Construction

Calvin University will be constructing its first school, less than a year after changing its name, courtesy of a $22.25 million gift from anonymous donors.

Michigan’s construction industry is dusting off and back in the field after nearly a month-long shutdown, and West Michigan leaders are boasting of the industry’s resiliency.

Calvin University announced it is renovating the Spoelhof Center into a state-of-the-art design hub that will bring students together from a variety of majors.

Grandville-based Field Tools is providing a free health screening form on its mobile data app as construction workers return to job sites.

After going cold nearly a month ago, Michigan’s construction industry came back online effective Thursday.

Feyen Zylstra is working behind the scenes in West Michigan hospitals, gearing up frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19.

With some commercial real estate transactions stalled, companies are starting to get creative.

The Home Builders Association of Michigan reported year-to-date housing permits for Michigan single-family homes increased by 10% compared to permits pulled in March 2019.

The Home Builders Association of Michigan announced results of a statewide COVID-19 safety survey, showing most builders in the state have updated guidelines in the wake of the disease.

Allied Mechanical Services in Grand Rapids recently received a National Diversity Excellence Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors.

The 24-story City Tower promised to be Wheeler Development Group’s next flagship project, but now COVID-19 and the ensuing shelter-in-place order for the state of Michigan has put the project on ice as the developers examine the next steps.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently declared industries like housing construction are not essential under her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order.

Grand Rapids is falling behind on new housing, according to a national survey.

Elzinga & Volkers Construction in Holland recently announced its rebrand to EV Construction with the new slogan “Built Around People.”

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