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Council and mayor outline MLK Corridor investments and plans to bring a grocery store to Jackson's South Side
Summary
Officials described the MLK Corridor Improvement Authority's grants, ARPA investment to the corridor and a proposed grocery store site that is one block outside Ward 1; Consumers Energy is involved in property remediation discussions.
Jackson leaders used the 2025 State of the City address to describe ongoing investment in the MLK Corridor and early steps to bring a full-service grocery store to the South Side.
First Ward Council member Arlene Robinson said the city created the Martin Luther King Corridor Improvement Authority and secured $4,500,000 in ARPA funds for neighborhood investment; she said the city had invested about $1,000,000 in existing and new businesses in Ward 1. "We have developed more the developers looking for more attraction to their business," Robinson said, noting efforts to address a long-standing food…
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