Warren — Two Michigan cities are looking to create their own land banks, a tool proponents say helps cities convert vacant or deteriorating properties into affordable housing, community gardens or ...

Detroit is the only Michigan city currently authorized to have a local land bank authority. But seven cities across the state could soon join the list under a bill signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids is now the second city in Michigan to form its own land bank, highlighting the need to accelerate local development opportunities. Tuesday, the Grand Rapids City ...

Antonio Adan was the recipient of the 2025 Emerging Leader Award from the Center for Community Progress last month. Adan, who ...

A bill to allow four cities in Southeast Michigan and three in West Michigan to form local land banks is headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk. The bill — with local approval — would allow land banks ...

The Warren City Council will file a lawsuit against Warren Mayor Lori Stone this week after she refused to sign a land bank agreement that was unanimously approved by its seven members on Aug. 27.

Once an industrial rail and fuel depot, the Betsie Bay waterfront is being reimagined as a mix of parkland, trails, and ...

for the development of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds. “This represents another in a series of positive moves forward for Detroit,” said Gov. Rick Snyder. “The state is committed to working ...