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/08/car_blends_architecture_artpri.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/6axPaZrh6Ws/women_provide_unique_perspecti.htmlBusiness LeadersEconomy/JobsRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTalent4031743113Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 10 Aug 2011 07:36:34 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6783471.20110810103634 ]]>Anita Rathbun and her colleagues believe increasing the number of women in the construction industry can benefit both sides.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/08/women_provide_unique_perspecti.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/1tr7vXXDkd4/a_changing_landscape_metro_hea.htmlDevelopmentRegion - WMBRSquare Footage403174311366889Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 10 Aug 2011 07:21:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6783441.20110810102144 ]]>With one notable tenant set to open its doors this month and another with construction under way, Metro Health Village in Wyoming is finally seeing the “big push we’ve all been waiting for,” Jason Granger said.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/08/a_changing_landscape_metro_hea.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/RMnQuJhUSbI/wmu_begins_search_for_med_scho.htmlDevelopmentHealth CareRegion - WMBRSquare Footage4031743113451271213290Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganFri, 15 Jul 2011 08:49:55 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6664781 ]]>As development of a medical school in Kalamazoo continues to move along, Western Michigan University is taking the initial steps in the process to build its home.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/07/wmu_begins_search_for_med_scho.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/qzhz_-uXtJc/integrated_architecture_expand.htmlBusiness LeadersDevelopmentEconomy/JobsInnovationRegion - WMBRSquare FootageTalent403174Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 13 Jul 2011 14:10:12 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6644968.20110713171012 ]]>Integrated Architecture has always been a firm that looks for opportunities, Paul Dickinson says. http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/07/integrated_architecture_expand.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/bGQx8Z1IQUE/construction_partnership_takes.htmlDevelopmentRegion - WMBRSquare Footage403174Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganTue, 12 Jul 2011 12:33:13 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6644971.20110712153313 ]]>Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons is a milestone project for Grand Valley State University and general contractor Pioneer Construction in a number of ways. Last month, it also became the first project on which Pioneer signed a MIOSHA Partnership for Worker Safety and Health agreement.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/07/construction_partnership_takes.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/HYA1817XjHM/opinion_office_users_are_doing.htmlDevelopmentEconomy/JobsOpinionReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare FootageWest Side Story403174Nate Scherpenisse and Daniel LeppinkTue, 12 Jul 2011 07:05:25 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6644982.20110712100525 ]]>In this age of smartphones, tablets and multitasking, efficiency is the new trend in real estate. Office users across the board are doing more with less and looking for creative ways to reduce expenses.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/07/opinion_office_users_are_doing.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/ul0AfeqdSOY/southwest_michigan_usgbc_aims.htmlDevelopmentRegion - WMBRSquare FootageSustainability403174Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganTue, 12 Jul 2011 07:02:59 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6644960.20110712100259 ]]>As acceptance of and interest in sustainability continues to build, the Southwest Michigan branch of the U.S. Green Building Council hopes to become a more prominent local resource for sustainable building.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/07/southwest_michigan_usgbc_aims.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/I7bGbXucf5Q/bill_passes_to_prevent_plas_in.htmlDevelopmentRegion - WMBRSquare Footage403174Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganTue, 12 Jul 2011 08:15:13 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6644980.20110712111513 ]]>The Michigan Legislature's passage of a bill that creates the Fair and Open Competition in Governmental Construction Act essentially prohibits the use of project labor agreements in state-funded construction projects.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/07/bill_passes_to_prevent_plas_in.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/vOKPqXd7svg/new_owner.htmlBusiness LeadersDevelopmentReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare Footage4031741063542Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganFri, 17 Jun 2011 08:44:21 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6506060 ]]>A new owner has purchased Pfizer Inc.’s former Building 298 at 6901 Portage Road, and he's excited about the prospects in the Kalamazoo area, said Marc Tourangeau of Signature Associates.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/06/new_owner.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/quAdHWy_5-Q/construction_industry_awaits_l.htmlBusiness LeadersDevelopmentEconomy/JobsRegion - WMBRSquare Footage4031743113Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 15 Jun 2011 06:29:30 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6493624.20110615092930 ]]>Nationally, no industry has been more affected by the recession than construction, and it still struggles for a steady recovery.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/06/construction_industry_awaits_l.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/SJld_LQrDQM/creating_critical_mass_downtow.htmlDevelopmentReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare Footage4031743113Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganThu, 09 Jun 2011 13:30:13 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6451578.20110609163013 ]]>Derek Coppess wants his company to help increase downtown Grand Rapids’ urban development.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/06/creating_critical_mass_downtow.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/ayBS2ErJbrk/construction_industry_looks_to.htmlDevelopmentEconomy/JobsRegion - WMBRSquare Footage3113Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 08 Jun 2011 14:00:33 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6451538.20110608170033 ]]>David Shull measures higher value in construction as a product the client wants, with less cost, in less time and with higher quality.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/06/construction_industry_looks_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/wqRtgHK26mY/phoenix_properties_aims_to_fil.htmlDevelopmentReal EstateRegion - WMBRSquare FootageOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 08 Jun 2011 10:25:18 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6451521.20110608132518 ]]>Billed as a “skyline-changing” development for downtown Kalamazoo, the mixed-use building slated for the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Rose Street represents a variety of opportunities for developer and property manager Phoenix Properties.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/06/phoenix_properties_aims_to_fil.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/6LF1lc34waU/dixon_architecture_building_on.htmlBusiness LeadersDevelopmentRegion - WMBRSquare Footage799994Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 01 Jun 2011 18:35:06 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6408394.20110601213506 ]]>Small Business Spotlight: After working in Portland, Ore., for six years, Ken Dixon had trouble finding an architecture job when he moved back to Michigan in 2004. So he decided to start his own firm.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/06/dixon_architecture_building_on.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/WTConpAX8fQ/new_cityflats_hotel_on_track_t.htmlDevelopmentInnovationRegion - WMBRSquare FootageSustainabilityOlivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganThu, 26 May 2011 19:20:29 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6381314 ]]>“We’re looking pretty good to get this thing opened end of June,” Chuck Reid said.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/05/new_cityflats_hotel_on_track_t.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/cP1qySOukZk/thought_leader_in_energy_perry.htmlAlt. EnergyDevelopmentEnergyInnovationRegion - WMBRSquare FootageSustainability1416811Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 18 May 2011 14:27:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6330580.20110518172744 ]]>Colleagues describe Perry Hausman as “an innovative engineer who has championed numerous efforts in energy efficiency and sustainability.”http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/05/thought_leader_in_energy_perry.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/squarefootagewm/~3/NewtDYYQ2tE/staying_nimble_wolverine_build.htmlBusiness LeadersDevelopmentEconomy/JobsHealth CareRegion - WMBRSquare Footage3113Olivia Pulsinelli | Business Review West MichiganWed, 11 May 2011 14:33:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.6277603.20110511173346 ]]>Having been in business since 1939, Wolverine Building Group has learned how to adapt to fluctuations in the market, presidents Michael Kelly and Richard VanderZyden say.http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/05/staying_nimble_wolverine_build.htmlnonadult