Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she backs the expansion of a powerful state tax incentive program that has led to massive urban redevelopments and that developers statewide have said is in dire need of legislative action.
Speaking at an event at the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Whitmer said lawmakers “need to expand our successful bipartisan work on (the) transformational brownfields” program.
“This funding has helped local governments and developers turn abandoned, blighted sites into vibrant new housing and commercial space,” Whitmer said…