BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek’s Lakeview District has been a premier commercial corridor for more than 40 years, home to big name retailers and restaurants.
But as times have changed, so have the area’s needs.
“These are challenging times for malls. You know, the retail environment has just changed so much over the last decade or so,” Ted Dearing, assistant city manager for the City of Battle Creek, said. “And that’s not an exception here in Battle Creek.”…