Cornerstone Alliance has been awarded a state grant of $81,000 to build a retention pond at its entrance to create more curb appeal. The office of state Senator Kim LaSata tells us the award for Cornerstone is one of four in southwest Michigan announced this week by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Site Readiness Improvement Program. In addition to the retention pond, Cornerstone Alliance will use its state grant to install related infrastructure and clear brush and trees. Senator LaSata says the “site readiness grants will go a long way toward making our communities that much more of an attractive place to do business and create jobs,” and she congratulated the recipients. The other grants are $50,000 for the city of Sturgis to do engineering assessments at an industrial park, $100,000 to the city of Three Rivers for fiber extension at an industrial park, and $79,000 for the village of Colon to do a study at a mill site.
