Business & Development

Published July 16, 2019

Troy City Council will consider cluster plan for 1,500-square-foot homes

TROY — The Troy City Council will consider plans for 29 homes on 8.69 acres on the southeast corner of Square Lake Road and Willow Grove Drive, west of John R Road.

Published July 16, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale council passes development agreement for ‘dot’

FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council approved an agreement between the city and a developer to build housing, office and retail space for The Development on Troy, known as “The dot.”

Published July 12, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

One of Roseville’s oldest businesses, Van’s Towing celebrates 70 years

ROSEVILLE — When Francis James Fronrath started Van’s Towing & Transport in 1949, he hoped his business would succeed, but he probably didn’t imagine it would still be going strong 70 years later.

Published July 12, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling native sews up clothing production with local factory

STERLING HEIGHTS — Starting a clothing business at age 21 might not be every marketing student’s dream. But for Mathew Hunt, it fit him to a T.

Dignitaries break ground on the Clay Center Campus to End Homelessness in Detroit June 14. The center will be located at 3364 Mack Ave. on the former site of the Detroit Police Department’s 7th Precinct.

Published July 12, 2019

Advertiser Times

NSO breaks ground on campus to fight homelessness

DETROIT — New resources will be available for the homeless population of Detroit next year following the groundbreaking for the Neighborhood Service Organization’s new Clay Center Campus to End Homelessness.

Published July 11, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield police, Kroger team up to fight hunger

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The police departments of West Bloomfield and Orchard Lake are teaming up with Kroger for a food drive benefiting a half-dozen charities.

Published July 9, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Oakland County committee adopts Fair Chance Hiring Policy

OAKLAND COUNTY — Potential employees of Oakland County will no longer have to disclose if they’ve been convicted of a crime now that a new policy has been approved.

Volunteers finished upgrades to the entrance of the Troy Historic Village two days ahead of the July 1 deadline.

Published July 9, 2019

Troy Times

Troy Historic Village volunteer lobbies for a new lobby

TROY — Visitors to the Troy Historic Village were sometimes unsure of how to proceed when they first walked inside the main entrance.

On June 20, Macomb Township purchased Wade Nursery on the east side of Romeo Plank Road, north of 23 Mile Road. The garden center will close in the coming months after 55 years of business at the location.

Published July 9, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township purchases Wade Nursery

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The soon-to-be former site of Wade Nursery has been bought by Macomb Township.

Published July 9, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak to implement on-street handicapped parking

ROYAL OAK — There is scanty on-street handicapped parking in Royal Oak.

Published July 8, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township rehabs blighted house

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township officials are pleased with the results of a recent project to rehabilitate a blighted house.

Published July 8, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Mural to transform WeatherTech building in downtown Utica

UTICA — Downtown Utica is brushing up on its artistry and culture with a new project along Auburn Road.

Published July 5, 2019

C&G Newspapers

‘There needs to be a very unique fix’

MACOMB COUNTY — Less than two weeks after a presentation regarding a proposed new Macomb County Jail, county officials held a tour of a jail cell. Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham provided a look inside the Macomb County Jail July 1.

Published July 5, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

City promises foliage screening, safety near planned trail

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights city officials will proceed with a plan to build a trail along the Plumbrook Drain, though they will continue to communicate with residents and try to address privacy and safety concerns, officials said.

Published July 5, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Community Center construction proceeds despite weather

STERLING HEIGHTS — In early July one year ago, city officials broke ground on the future Sterling Heights Community Center, located near the roundabout at Utica and Dodge Park roads. And like the seedling sculpture that it neighbors, the Community Center building has been growing from the ground up.

Published July 5, 2019

Madison - Park News

New senior living community proposed in Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights is considering the development of a luxury senior living community on Dequindre Road, between 12 Mile and 13 Mile roads. The proposal, by developer Cypress Partners, is for a 120-unit housing development that includes affordable options for moderate- and low-income individuals, to be constructed across three parcels located at 30021, 30031 and 30071 Dequindre Road.

Published July 5, 2019

Madison - Park News

Improvements coming to Wildwood Park, trail at Friendship Woods

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights City Council has hired a contractor to install a new playscape at Wildwood Park, something that has been in the works for two years. A state grant is helping to pay for part of the project, which will have accessibility features for children with disabilities.

Published July 5, 2019

Madison - Park News

Akasol AG on the cusp of finalizing plans for plant in Hazel Park

HAZEL PARK — Once the site of Hazel Park Raceway, the Tri-County Commerce Center at the corner of Dequindre and 10 Mile roads has drawn such tenants as an Amazon distribution center, automotive supplier Bridgewater Interiors, and an LG Electronics plant building electric batteries for use in the Chevy Bolt.

Nordstrom announced it will be closing its doors at The Mall at Partridge Creek, in Clinton Township, this September.

Published July 2, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Nordstrom to close at Partridge Creek

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The luxury department store chain Nordstrom announced June 26 that its last day of business at the Mall at Partridge Creek, in Clinton Township, will be Sept. 13 of this year.