“This is like a slap in the face.”
That’s how Dave Ziomkowski, One Ludington Place construction project manager with McGraw Construction, summed up the tumbling temperatures this week.
Ziomkowski said the weather was a tough change for the construction crew from Rich Construction of Fremont, who — just days prior — were working in T-shirts doing roof [...]

CHICAGO - Two by Four, a leading integrated marketing agency offering advertising, design, promotions, direct response and event marketing services, announced today that it has been selected as agency of record for the Four Winds Casino Resort scheduled to open in New Buffalo, Michigan in early August of this year. Situated near Lake Michigan approximately [...]

Even though the South Haven City Council in December put the brakes on a proposed resort development on the city’s south side, the issue is not over for Councilman Bill Bradley.
Bradley said the council “got in the way” of the developers, who asked in December to have a 19-acre parcel on the site of [...]

Long known for its stunning, mile-long Lake Michigan shoreline and summer appeal, The Homestead resort’s romantic nature is at its most passionate in winter.
Twinkling white lights illuminate the small cluster of shops and condos surrounded by the expansive hills of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Snow-covered paths wind along a small skating rink in the [...]

Renowned Chicago-area Restaurateur and Chef Ted Cizma has been named Executive Chef of the award-winning, 900-acre Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, near Traverse City, Mich. In his new position, Executive Chef Cizma oversees all culinary staff and operations for the Resort’s food & beverage outlets including three restaurants, and all menu and food planning and [...]

Several condominium conversions are under way in the East Rogers Park and West Rogers Park neighborhoods.
“Many home shoppers are looking for an affordable alternative to more expensive North Side neighborhoods,” said Charles Huzenis, president of Jameson Realty Group, which is the exclusive marketing and sales agent for several developments in the area.
East Rogers Park is [...]

LaPorte has enjoyed a boom in lakefront housing construction but future building might be restricted to assure public view of the water.
On Jan. 22, the city council is expected to vote on an ordinance presented this week to control shoreline development.
The measure applies to most LaPorte lakes and parks but is aimed primarily at the [...]

The city council told the developer that an old industrial site wasn’t the right location for the proposed high-rise hotel and indoor water park.
Council members voted against a zoning amendment for that initial site.
The proposed location was the former home of the Bohn Aluminum plant, which hasn’t made a piston in years. And with the [...]

Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. will invest about $100 million for a new, luxury all-suites hotel downtown near Millennium Park, with views of Lake Michigan.
On Wednesday, Strategic agreed to pay $82.4 million for the first 15 floors of the $475 million Aqua residential tower to be built by Magellan Development LLC at its sprawling [...]

Standing proud with the entrance fountains of the Cal Neva at his feet is the statue of Chief Joseph, the leader of the Nez Perce Indian tribe.
Known by his people as In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat (Thunder coming up over the land from the water), the chief was best known for his resistance to the U.S. Government’s attempts to [...]

Country Inns & Suites By Carlson(R), the mid-tier lodging brand of Minneapolis-based Carlson Hotels Worldwide, today announces the opening of its 400th hotel. The landmark hotel, located at 1630 Olmsted Drive, has a prime location in Portage, Ind., near the southern shore of Lake Michigan and 45 minutes east of Chicago.
The grand opening ceremony of [...]