Editing Grandville, Michigan (section)

==History==
===Settlement===
[[Anishinaabe]] peoples are indigenous to the Grand Rapids metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thecollegiatelive.com/2013/12/a-brief-history-of-native-americans-in-grand-rapids/ | title=A brief history of Native Americans in Grand Rapids | date=13 December 2013 }}</ref> Grandville was geographically an important place during the logging years in Michigan's history due to its location at the "river-bend" of the Grand River. It was important to have people there to make sure the logs did not jam up as the river turned north-west toward Grand Haven.

Grandville was founded in 1833 and incorporated as a city in 1933.<ref>{{cite web|last=City of Grandville|url=https://www.cityofgrandville.com/our_community/community_profile.php|title=Grandville: Community Profile|date=2021|accessdate=October 3, 2021}}</ref>

===Recent history===
By the 1980s due to the growth of the [[Grand Rapids metropolitan area]] following the [[early 1980s recession in the United States]], Grandville began to experience even more growth.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sneden|first1=Peggy|title=Building Bounces Back in '80s|journal=Grand Rapids Business Journal|date=25 January 1988|volume=6|issue=4}}</ref> In 1987, color measurement and manufacturer [[X-Rite]] established its headquarters in the city a year after it went public, soon becoming one of the fastest growing businesses in Michigan.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=The X-Rite Stuff: True Colors Are Shining Through in Grandville|first1=Eric|title=The X-Rite Stuff: True Colors Are Shining Through in Grandville|journal=Michigan Business|date=October 1989|volume=6|issue=7|page=38}}</ref>

In the 1990s, the city was being eyed for larger development. In 1990, developers explored the building of a new mall near the intersection of 44th Street and Ivanrest and eventually met with the city for approval.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Burns|first1=Evette|title=2nd|work=[[The Grand Rapids Press]]|date=14 December 1990}}</ref> In 1999, construction was completed on [[RiverTown Crossings]], a mall with just over 1.25 million square feet of retail space.

In the 2000s, Grandville experienced continued growth following the opening of Rivertown Crossings, including multiple restaurants and strip malls along Rivertown Parkway. It had grown to be one of the city's largest employers. However, by 2007, the beginning of the [[Great Recession]], X-Rite had moved its headquarters nearby to [[Kentwood, Michigan|Kentwood]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Knape|first1=Chris|title=X-Rite announces sale of Grandville headquarters|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/01/xrite_announces_sale_of_grandv.html|access-date=17 September 2016|agency=[[MLive]]|date=29 January 2009}}</ref>

A new fire station was constructed across the street from city hall at Prairie and Wilson in 2000 to make way for a new police station and hall of justice in 2003 next to city hall and a Kent District Library on Wilson Avenue.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Grandville, Michigan: Grandville Police & Court Facility|journal=Design Cost Data|date=March 2003|volume=47|issue=2|page=48}}</ref>

In 2013, a [[Cabela's]] and Target anchored a new development on the former X-Rite property.<ref name=CABELA>{{cite news|last1=Martinez|first1=Shandra|title=Take a look inside Cabela's new West Michigan store|url=http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2013/03/take_a_look_inside_cabelas_new.html|access-date=17 September 2016|agency=[[MLive]]|date=6 March 2013}}</ref> In 2016, a 1 million+ square foot, 400 unit apartment development called the [[Grand Castle]] was constructed.<ref name="CABELA"/>

In 2017, after arriving in Grand Rapids, then [[Vice President of the United States|United States Vice President]] [[Mike Pence]] and his wife [[Karen Pence|Karen]] made a visit for the annual [[Independence Day (United States)|Fourth of July]] ceremony and parade. Pence walked the traditional parade route of Wilson Avenue, from 44th Street to Chicago Drive. During the parade, citizens held signs in a peaceful protest. Pence tweeted after the visit thanking Grandville for the parade. Mayor Steve Maas responded with a letter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pence makes surprise parade stop in Grandville |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/07/04/pence-grandville-parade/103424548/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mastrangelo |first=Dominick |date=2017-07-04 |title=Vice President Mike Pence in Grandville for Fourth of July parade |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2017/07/vice_president_mike_pence_in_g.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=mlive |language=en}}</ref>