I can't picture LCC putting the grass back if they were to buy the ramp, especially with the economy the way it is. They would probably get a lot of flack for wasting money if they did that.
I think they did a pretty good job on that building, I can't wait to see what type of businesses move in. Hopefully the ground floor will be retail
or restaurant.
Liquid Web is planning on hiring 600 new employees now that they're in their new $80 million Lansing headquarters. Seriously, could you even wish for more good news than Lansing has had lately? There's no where else in Michigan I'd rather be living right now! I can't wait to see how things will go in the next two years as we exit this recession. Lansing is certainly poised to grow more than any other city in Michigan in my biased opinion.
It's also really cool to see so clearly how an economy can shift in what's happening in Delta Township. I mean, you lose GM facilities and are quickly having the numbers of jobs lost replaced by an almost equal amount of jobs in insurance/hi-tech companies thanks to Auto Owners and Liquid Web. It's cool to me because the principle is a simple/logical one in an academic sense that usually changes over a long time, but in the Lansing region you can actually see it happening over like 5 years. Which in these scenerios is like light-speed.
That's a good point MM. I should have included GM's new facility in Delta Township, as I think it still fits with my example because the facility is high-tech manufacturing, and I think that is also part of the "new" economy.
There was an article in the Free Press a few weeks ago that I can't find now. The Mayor of Pittsburgh was in Detroit for a conference (I think) and was talking about how he thought that Detroit (and Michigan in general) should be able to attract more tech/financial companies, similar to how Pittsburgh was able to replace lost steel jobs. He also had mentioned that he believed that there was more financial power already existing in the Detroit area then there was in Pittsburgh at the beginning of their change, so that should make their turnaround quicker.
The old Michigan Electric Supply Co. warehouse in REO Town makes an appearance in next week's city council meeting packet for action on a request for OPRA and state brownfield tax credit.
The plan in the packet indicates the owner wants to put 23 residential units and first-floor commercial space into the building. While the exterior appears largely buttoned up, the application indicates the interior needs a great amount of work.
I stopped in Troppo today after Silver Bells and saw a rendering of the new Troppo building made out of food. It looked like a giant gingerbread house.
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http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=11487709&nav=0RbQ
The plan in the packet indicates the owner wants to put 23 residential units and first-floor commercial space into the building. While the exterior appears largely buttoned up, the application indicates the interior needs a great amount of work.