Grew up in Saginaw and Midland and my family still lives in the area. I hadn’t realized this thread got back up and running.
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I know this has been done in many other areas with success, and it seems to be a good idea for this region. So much great development potential in the form of solid, historic structures in compact urban cores, but it can be extremely daunting for someone new to the development game. It makes you wonder how many great ideas are not followed through on simply because of lack of knowledge, experience, or confidence.
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Midland - someone who works for DowDupont recently explained this merger and planned split to me. It seemed quite tricky - I can't imagine the complexity and logistics of all of this.
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Hoyt Public Library to reopen after renovations
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Delta College’s downtown Saginaw satellite campus on track for September opening Quote:
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Development / construction news in the Tri-City area is pretty frozen right now, but here's some small things.
Temporary wayfinding signage coming to Saginaw: Quote:
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Florence Knoll died January 25, 2019 at the age of 101. She was a pioneering influence in the mid-century modern design aesthetics that are so popular again today. Few may realize that she was born in Saginaw and attended Cranbrook Kingswood in Bloomfield Hills where she met Eliel and Eero Saarinen. Florence went on to study architecture at Columbia University, later London, then IIT, where she met many other influential architects and designers. She met Hans Knoll in the 1940s, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Knoll published a tribute to Florence on its website. Florence Knoll Bassett, Design Pioneer and Guiding Light of Knoll, Dies at 101 |
Uptown Bay City phase 2 plans call for hundreds of new residential units and some commercial
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Covenant HealthCare announces $40 million expansion for new rehabilitation center
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I was born in that hospital (actually the old Saginaw General) back before it was Covenant. Last time I was in there a couple years back it seemed a little rough around the edges. Glad it's getting some attention.
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Uptown Bay City phase 2 moving forward after site plan approval
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I hate to be a naysayer because I really like Bay City, but that's all the more reason why this stuff is sort of tough on the palate. I was in Bay City just this past summer and the building stock there is nothing short of amazing, especially for such a small city. Unfortunately, at least a quarter of it looked vacant, which begs the question - why is anyone doing new construction when there are so many awesome historic rehab opportunities? Could be that I don't have a good handle on the market or the space available, but this kitschy stuff amidst a sea of parking is just sort of depressing.
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Hausbeck Pickle Co. announces $6 million expansion, new jobs in Saginaw
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Construction of a new Midland campus for Delta College begins
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Saginaw DDA's Facebook page posted about this little rehab project the other day:
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Ski and snowboard shop opening at The Stable in Old Town Saginaw
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Wow, I had no idea it closed. I grew up in Saginaw and that place was like an institution.
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The place is so mysterious too. There’s a hidden staircase on the 2nd floor on the northside of the building.
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