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Battle Creek Unlimited adviser lays out downtown 'food‑science' vision; economist says casino impact data will take two years
Summary
At the Aug. 20 Calhoun County commissioners meeting, Battle Creek Unlimited Senior Advisor Jim Hettinger presented a plan to build a food‑science industry community downtown, while Upjohn Institute economist George Erickcek said the casino baseline study will not yield usable impact data for about two years.
Jim Hettinger, Senior Advisor with Battle Creek Unlimited, presented the organization’s downtown transformation vision to the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 20, 2009, outlining plans to foster growth of a food‑science industry cluster in downtown Battle Creek.
Upjohn Institute Senior Regional Analyst and Economist George Erickcek followed with an update on a…
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