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February 18, 2020 – Former B.C. Cobb property nearly cleared, new owner announces

By |2020-03-24T15:26:38+00:00February 18th, 2020|News|

 Ferrysburg-based Verplank Dock Co. will become new owner of former B.C. Cobb property after North Carolina-based Forsite finishes clearing the land. MUSKEGON, Mich. — The decommissioning of the former B.C. Cobb Generating Plant in Muskegon is nearly complete. Forsite Development Inc. headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina started removing the power plant and stack in

January 14, 2020 – B.C. Cobb Plant demolition completed

By |2020-01-14T20:02:14+00:00January 14th, 2020|News, Uncategorized|

The final piece of Muskegon’s former B.C. Cobb Plant has been demolished. North Carolina-based Forsite Development on Saturday morning finished demolition of the former B.C. Cobb power plant, on the M-120 corridor in North Muskegon. The city of Muskegon shared a video of the event. Located on the shore of Muskegon Lake, just over a mile from

October 31, 2019 – Wrecking ball demolishes B.C. Cobb power plant smokestack

By |2019-11-07T15:19:45+00:00November 7th, 2019|News|

It was closed in 2016, and in 2017 a North Carolina based company bought the land.MUSKEGON, Mich — Construction crews started the demolition process of B.C. Cobb last year, and Thursday a wrecking ball went through what was left of the smokestack on Muskegon Lake.However, the demolition process isn't over yet.What once was a

September 5, 2019 – Small blast brings Cobb’s skywalk to the ground

By |2019-11-07T15:28:04+00:00October 31st, 2019|News|

The skywalk connected the closed powerhouse to what's left of the Cobb's smokestack. MUSKEGON, Mich. — Some residents in Muskegon and North Muskegon heard what they believed were explosives Thursday morning, and it turns out they were right. Demolition crews working at the former B.C. Cobb power plant brought the skywalk bridge between

March 3, 2019 – Lakeshore communities look to reshape their formerly industrial waterfronts

By |2019-08-04T20:07:41+00:00August 4th, 2019|News|

Two lakeshore communities are rethinking how former industrial sites will play a role in future development along their waterfronts. That’s true in both Holland and Muskegon, two cities in which decommissioned coal-fired power plants could help free up sites for new uses and redevelopment. As well, both communities follow a string of examples of municipalities

August 15, 2018 – Air Compliance Excellence (ACE) Award

By |2018-11-02T00:33:26+00:00August 17th, 2018|News|

Mecklenburg County Air Quality (MCAQ) announced on August 15, 2018 that our facility is being recognized for ongoing Air Compliance Excellence with an annual ACE Award.  These awards are designed to highlight local industry's efforts in achieving compliance with their air quality permits, thereby helping to reduce pollution and improve local air quality. We are

March 13, 2018 – US Utilities Turning Shuttered Coal Generating Facilities Into Solar Power Plants

By |2018-11-02T00:35:10+00:00March 14th, 2018|News|

The good news is that more and more coal powered generating facilities are being taken offline as competition from natural gas and renewables make them too expensive to operate. The bad news is the land they are built on is often so battered and bruised from years of pollution it can’t be used for anything

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