Medical Mile Resouce Group

City Approves Next Stage of Michigan Street Planning

admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:53:27 +0000

Eric Uitvlugt from Exxel Engineering attends the Michigan Street Corridor Plan Steering Committee meetings on behalf of the Medical Mile Resource Group. The Steering Committee is going through an extensive planning and review process in order to make recommendations that will positively impact the future growth along Michigan Street.

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Congratulations to the City of Coopersville!

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:30:20 +0000

“Way to earn the business Coopersville!” -Paul C. Spoelstra

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Congratulations to Ron Kackley!

admin — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:07:23 +0000

GRAND RAPIDS – Veteran journalist Rod Kackley has published a new book that examines Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile and asks the question whether health care will help reinvent the American economy or will it take a return to manufacturing.

Last Chance Mile: The Reinvention of an American Community, Kackley says, serves as a road map for those communities. It shows the lessons that have been learned and are still being learned in Grand Rapids, Michigan as the city transforms itself from a blue-collar, lunch bucket mentality into a scientific community that seeks to attract the best minds from around the world. Click here for full article.

VAI Expands Biorepository for Saint Mary’s, Mercy Health Patients

admin — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:00:57 +0000

Van Andel Institute and two West Michigan hospital systems, Saint Mary’s Health Care in Grand Rapids and Mercy Health Partners in Muskegon, have signed agreements paving the way for the expansion of a “world-class biorepository,” according to VAI. Read more here.

Michigan Street Lumber Yard, Gas Station to be Redeveloped in Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile

admin — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:07:11 +0000

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A butcher shop and restaurant could be coming to the Michigan Street NE site of a closed lumber company. Third Coast Development Partners plans to renovate the former Miller Zeilstra property at the northwest corner of Houseman Avenue. Read more here.

Plans for New Brownstones and Townhouses near Medical Mile

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:21:08 +0000

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A developer who hopes to build new “brownstones” and townhouses in the Belknap Lookout neighborhood announced Friday he is taking reservations. Read full article here.

Photos from MMRG ‘GREEN’ Event in May 2012

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:58:38 +0000

Check out Facebook for several photos from our May MMRG event with the Urban Forest Project and the City of Grand Rapids Foresty Department. Thanks to all who participated!

Partnership Provides Enhanced Opportunity for MSU Medical School

admin — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:56:28 +0000

GRAND RAPIDS — The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Grand Valley State University have agreed to establish a cooperative program of premedical and medical education by which Grand Rapids Community College students who transfer as undergraduate premedical students to GVSU will have the opportunity to be granted an early assurance of admission to MSU’s med school.

Visit CBS Detroit for the full story.

Four D’s to turn Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile into a Grade A Street

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:53:53 +0000

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The process of crafting a comprehensive future land use and transportation plan for downtown’s “Medical Mile” continues with public forums this month. The city’s planning department will seek input on the Michigan Street Corridor Plan each of the next two Mondays.

Read the full story here from MLive.

McDonald’s to Get Makeover on Medical Mile

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:04:31 +0000

The McDonald’s restaurant at 417 Michigan St. NE west of College Avenue has city approval to add a second drive-through lane that the company said should reduce vehicle backups and help process food orders more quickly.

Read the full story here from MLive.