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Brian Louwers

C&G Staff Reporter – Warren Weekly

Staff Writer Brian Louwers covers the cities of Warren and Center Line. He has worked for C & G Newspapers since 1998 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In his free time, he participates in the Michigan State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program and conducts interviews with military veterans for the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.

According to a GM statement, the company will begin manufacturing FDA-approved "Level 1" surgical masks in Warren next week. Equipment for the temporary conversion of the Mound Road Powertrain production facility was slated for delivery on March 27.

Published March 27, 2020

Warren Weekly
GM to make surgical masks at Warren Powertrain plant

WARREN —  “The Arsenal of Democracy” is retooling to launch a mission of mercy. In a move reminiscent of the massive and critical American industrial contributions that helped defeat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan during World War II,  General Motors Co. on March 27 announced a series of initiatives geared toward fast-tracking the production of medical and personal protective equipment needed to safe lives and battle the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Published March 20, 2020

Warren Weekly
Coronavirus ‘state of emergency’ echoes locally in Warren

WARREN/CENTER LINE — Massive national concern over the spread of COVID-19 continued to resonate throughout the region March 19. Warren Mayor Jim Fouts announced a state of emergency for Michigan’s third-largest city, set to begin March 23.

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Published March 20, 2020

Warren Weekly
Warren, Center Line business community reacts to coronavirus pandemic

WARREN/CENTER LINE — In every community around Michigan, there is an eerie stillness where, not long ago, there was hustle and bustle: School desks sit empty, barstools grow cold, store shelves lie bare.

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Published March 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers
Courts forced to respond to coronavirus concerns

MACOMB COUNTY — It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus crisis made its way into local courts.

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Lenten fish fries changed, canceled over coronavirus concerns

Published March 19, 2020

C&G Newspapers
Lenten fish fries changed, canceled over coronavirus concerns

METRO DETROIT — On any given Friday during Lent, St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church hosts between 700 and 800 people for dinner in its banquet center on Ryan Road in Warren.

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An employee at the GM Technical Center tested positive for the coronavirus on March 16, the company announced.

Published March 17, 2020

Warren Weekly
Warren GM employee tests positive for the coronavirus

WARREN — An employee at Warren’s General Motors Technical Center tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting a company announcement March 17 that detailed additional preventive measures and precautionary protocols affecting the engineering campus and other facilities. 

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Published March 13, 2020

C&G Newspapers
Site plan for marijuana dispensary on Roseville border denied

WARREN/ROSEVILLE — The Warren Planning Commission stood with concerned residents near the Roseville border March 9 when it voted to deny a site plan for a marijuana dispensary at the intersection of Hayes and 11 Mile roads.

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Published March 13, 2020

Warren Weekly
Proposed Hydro Depot rezoning draws ire of residents, officials

WARREN — Noisy trucks. Smashed street signs. A damaged street. A looming demolition of a historical home with reported ties to one of Warren’s pioneer families. Rodents running roughshod amid pallets stacked with bags of soil.

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Published March 13, 2020

C&G Newspapers
Roseville woman shot, killed in shopping center parking lot

WARREN/ROSEVILLE — An investigation is underway after a woman was gunned down in her vehicle early March 9 while she waited to pick her daughter up from work at the Hoover 11 shopping center.

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Center Line’s public safety millage costs the owner of a property with an assessed value of $80,000 and a taxable value of $40,000 about $300 a year.

Published March 11, 2020

Warren Weekly
Center Line voters extend public safety millage

CENTER LINE — A request to extend a 10-year public safety millage for another decade was overwhelmingly approved by Center Line voters on March 10.

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Published March 10, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times
Village Scott Shuptrine, Woods PureSleep stores to be shuttered

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The upcoming closure of all Art Van Furniture stores is impacting a prominent retailer in the Village.

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The Royal Oak Art Van Furniture store, 32301 Woodward Ave., south of 14 Mile Road, is closing and liquidating its assets.

Published March 9, 2020

Royal Oak Review
Art Van going out of business

ROYAL OAK — On March 5, Warren-based Art Van Furniture released a statement that it would be going out of business, shocking many unsuspecting customers, vendors and residents across the Midwest.

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Published March 9, 2020

Shelby - Utica News
Art Van going out of business

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On March 5, Warren-based Art Van Furniture released a statement that it will be going out of business, shocking many unsuspecting customers, vendors and residents across the Midwest.

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An investigation continued March 9 after a fatal shooting at the Hoover 11 shopping center. The victim’s vehicle remained behind police tape on the grass near the east side of the parking lot, close to Hoover Road, where it apparently came to rest following the shooting.

Published March 9, 2020

Warren Weekly
Woman shot, killed in Warren shopping center parking lot

WARREN — An investigation is underway after a woman was gunned down in her vehicle early March 9 while she waited to pick her daughter up from work at the Hoover 11 shopping center.

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Published March 6, 2020

Warren Weekly
Warren looking to hire more police officers

WARREN — The city of Warren is looking to add new or experienced police officers to its ranks of first responders.

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The events in our calendar were submitted prior to the coronavirus crisis. As efforts have increased to contain the spread of the coronavirus, many events have been canceled. Read More... On March 13, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order to cancel all events statewide that involve more than 250 people. It is recommended that you call ahead if you still intend to attend one of these events.

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