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Groundbreaking at Lofts on Louis

(photo: Dominic Romano congratulates John Burtka with Patti Poppe, Nicholas Dyc and Denise Burtka.  Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV) The City of Jackson hosted a groundbreaking ceremony this afternoon at the project site for Lofts on Louis, a planned mixed-use four story building near the corner of North Jackson Street and Louis Glick Highway in Downtown Jackson. Developers Kincaid Henry, Dr. Nicholas Dyc and John Burtka announced they will start construction next week on the new mixed-use housing project.  The $5.4 million, 47,000-square-foot project is expected to take roughly one year to complete. The four-story development includes 30 apartment units and 12,000 square foot of commercial and retail space on the ground floor. The Lofts on Louis was awarded a loan from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday, October 25 - the final touchstone before the project could begin. Speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony included Patti Poppe, President and CEO of Consumers Energy and a founding member of the Jackson Anchor Initiative.  Poppe remarked on the rapid growth of Downtown Jackson that has occurred in the past couple of years. "I applaud the City of Jackson, MEDC, the Anchor Initiative and the developers for bringing this project to downtown Jackson,"…

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Concord Football Team 2016

Concord looks for second win, district title, tonight in rematch with Homer

By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Concord — As has been the case nearly all season, there’s a certain significance with tonight’s district final for the Concord football team.   A year of program firsts can put another check in the record book should the Yellowjackets find a way to go to Homer and defeated one of their top rivals for a second time this fall.   “If we can win this game, it will be the most successful two-year span in program history,” coach Max Clark said. “It’s an exciting time for us. There’s some history to be made.”   And a district title to be won.   Concord (8-2) went 7-3 a year ago, equaling the highest win total for the program in two years, set in 2001 (10-3) and 2002 (5-5).   But this year’s team has plenty of experience with big games, and big wins.   The Yellowjackets won the first conference title in program history, and last week, knocked off rival Springport 21-14 for the first playoff win since 2001.   Now, the team faces a Homer (8-2) squad it edged 28-26 in overtime way back in Week 2.   “We expect close game, just…

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