After business and civic leaders have sunk billions into development of Grand Rapids’ downtown, local conference organizers have seized the opportunity to showcase the city’s innovative reuse of land and buildings to some 500 land use experts from across the state. It promises to be a trip they won’t soon forget.
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The 22nd annual University of Michigan/Urban Land Institute Real Estate Forum next month will bring an estimated 200 to 500 real estate professionals from across the state into Grand Rapids. But what they take away may be even more important, planners say.
The forum, traditionally held on the east side of the state, will make its West Michigan debut at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids Oct. 15 and 16. This year's theme is West Side Story: Grand Rapids, Grand Vision, Grand Region.
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