[deja vu]

More info on the Graphic Packaging International Expansion. It's actually a pretty big deal for the region -

Worldwide business plans $600 million expansion in Kalamazoo County
Callie Rainey | Newschannel 3 WWMT
September 24, 2019

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Graphic Packaging International, a worldwide business with an already large footprint in West Michigan is planning to expand. The Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved plans to support the project in Kalamazoo County. The expansion is expected to cost upwards of $600 million. Strategic fund incentives for the project included a state essentials services assessment for up to 15 years valued at about $7.2 million. Another is support for brownfield redevelopment, up to $21.9 million, which will include demolition, lead and asbestos abatement and infrastructure improvements...

The downtown arena saga takes a small step forward -

State bill would allow Kalamazoo County to fund a proposed downtown arena
Michael Krafcik | Newschannel 3 WWMT
September 23, 2019

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A new bill before the Michigan House of Representatives might pave the way for a long-awaited downtown Kalamazoo event center. Kalamazoo area leaders have pushed for the arena for more than a decade, but have yet to get the public on-board. Now, state Rep. Brandt Iden, R-Portage, is sponsoring House Bill 4816, which would modify current Michigan law regarding accommodation taxes, also known as hotel-motel taxes...

Bronson Methodist Hospital is rapidly expanding into the community, with seven separate primary-care facilities being built simultaneously -

Bronson Methodist Hospital building 7 new primary-care facilities
Lindsay Moore | MLive
September 25, 2019

KALAMAZOO, MI -- By summer 2020, Bronson Methodist Hospital’s healthcare system will have expanded to seven new locations in Kalamazoo County. Construction on five of the seven buildings began in August, and work on the two remaining sites will begin this fall, according to a Bronson Healthcare news release...