BAY CITY, MI – A Bay County floral shop will close after more than four decades.

Meanwhile, a $4.3 million state loan will help move forward the development of a 90-unit apartment complex near downtown.

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Bay County floral shop closes after 42 years in community

Country Garden Flowers will close its doors after more than four decades of serving customers, with owners announcing their retirement on the same date they opened the business 42 years ago.

Owner Renee Zuchnik announced the closure in a social media post, marking the end of an era that began on Sept. 30, 1983.

“So as many of you know my husband and I have owned and operated a floral shop and greenhouse,” Zuchnik wrote. “It is wit

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