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Focus West Michigan 12-9-25: Record breaking construction spending in Grand Rapids in 2025

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Nearly a billion dollars has been invested in downtown Grand Rapids construction projects this year, a Michigan Court of Claims judge has declined to block a new wholesale tax on recreation marijuana, and more.

Nearly a billion dollars has been invested in downtown Grand Rapids construction projects this year, so many people showed up at a Lowell Township planning meeting that leaders decided to cancel it and reschedule in a larger space, Steelcase shareholders recently voted to approve its merger with HNI Corporation.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has declined to block a new wholesale tax on recreation marijuana, a new Title IX complaint alleges a Michigan high school wrongly let a transgender student compete on a volleyball team this past fall, the state health department is watching a new flu variant spread across England.

WGVU’s Patrick Center gets the details of this year’s MDARD report.

Transcripts are provided upon request.

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