A slowing U.S. economy won’t stop plans to move forward with construction of a new multi-million dollar mall at the long-vacant site of the former Sietsma’s orchard. According to local news sources, the city planning director has given developers final site approval on the proposed Village of Knapps Crossing shopping mall, to be located near the intersection of Knapp and the East Beltline.

According to WOOD TV8, the project must now submit a final traffic analysis to the Michigan Department of Transportation in order to assess the development’s “impact on drainage.”