In a monthly survey done by GVSU’s Brian Long, it showed that the greater Grand Rapids industrial economy has shown some improvement over the last two weeks of October. Long contributed the business gains to the improvements in the office furniture business. Also involved in the gains was a 32 percent gain in housing in the past year. “With the housing market now nicely recovering from an apparent bottom, potential buyers are taking advantage of the record low interest rates to buy homes,” Long said in a press release.