Blu House Received Neighborhood Business Awards Nomination

For the last 20 years, Grand Rapids neighborhood businesses have been eligible for a nomination in a variety of categories for the Neighborhood Business Awards. Sponsored by Neighborhood Ventures and Neighborhood Business Alliance, these awards “celebrate the continual revitalization of the city’s neighborhood business districts through the hard work, perseverance and ingenuity of their business owners and organization leaders.” 

For each of the categories there were two winners- the official winner as determined by the NBA comittee, and the people’s choice, as determined by over 800 votes submitted by the general public via Rapid Growth Media’s website.  For additional information on the awards and the other categories and winners, check out Rapid Growth’s article: www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/devnews/NBA1112.aspx

Blu House Properties was nominated for the ‘Best New Business’ Category. And while we didn’t win, we were still honored for the recognition. The winner was the Wired Espresso Bar, a coffee shop that’s open 24/7, located at 1503 Plainfield Ave. NE in the Creston Neighborhood. Wired offers a variety of coffee and espresso drinks along with sandwiches and soups. Check out the website at http://wiredgr.com.

And the People’s Choice Winner was Commute Bicycle Shop, located at 120 S. Division #125 in the downtown Heartside neighborhood. Commute is owned by Daniel Koert, former Head Mechanic of Ada Bike Shop. It offers service and repair along with sales of new and used bicycles. Check out the website at  http://www.commutegr.com.

Other nominations in the Best New Business category included Beauty House, Unlocal Clothing Co. and Wing Heaven.