Business & Development

Published October 27, 2020

Work to begin on Innovation Hills Park playground

ROCHESTER HILLS — The community’s first inclusive and accessible playground will take shape at Innovation Hills Park over the next year.

Published October 27, 2020

Rochester Post

Now hiring: businesses struggle to find employees during COVID-19

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Keeping businesses staffed during COVID-19 isn’t as easy as one might think.

Published October 27, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe City makes outdoor dining permanent

GROSSE POINTE CITY — With COVID-19 forcing restaurants to reduce capacity, outdoor dining has been a lifeline for many local eateries, enabling them to stay afloat by being able to seat and serve additional customers.

Published October 27, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Ford House aiming at spring 2021 grand opening for new buildings

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — They may not have gotten completed as soon as originally expected, but officials with the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores said a new visitor center and administration building will be worth the wait.

Published October 27, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center now open

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Nearly two years ago, the Grosse Pointe Woods City Council voted to name the City Hall municipal complex the Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center.

Published October 26, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington City Council adopts new social district for downtown

FARMINGTON — Residents and visitors will soon be able to enjoy carryout cocktails, food and beverages to go under a newly approved social district in downtown Farmington.

Published October 26, 2020

Farmington Press

Sisters of Mercy PUD approved for senior living community

FARMINGTON HILLS — Plans to transition the Sisters of Mercy parcel, adjacent to the Costick Activities Center, into a senior living community continued forward Sept. 28 as Farmington Hills City Council members voted 4-1 to approve the planned unit development for the site.

Published October 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Luxury service industry pushes on through pandemic

BIRMINGHAM — If there’s one thing the Birmingham-Bloomfield area knows how to do well, it’s relax.

End of an era as decades-old barbershop closes its doors

Published October 23, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

End of an era as decades-old barbershop closes its doors in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Mayor Kip Walby said for decades, those seeking the “pulse of the city” had to look no further than Jim’s Barber Shop on a Saturday morning.

Macomb County offers last round of business grants with federal dollars

Published October 23, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County offers last round of business grants with federal dollars

MACOMB COUNTY — There is a final call to Macomb County businesses of all sizes: Seize the opportunity to apply for grants while money is still available.

Published October 20, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Input continues in Birmingham master plan development

BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham master plan that will guide citywide planning through the next 20 years continues to take shape, but it’s not done quite yet.

Published October 16, 2020

Madison - Park News

Fourth marijuana business opens in Hazel Park

HAZEL PARK — Marijuana businesses continue to pop up in Hazel Park, in what officials hope will be a lucrative new industry for the small town.

Published October 15, 2020

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Lens put on Gratiot Avenue for business façade improvements

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Gratiot Avenue continues to be a point of economic emphasis, as evidenced by a new façade improvement program.

Published October 15, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Bond plan in place for Mount Clemens Ice Arena

MOUNT CLEMENS — Through the end of 2020, a schedule has been laid out for capital improvement bonds for the Mount Clemens Ice Arena.

Farmington council extends outdoor dining rules through April 2021

Published October 7, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington council extends outdoor dining rules through April 2021

FARMINGTON — If you’ve enjoyed dining outside at one of Farmington’s many restaurant pop-up patios, then you’re in luck. Farmington City Council members unanimously voted to extend the relaxed zoning requirements that originally allowed those patios to be erected.

Published October 6, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Online learning poses phys ed class obstacles for families

METRO DETROIT — Wake up. Log in. Listen to a teacher over headphones and communicate with classmates through a screen. Log out.

Published October 6, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe City authorizes study of historic properties

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The process to evaluate some of Grosse Pointe City’s remaining estate parcels and significant homes for the purpose of possibly creating historic districts has begun.

Published October 6, 2020

Woodward Talk

‘Dot’ could be completed within several weeks

FERNDALE — According to Ferndale city officials, the construction of “The dot” could be completed within the next several weeks.

Published October 6, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley reveals scores for marijuana business applicants

BERKLEY — The city of Berkley has revealed its scores for businesses that have applied for marijuana business licenses, and three will be moving forward to the site-planning phase.

Published October 2, 2020

Madison - Park News

Funding secured for demolition of Electro-Plating Services

MADISON HEIGHTS — Preparations continue for the eventual demolition and remediation of the Electro-Plating Services site in Madison Heights, the source of the green-colored groundwater laced with hexavalent chromium that leaked onto Interstate 696 last Christmas.