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The City says that the developers of the Center City District project could still pull it off. ELi's Chris Root and Alice Dreger report.

ELi's Alice Dreger reports why the hole at 100 West Grand River Avenue still isn't filled in, and the developer's representative explains the challenges of trying to work with the City of East Lansing on getting a project built.

What's really gone wrong with the Center City District deal? And what does it have to do with what went wrong with the Park District deal? ELi's Alice Dreger explains the complicated reality.

Mark Bell of Harbor Bay Real Estate says he and his co-developers are “walking away” from the $132 million Center City District Project. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

Also on the November 7 ballot: a question on whether to raise the Ingham County tax millage. ELi's Jessy Gregg explains.

Fact-checking the political mailers in support of and against the income tax proposal, ELi reporters Alice Dreger and Jessy Gregg find some truths and some misrepresentations on both sides.

Today we learn that the investor set to buy up to $31 million in publicly-issued bonds on the Center City District project appears to be the father of developer Mark Bell. ELi's Alice Dreger reports the newest twists in this unusual deal.

If East Lansing voters approve a pair of tax proposals on the November 7 ballot, the resultant fall in City property taxes could have serious negative implications for various development deals. ELi's Alice Dreger explains.

Why hasn't the Center City District project broken ground? Turns out that key financial and legal components of the deal are still in flux. ELi's Alice Dreger digs to bring you the details.

The MEDC says it hoped the Park District project would happen. But the developer tells ELi it's officially dead.

The Park District redevelopment project is still likely to die, despite action by City Council tonight. Meanwhile, the Center City District project is moving forward. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

The Park District saga heats up yet more with a special meeting of East Lansing's City Council set for tonight. ELi's Alice Dreger reports.

The M.A.C. parking garage is open again with repairs funded through a record-breaking 60-year TIF plan. ELi's Jeanette McWaters reports.

East Lansing's Mayor Meadows expresses frustration over the MEDC asking City Council to redo yet more paperwork on the Park District proposal. What's holding up the State's movement on ending East Lansing's blight?

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) today answered questions from ELi about what's going on with state-level delays on review of the Park District project, a major redevelopment slated to replace the blight downtown.