Developers look for certain attributes in a municipality where they may do business. Municipalities should understand what that is, and work to have those attributes already in place. What a developer looks for and what a municipality is needs to…

Jackson officials entered into an option agreement this week with Home Renewal System, LLC to redevelop the Hayes Hotel downtown. HRS Senior Vice President Shannon Morgan said the company plans to incorporate the hotel into a mixed use development including…

Metro Detroit’s housing model is not designed to meet the needs and demands of many residents in the 21st century. That’s what freelance reporter Patrick Dunn found in a recent article published on the MetroMode website. Although new development has…

For better or worse, the Great Recession brought about a slew of changes in the way many Americans live. But in Metro Detroit, as in most of the rest of the nation, the housing market has yet to respond to…

MARQUETTE, MI - It's been over 30 years since the former Holy Family Orphanage has been inhabited. Today, that all changes as a groundbreaking ceremony was held to transform the former orphanage into The Grandview Marquette. "The goal of the…

MARQUETTE — A groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier today for a 14 million dollar project at a very special place in Marquette County. Melanie Palmer takes us on a rare tour of the inside of the Holy Cross Orphanage. The…

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - It was a groundbreaking day for the city of Marquette Wednesday. City officials broke ground at the site of the historic orphanage on Altamont Street. After sitting vacant for decades, the old orphanage in Marquette will…

FARMINGTON HILLS/MARQUETTE — You may have heard of the former Holy Family Orphanage. Some say it’s haunted, others see dilapidation, while some use the historic landmark as content for the blogosphere. For Farmington Hills-based Home Renewal Systems, a redeveloper of…

Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off refurbishment of blighted Upper Peninsula national landmark Marquette celebrates historic effort to revive faded glory of former Holy Family Orphanage Marquette, MI – Wednesday, August 17, 2016 – One of the most eagerly anticipated construction projects…

[caption id="attachment_1406" align="alignright" width="300"] File photo (J .Scott Park | MLive.com)[/caption] JACKSON, MI - Plans are in the works to redevelop the Hayes Hotel building in Jackson as part of a broader effort to revitalize the city's downtown. The Jackson…