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MICHIGAN’S HARBOR SHORES COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION VALIDATES BOLD VISION AND $900 MILLION STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
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hen execs from Whirlpool (global manufacturer of home appliances and brands like Maytag and KitchenAid) made the fateful decision to develop Harbor Shores Resort and transform its hometown of Benton Harbor in Southwest Michigan, it was unknown how a development of this magnitude with golf as its anchor could help turn a city around. Now a full decade later, Harbor Shores has far exceeded its vision to transform a once-thriving manufacturing hub into a beautiful and robust residential and recreational development that would serve and promote the local community, and has yielded immense economic impact to the cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph.
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