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      <description>A historic hotel, called Hotel Northern, in the city of Manistee, will soon become a new apartment complex with some commercial space as part of the statewide effort to redevelop old properties.</description>
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      <description>Buildings in Petoskey and Cheboygan are going to be receiving new life with the help of funds from Michigan's Revitalization and Placemaking Program.</description>
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      <description>The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced its most recent round of funding to local housing commissions on Tuesday. More than 100…</description>
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