Business & Development

An artist rendering of the front entrance to Premier Academy in Macomb Township. The childcare center is proposed to be built on nearly three acres of land at the northeast corner of 21 Mile and Card roads.

Published September 10, 2021

Macomb Township Chronicle

Conditional rezoning request unanimously approved in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A childcare facility is on course to be developed on the eastern side of Macomb Township.

Published September 9, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

DDA could be coming to downtown St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In an effort to pay for events and improvements to downtown St. Clair Shores, the 9-Mack Merchants Association and city of St. Clair Shores are discussing the formation of a downtown development authority in the area.

Published September 8, 2021

Warren Weekly

Technology deployed in battle against crime at Warren Manor

WARREN — Earlier this year, after the latest episode in a string of violent incidents, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said that the Warren Manor apartment complex has been “a huge problem for decades.”

Published September 8, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield's Township Center District Overlay making ‘slow but steady’ progress

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In 2015, the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees created what is known as the Township Center District Overlay on Orchard Lake Road, from 14 Mile Road to about a quarter mile north of Maple Road, according to Township Supervisor Steven Kaplan.

Published September 8, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Developers go ‘back to the drawing board’ on plan for 389 St. Clair

GROSSE POINTE CITY — To paraphrase the title of a song by the Clash, should it stay or should it go?

Published September 6, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren settles medical marijuana dispensary lawsuit

WARREN — With a web of litigation swirling over Warren’s botched process for licensing medical marijuana dispensaries, officials have approved an agreement and an ordinance change that would let up to 18 medical marijuana dispensaries set up shop in the city.

Published September 2, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Investments, dining choices discussed in economic update

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights City Council was jolly about an upcoming Jollibee location, as well as other upcoming business and residential developments in Sterling Heights during an Aug. 17 meeting.

Automotive business relocates headquarters to Novi, invests $1.9M

Published August 29, 2021

Novi Note

Automotive business relocates headquarters to Novi, invests $1.9M

NOVI — One of the nation’s leading providers of die-casting solutions for the automotive industry, Pace Industries now calls Novi its home after it moved its corporate headquarters from Arkansas.

A roughly 21-acre area of land east of Groesbeck Highway, north of Elizabeth Road, is proposed to become a mixed-use retail and residential community.

Published August 27, 2021

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Mixed-use development proposed near Groesbeck

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A retail and residential development could be coming to the northeast area of Clinton Township.

A graphic shows the boundaries of Clawson’s social district. The district includes sidewalks and common areas and excludes streets and parking lots.

Published August 26, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Clawson authorizes formation of social district

CLAWSON — On July 20, the Clawson City Council approved the creation of a downtown social district where patrons can purchase alcohol in specially marked cups from licensed establishments and drink it in a common outdoor area.

Published August 25, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Four new Habitat for Humanity homes approved in Roseville

ROSEVILLE — The city of Roseville approved a new agreement with Macomb County Habitat for Humanity at the City Council meeting Aug. 3.

Published August 25, 2021

Metro

Nursing and paramedic shortages reported in Michigan

METRO DETROIT — The labor shortages that have been occurring across the state have also affected two industries that have a direct impact on the health of residents.

Published August 24, 2021

Woodward Talk

Former Rosie O’Grady’s to turn into ‘destination’ restaurants

FERNDALE — The building that formerly housed Rosie O’Grady’s will undergo major reconstruction and changes in the near future.

Published August 24, 2021

Madison - Park News

Madison Heights announces plans for Restaurant Week 2021

MADISON HEIGHTS — When the pandemic started, bars and restaurants were hit hard, forced to close or limit their capacity.

Roseville has updated its master plan, taking things like increased efforts to incentivize business in the Utica Junction area, pictured, and local construction projects into account.

Published August 12, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville approves updates to its master plan

ROSEVILLE — The City of Roseville has approved its update to its master plan, covering the city’s goals for 2022 to 2026.

Published August 11, 2021

Warren Weekly

Officials weigh in on plan for downtown

WARREN — With approval of a “transformational” plan for mixed-use redevelopment in Warren’s Civic Center far from certain, city leaders are sharing thoughts on the project as it was recently presented, ahead of any formal consideration by the City Council.

Published August 11, 2021

Macomb Township Chronicle

Site plan approved for Macomb Township park

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A plan for a new Macomb Township park marches on.

Published August 11, 2021

Woodward Talk

Ferndale’s Kulick Center needs repairs after rainfall causes ‘significant’ damage

FERNDALE — A rainstorm that caused considerable damage to the Kulick Community Center has delayed consideration of reopening the facility.

Due to a shortage in stock and increases in demand, many car dealerships, such as Jim Riehl’s Friendly Chrysler Jeep in Warren, pictured, are seeing emptier sales lots.

Published August 11, 2021

Metro

Higher demand, lower supply result in increased car prices

METRO DETROIT — People in the market for a new car may be feeling a crunch as car prices are on the rise and some vehicles are in short supply.

Published August 10, 2021

Southfield Sun

Southfield sells Northland mall property for $11.1M

SOUTHFIELD — After entertaining a number of interested parties, the city of Southfield has finally inked an $11.1 million deal with Bloomfield Hills-based Contour Cos. for a majority of the 114-acre former Northland Center property.