EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Business leaders in the Gaslight Village in East Grand Rapids are hoping their new ideas can help revitalize the shopping center and prevent more store owners from closing up shop.
Walking through the business district Monday, 24 Hour News 8 counted more than a half dozen empty storefronts. That’s many more than store owners would like to see.
“I hate to see people fail. I’ve watched two businesses come in and I knew immediately that it wasn’t the right fit,” James Garnant told 24 Hour News 8.
Garnant has owned The James Salon along Wealthy Street for 10 years and has expanded twice. Now, along with his partner, he’s heading up the local business association and hoping to bring what has worked for him to everyone.
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