Webberville-based Michigan Brewing Co. parlayed the Downtown opening date for its Downtown Lansing location for about a year, but the brewer is now preparing to open by the end of 2009.
According to excerpts from the article:
Officials say plans are back on track and the 50-employee site on Washington Square near Kalamazoo Street should open within a few weeks.
"It's been proposed for a while but the economy made it difficult to get the necessary financing," said Ernie St. Pierre, general manager for the company's expansion. "We finally worked it out this spring."
The cost of the project has not been disclosed by the privately owned company.
Michigan Brewing Co., based in Webberville, opened in 1995. Its 76,000-square-foot headquarters includes a brewery, pub, tasting room, distillery, winery and store that caters to home brewers and wine makers. Its beer is distributed in 10 states and Sweden.
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