Adam Bragenzer

Rehabilitation of the Peoples National Bank Building in Jackson -- long known as The Elaine Apartments -- has earned praise for developer Bob Jacobson and LC Consultants LLC, who made the property more accessible for residents. Governor Rick Snyder and Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Executive Director Earl Poleski announced the project as one of the recipients of this year’s Governor’s Awards for Historic Preservation. “Historic preservation and the protection of our cultural resources is vital to our economic development, our sense of place, and our identity as Michiganders,” Gov. Snyder said. “Each May, during National Historic Preservation Month, we recognize the people and organizations who preserve Michigan’s historic buildings and archaeological sites.” The former bank building, which first opened in November 1865, was renovated as affordable senior housing in 1971. LC Consultants LLC recognized that the space lacked amenities that make life easier and more pleasant for its senior residents and used Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits to rehabilitate the building. The project added those important amenities and created 33 residential units, a community area and commercial space. Representing an investment of $10.3 million in downtown Jackson, the project is the first historic rehabilitation in the city in…

Henry Ford Allegiance Neurosurgery has announced the addition of Frank La Marca, MD, to its medical staff. For the past 13 years, Dr. La Marca served at the University of Michigan Medical School as Chief of the Spine Section, Department of Neurosurgery. He is also a Professor of Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Biomedical Engineering at Michigan Medicine. “Dr. La Marca brings a statewide and regional reputation to the Henry Ford Allegiance Community, caring for our most complicated spinal cases.  He receives complex cases from other spine surgeons, which enables us to expand the neurosurgery footprint well beyond our current service area.  Dr. La Marca will work with our existing team of excellent neurosurgeons to build upon a patient-centered experience with optimal and measureable clinical outcomes,” said Ray King, MD, Henry Ford Allegiance Health Senior Vice President Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer. Among Dr. La Marca’s areas of clinical interest are complex spine surgery, adult spinal deformity, scoliosis, kyphosis, minimally invasive spine surgery, degenerative spinal disease, pediatric spinal deformity, spinal cord injury, spinal oncology, spinal infection, leg and back pain, and spinal trauma. Dr. La Marca welcomes new patients at his practice located in the Henry Ford Allegiance Orthopedic & Neuroscience Center…