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Ryan Smith Construction

Also Ryan Smith Construction Cottage Rentals · KS Construction

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Founded2003-01-01
Coordinates45.7515° N, 85.5554° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
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ErasModern era
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Summary

Ryan Smith Construction was a business name recorded at 38299 Wilderness Court on Beaver Island in a 2003 assumed-name notice. A 2016 notice records KS Construction at the same address under Kyle Smith, while a 2009 notice also uses the name Ryan Smith Construction Cottage Rentals.

These filings establish the address and reported names, but not the legal or ownership relationship among the businesses.

Open questions

  • Are Ryan Smith Construction, Ryan Smith Construction Cottage Rentals, and KS Construction related?
  • What construction or rental services did each provide?
  • Can state filings or advertisements establish succession and operating dates?

Sources

  1. Charlevoix Courier, 2003, assumed-names notice.
    Lists Ryan Smith Construction at 38299 Wilderness Court, St. James, by Ryan Smith. It does not describe projects, legal structure, or operating dates. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    charlevoix · charlevoixcourie2003unse
  2. Charlevoix Courier, 2016, assumed-names notice.
    Lists KS Construction at 38299 Wilderness Court, Beaver Island, by Kyle Smith. The notice does not establish whether this is a successor, related business, or unrelated use of the same address. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    charlevoix · Charlevoix-Courier-2016
  3. Address-level point used for the assumed-name notices; the map result locates the reported address, not a separate construction office or proof that the 2003 and 2016 businesses were successors.

Added 2 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Ryan Smith Construction”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/ryan-smith-construction/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix Courier, 2003, assumed-names notice. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-02. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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