Two transformational brownfield projects approved in West Michigan, here’s what to expect

KALAMAZOO,Mich.—TheMichiganStrategicFund(MSF)Boardapprovedtwoseparatetransformationalbrownfieldprojects(TBP)inWestMichiganMonday. Bothprojectscombinedareexpectedtocreatemorethan2,000jobsand780housingunits,investingmorethan$892.3millionintoGrandRapidsandKalamazoo. “Transformingbrownfieldsintonewhomes,businesses,andparksoffersusahuge,job-creatingopportunitythatgrowsoureconomyandimprovesqualityoflifeforMichiganders,”Gov.GretchenWhitmersaid.“Wewillcontinuetomoveforwardwithsimilarbrownfieldprojectsacrossthestateandpursueourcomprehensiveeconomicdevelopmentstrategytowinprojects,investinpeople,andredevelopplacestomakesureeveryonecan‘makeit’inMichigan.” “ThetransformationalbrownfieldprojectsapprovedbytheMichiganStrategicFundBoardtodayareproofofthestatewideefficacyofthe‘MakeitinMichigan’economicdevelopmentstrategyinvestinginpeople,cultivatingandrevitalizingPlaces