Business & Development

Published October 9, 2018

New details about Lakeside concept ideas unveiled

Attendees of a Sept. 27 public forum at the Velocity Collaboration Center were able to browse through some ideas that could guide the course of the Lakeside Mall district’s future. According to city officials, Lakeside Mall’s retail capacity occupies more than 1 million square feet.Read More

Published October 9, 2018

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

DDA invites public to ‘Fall in Love With Roseville’

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Downtown Development Authority and Roseville Community and Economic Development are inviting the public to join them for their first Fall in Love With Roseville celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at 28367 Gratiot Ave.Read More

Published October 8, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores looks to market parcels for development

ST. CLAIR SHORES — City Council approved the conditional rezoning of five parcels of land south of Veterans Memorial Park at its Oct. 1 meeting, paving the way for development of the land into a lakefront condominium complex.

Published October 5, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

City Council approves site plan for new store on Harper Avenue

ST. CLAIR SHORES — City Council approved a site plan for a new AutoZone at 23325 Harper Ave., just north of Nine Mile Road, on a site that now holds a retail building and a vacant lot.

Published October 3, 2018

Southfield Sun

Local woman named to Forbes 30 Under 30

SOUTHFIELD — The city of Southfield recently recognized one of its own for her placement on a distinguished list.

Published October 3, 2018

Woodward Talk

After resident petition, Ferndale changes street to permit-only parking

FERNDALE — The lack of parking in Ferndale always has been a common complaint among residents, as it can be hard to find a spot for your vehicle during the busiest of times.Read More

Published October 2, 2018

Rochester Post

Rochester Hills tops list of small cities to start a small business

ROCHESTER HILLS — The city of Rochester Hills has been ranked the eighth-best small city in the nation to start a small business, according to a report by Verizon Business.

Published October 2, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Controversial new Grosse Pointe Shores subdivision clears first hurdle for approval

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — A new development has passed the first of several hurdles for approval, but residents living around 55 S. Deeplands Road in Grosse Pointe Shores remain deeply concerned about what the project could mean for their neighborhood and property values.

Published October 1, 2018

Madison - Park News

New development making progress at former Hazel Park Raceway

HAZEL PARK — Many mourned the abrupt closure of the historic Hazel Park Raceway earlier this year, but the property’s future is now looking bright, with large-scale developments that promise to bring in hundreds of new jobs once completed.Read More

Published October 1, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Commission votes to prevent demo of 1920s storefront

BIRMINGHAM — In the late 1920s, the shop at 361 E. Maple Road was just another business. Its facade was common, even ordinary. But being ordinary then is what makes it so special now, if you ask the Birmingham City Commission, which voted unanimously Sept. 12 to deny a request from the building’s owner to delist the address, also known as the Hawthorne building, as historically valuable.

Published September 28, 2018

West Bloomfield Beacon

Hospital addresses driveway lighting glare into neighborhood

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A private driveway designed to enhance access to Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is causing a glaring issue, according to a nearby resident.

Published September 27, 2018

Advertiser Times

Eastland Center property to go up for auction

HARPER WOODS — The city of Harper Woods has announced that Eastland Center will be going up for auction starting Oct. 9.

Published September 26, 2018

Warren Weekly

Sources: Cadillac to move brand HQ to Warren

WARREN — General Motors Co. is moving its Cadillac brand headquarters from New York City back to Warren, to an office tower formerly occupied by the advertising agency Campbell Ewald, directly across the street from the company’s global engineering epicenter.

Published September 25, 2018

Troy Times

Troy City Council tweaks sign ordinance, says no off-site ads

TROY — The Troy City Council unanimously extended a moratorium on issuing sign permits for digital signs for another 30 days, and council members asked the city attorney to toughen up restrictions on off-premises signage before they consider substantial changes to the sign ordinance.

Published September 25, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Henry Ford announces new outpatient center in Royal Oak

ROYAL OAK — On Sept. 19, Henry Ford Health System announced that it would be the sole tenant of the six-story, 145,000-square-foot office building currently being developed by the Lansing-based Boji Group in downtown Royal Oak, near 11 Mile Road and Main Street.

Published September 25, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe City approves contested new DPW building

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Although Grosse Pointe City officials say they’ve greatly reduced the size and increased setbacks for a proposed new Department of Public Works building on the site of the current DPW, neighbors living near the property remain unhappy with the City’s plans.

Published September 25, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Bike donations to benefit Back Alley Bikes

FARMINGTON HILLS/WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Farmington Hills-based The Shirt Box announced recently that its third bike drive to benefit the Detroit-based Back Alley Bikes is facing some friendly competition from the Walled Lake-based Kenny’s Lakes Area Auto Experts.

New additions were recently approved for C.J. Barry- more’s in Clinton Township. New attractions will include a drop tower, a saddle swing and a Ferris wheel.

Published September 25, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Major expansion approved at C.J. Barrymore’s

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — In 2015, C.J. Barrymore’s owner and partner Rick Iceberg said the facility had to “change or die.” Three years later, popularity may be at an all-time high.

Published September 25, 2018

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Local entrepreneurs start up online tea service

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Ever since middle school, Cody Wallace and Noah Cannon have pondered different ways to make money.

Published September 24, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees approves lot split plan at Doyle Center

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — There was overwhelming support, and even a few rounds of applause, during the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 12 when a public hearing was held for input on a proposed lot split off of Wing Lake Road.