Business & Development

Published July 30, 2018

Combat transmission manufacturer picks Shelby Township for HQ

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — SAPA Transmission, a combat vehicle transmission manufacturer, recently announced that it is making Shelby Township the home to its North American headquarters, and it will invest $40.1 million into Michigan.

Published July 25, 2018

Troy Times

Planning Commission puts brakes on 42-home plan — for now

TROY — Troy Planning Commission members will wait to see what the traffic experts say before they consider plans for 42 homes on just less than 20 acres near Wattles and Livernois roads, formerly owned by the Troy School District and known as Section 16, which was never developed.

Published July 25, 2018

Southfield Sun

‘We have an opportunity to create something’

SOUTHFIELD — What do you see when you picture the old Northland Center site, 21500 Northwestern Highway? A shopping mall of yesteryear that transports you back to your childhood? Or do you see the future?Read More

Published July 25, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

New home coming for Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Children receiving services at Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan will get to watch a new 6,225-square-foot facility go up, brick by brick, immediately north of its current location on Harper Avenue.

The owner of Gaudino’s has purchased this building for additional parking and packing space for the restaurant.

Published July 25, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Gaudino’s to add parking, second building

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The look of Harper Avenue just a few doors north of Gaudino’s, 27919 Harper Ave., will undergo some changes with the demolition of one building and the renovation of another to match the existing store and restaurant.

Published July 25, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores to rehab two more homes, sell vacant properties

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Even with a booming housing market, St. Clair Shores still had the opportunity to purchase two homes and four vacant parcels from Macomb County after they were seized for back taxes.

Published July 25, 2018

Woodward Talk

Berkley council rejects application for La Salette School apartment project

BERKLEY — A final nail into the coffin seemingly has been placed into a proposed project that would have been built on the site of the former Our Lady of La Salette School.Read More

Published July 24, 2018

Troy Times

Troy council extends extension on sign moratorium pending changes

TROY — The Troy City Council unanimously extended for another 60 days a temporary moratorium on processing applications for large, billboard-type electronic signs.

Published July 24, 2018

Rochester Post

$60M senior development coming to Rochester

ROCHESTER — The Rochester City Council recently gave the green light to a 137-unit senior living community at the northwest corner of Elizabeth and Second streets in downtown Rochester.

Published July 24, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Grants available for Franklin-area businesses

FRANKLIN — Several Franklin businesses may soon be getting a facelift thanks to grants offered through the Main Street Oakland County program. Two grants, one provided by Flagstar Bank and the other provided by Genisys Credit Union, will allow businesses to apply for funds to refurbish their storefronts and perform other improvements, such as landscaping work.

Published July 23, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

New retail project going up on formerly blighted property

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A new retail project is coming to Van Dyke Avenue in Shelby Township that will provide more businesses as well as clean up an area previously plagued by blight.

Published July 23, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Utica considers adopting bike share program

UTICA — The city of Utica is considering a bike share program that was presented during the June 19 Downtown Development Authority meeting by Patrick McCaw, from Property Distribution Investment & Acquisitions.

The narrow roadway and lack of sidewalks on McClure Drive were factors in the City Council’s decision on Tollbrook’s request for a rezoning for a five-story apartment building in April 2017.

Published July 18, 2018

Troy Times

Settlement withdrawn on Tollbrook case

TROY — A lawsuit with a developer sparked heated debate among Troy City Council members about closed session meetings July 10.

Published July 18, 2018

Farmington Press

Beaumont receives funds through walk

FARMINGTON HILLS — Candice Templin, clinical nurse manager for the Maternal Child Health Department at Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills, sees every day how dollars make change after being on the receiving end of donations through Beaumont Children’s Walk for Miracles at the Detroit Zoo June 16.

Gwendolyn Burton, of Detroit, a caregiver, receives a chair massage from Farmington Hills massage therapist and yoga instructor Katherine Schaefer. The Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center recently received a $25,000 grant for its cancer caregiver programming.

Published July 18, 2018

Farmington Press

Local Karmanos Cancer Institute center receives $25K grant

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute was awarded a $25,000 grant for its cancer caregiver programming at the Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center in Farmington Hills.

Published July 16, 2018

Woodward Talk

Ferndale council approves amended PUD plans for ‘The dot’

FERNDALE — An amended planned unit development for the mixed-use parking structure on Troy Street was approved by the Ferndale City Council at a June meeting.

Published July 16, 2018

Troy Times

New uses considered for Oakland Mall Sears

Liquidation sales at the Oakland Mall Sears store have been planned following Sears Holdings’ announcement that the store will close. The Oakland Mall Sears store is one of the nine Sears stores across the country slated to close in late September.Read More

Published July 13, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Inventor hopes fitness world will give his product a glimpse

STERLING HEIGHTS — A local entrepreneur with operations in Sterling Heights says his business is continuing to stay in shape by offering a new spin on its main fitness product.

Published July 12, 2018

Troy Times

Build-A-Bear crowd leaves police and parents bear-wildered

TROY — Troy police were called to Build-A-Bear Workshop at the Somerset Collection the morning of July 12 after a deal on bears generated more interest than anticipated.

Published July 12, 2018

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield residents, township meet to discuss controversial development

WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield Township officials hosted an informal meeting with residents on Tuesday, July 10, to talk about a residential development in the township.