Grand Rapids: “The West Side is the Best Side”
Things are happening in Grand Rapids! Our West Michigan office continues to grow, and so does the variety of work coming through the door. From healthcare and higher education to multifamily, retail, workplace, and community projects, our team is bringing Hobbs+Black’s design expertise to projects throughout the region—and having a little fun along the way. Our office was just named one of the Best Places to Work in West Michigan by Crains!
Meet the Grand Rapids Crew
Jamie Millspaugh
At the helm is Jamie Millspaugh, VP of West Michigan Operations, helping grow our presence, build relationships, and keep the team connected to opportunities across the region.
Ylli Bodinaku
Registered Architect, Project Manager and Project Architect, Ylli brings project leadership and design expertise to the team while helping turn big ideas into great projects. He has worked on Benzie CRC, Mid-Michigan College, CATS, and Array of Engineers.
Stephanie Maier
Stephanie is working toward registration while taking on a growing role as a Project Architect. She’s currently involved with the Allegan, Benzie, and Baroda Road commissions, the Array of Engineers office, and Woodview Commons multifamily project—giving her a mix of project types to keep her busy!
Evan Meek
Evan has healthcare covered from nearly every angle. His current project list includes Trinity Health Allendale Urgent & Primary Care, U-M Health West Nuclear Camera Lab, McLaren ASC, and the UM Credit Union Parking Deck.
Aaron Wheat
Aaron Wheat has been growing his healthcare portfolio and has been supporting the Sparrow Behavioral Health project and has been part of the team working on Tower on Grand.
Collin Ingalls
Collin is helping bring some fresh energy to the retail and workplace side of the business. He is currently working on Innovare, a new Teknion showroom in Grand Rapids, while also supporting the Hobbs+Black retail team. We’re pretty excited to have a showroom project right in our own backyard!
We’re Just Getting Started
What’s exciting about the Grand Rapids office isn’t just how quickly we’re growing—it’s what we’re getting to work on. Our team is contributing to projects across healthcare, higher education, workplace, multifamily, retail, and community design, while building relationships with clients and partners throughout West Michigan.
There’s a lot happening, and we’re excited to keep the momentum going. New projects, new faces, new ideas—and maybe a few more debates over who will win the chili cookoff this fall.
Grand Rapids is growing. Hobbs+Black is growing. And we’re just getting started!
