Lake Charter Township, located in Berrien County, has awarded Pearson Construction Company, the construction contract to build their new four million dollar public safety building. The township held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 19, 2009 to commemorate the start of construction. The new facility will be located at 3169 Shawnee Road, Bridgman, Michigan, and will be occupied by the Baroda-Lake Township Police and Lake Charter Township Fire Departments. The building, designed by Abonmarche from Benton Harbor, Michigan, is intended to serve the current and future needs of the community for the next fifty years. The project is slated to be completed in late spring, 2010.

Founded in 1918, Pearson Construction is the leading commercial, industrial, and institutional construction services firm in Southwest Michigan. Pearson Construction is a third generation, family owned design-build, construction management, and general contracting firm headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The Pearson family of companies also includes TERA Architects, a full service architectural firm, originated in 1956 as Pearson Engineering, Inc. You can learn more about Pearson Construction Company at www.pearsonconstruction.com.