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June 15, 2026

Zach Verhulst Featured in Crain's Grand Rapids Business List of Notable Leaders in Architecture, Engineering & Construction 2026

Verhulst grew the company he founded in 2020 to 22 staff with offices in Detroit and Grand Rapids, serving K-12, healthcare and community clients.

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Featured Updates

August 20, 2026

Early Childhood Center to open inside The Rapid Central Station

September 1, 2026

Granger Construction Nears Completion on Michigan's FIrst Pediatric Rehabillitation

The new building sits directly across from the Mary Free Bed Grand Rapids Campus, and a new pedestrian skybridge will connect the two hospitals.

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September 1, 2026

Granger Construction Nears Completion on Michigan's FIrst Pediatric Rehabillitation

August 20, 2026

Early Childhood Center to open inside The Rapid Central Station

August 13, 2026

Work is underway on bond-funded high school transformation project

June 15, 2026

Zach Verhulst Featured in Crain's Grand Rapids Business List of Notable Leaders in Architecture, Engineering & Construction 2026

June 8, 2026

Early Childcare Learning Center unveiled at The Rapid Central Station in Grand Rapids

May 11, 2026

$9M transit-based childcare center targets Grand Rapids worker absences

May 8, 2026

New apartment units, artist space open in Grand Rapids

January 8, 2026

Autocam Medical Breaks Ground For 100,000-Sq.-Ft. Facility In Warsaw

August 6, 2025

'Reimagine GRPS': first landmark education initiative set to welcome students

June 20, 2025

New alternative high school destined to be a ‘bright, warm, welcoming place’

May 8, 2025

A Crowning Moment in Kids’ Rehabilitation: Crowning Ceremony for Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital

May 2, 2025

EY US unveils Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award finalists

April 23, 2025

AYA Youth Collective breaks ground on new house for youth experiencing homelessness

February 27, 2025

5 highlights from $131.2M expansion East Grand Rapids High School plan

February 26, 2025

East Grand Rapids explores parking garage amid high school expansion plans

October 22, 2024

Zachary Verhulst | Recognized among 200 Most Influential Leaders in West Michigan in 2024 by Crain's Grand Rapids Business

October 15, 2024

Zachary Verhulst | Recognized as Young Architect of the Year by the Michigan Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

September 16, 2024

Zachary Verhulst | Notable Black Leaders 2024

August 15, 2024

Community leaders break ground on Michigan’s first children’s rehabilitation hospital

August 15, 2024

Public-private collaboration drives $70M Mary Free Bed pediatric hospital forward

August 12, 2024

Renovations aim to make ‘inspiring’ new home for alternative high school

August 12, 2024

West Michigan’s largest architectural firms are bucking a national trend

May 31, 2024

The Diatribe to break ground on $9M mixed-use HQ, arts and culture hub

May 24, 2024

Grand Rapids architectural firm wins Minority Business of the Year award

April 24, 2024

Creative Endeavors | Zachary Verhulst, AIA, NCARB, NOMA

March 22, 2024

District to break ground on early childhood center addition

October 23, 2023

A New Era for Michigan’s Kids: Announcing Joan Secchia Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital

October 16, 2023

Zachary Verhulst | Crain's 40 Under 40 2023

September 18, 2023

Zachary Verhulst named a 2023 Notable Leader in Commercial Real Estate

September 8, 2023

Meet Zachary Verhulst

October 26, 2022

The Diatribe has big plans for affordable housing in Grand Rapids’ Southeast side

October 26, 2022

Sip Coffee & Cocktails nears opening day in Grand Rapids

October 26, 2022

2022 40 Under 40 award recipient: Zachary Verhulst

October 12, 2022

Black Wallstreet GR vision takes shape

August 19, 2022

AIA Grand Rapids Names 2022 Scholarship Recipients

July 13, 2022

Event services company plans 145-person venue in GR’s Roosevelt Park neighborhood

February 7, 2022

Construction firm, cannabis company partner on new commercial development on GR’s west side

January 27, 2022

Daily Inspiration: Meet Zachary Verhulst

January 5, 2022

The Diatribe plans mixed-use development for new offices, event venue on GR’s south side

December 10, 2021

Construction industry execs reflect on year of full workloads, high costs, curveballs

November 16, 2021

New splash pad, improvements coming to Garfield Park

October 29, 2021

Grand Rapids Chamber honors EPIC award winners

May 1, 2021

Mobile Defenders breaking ground on $7.5M facility

March 12, 2021

Celebrating Black Excellence in Sustainability

January 20, 2021

Statewide building code update an opportunity to tackle efficiency, climate change - MIBiz

December 30, 2020

Experts: Sustainable design critical for 2021 - Grand Rapids Business Journal

December 23, 2020

Startup architecture firm founder sees new design trends, need for inclusion in wake of pandemic

December 1, 2020

Grand Rapids economic development group working to improve the success rates for Black businesses plans HQ

December 1, 2020

Former Young Architect of the Year launches own firm - GR Business Journal

August 20, 2020

AIA Grand Rapids Names 2020 - Young Architect of the Year