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Grand Rapids first office-to-residential housing is welcoming tenants this week, the governor has created a new council mean to help Michigan's kids read better, and more.

A $650 million expansion at Coopersville’s fairlife is adding more than 100 new jobs and increasing milk demand from local dairy farmers

Grand Rapids city, police, and fire officials met Monday to debrief the opening weekend of the new Acrisure Amphitheater, Michigan will receive as much as $240 million as part of a legal settlement with Monsanto to clean up PCB contamination in the state, and more.

The year-round market is the second largest in the state with visitor spending topping $400 million annually generating $49 million in tax revenue

Michigan's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is supporting Michigan fairgrounds with $525,000 in grants, Michigan's clean energy standards would go away under bills passed in the Michigan House of Representatives, and more.

Michigan’s county fair operators are preparing for summer crowds. County fairs are a nearly one-and-a-half billion-dollar economic engine for the state, and it’s issuing grants supporting fairground improvements.

The State of Michigan is giving six counties $2 million in grants to fund farmland preservation, Democratic Michigan Senate leadership says its new health care proposal would lower insurance costs for residents, and more.

The state of Michigan is giving six counties $2 million dollars in grants to fund farmland preservation, and four of those counties are in West Michigan

There’s a warning out to residents about using and buying unregistered pesticides containing certain ingredients

Michigan’s agriculture is the state’s second largest industry contributing an annual $126 billion to the state’s economy. But this year, federal tariffs are negatively impacting farmers and consumers. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Department issued a report detailing export declines. WGVU spoke with MDARD Director, Dr. Tim Boring about the findings and trends.