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Grand Rapids Business Journal Courtesy city of GR Economic Development Department The Grand Rapids City Commission adopted 12 budgets for the 2022 fiscal year recommended by various downtown and neighborhood boards. The budget approval provides reinvestment of just over $43 million for community and economic development, including almost $2 million in investment through six corridor improvement authorities and a neighborhood business improvement district. This will increase investment in neig...

Nonprofit petitions for urban campground for homeless people in downtown Grand Rapids Updated Jan 14, 2021; Facebook Share GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A nonprofit is working to get the Grand Rapids City Commission to turn Heartside Park into an urban campground for homeless people. Justice for Black Lives launched its online petition Monday, Jan. 11, asking people to support the conversion to an urban campground that would provide a safe and clean space for those who are unhoused but don’t want to g...