Gerald Witherell News Today

Grand Rapids-based D.A. Blodgett-St. John’s (DABSJ) appointed Tammy Smith as chief financial officer.

GRAND HAVEN — Days after the implosion of the former J.B. Sims coal plant on Harbor Island, Grand Haven’s Board of Light & Power shared renderings of the proposed new facility that is likely to take its place. The proposed buildings on the former Sims site include a 12.5-megawatt, gas-powered peaking plant and an Operations and Technical Center for the municipal utility’s staff. Renderings were shown publicly for the first time during a virtual education meeting Tuesday by the design firm...