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Surprise Yourself: Hit the Trail!
Surprise Yourself: Hit the Trail! sccadmin

Follow the Southfield City Centre Trail Map and explore heart-healthy activity close to home (or work!)

Are you ready to shed winter and join the birds and flower buds in appreciation of early spring? Southfield City Centre now has more shared-use paths than ever before, just waiting for you to explore. Surrounded by a friendly urban ecosystem, you’ll find public art, natural beauty, historical landmarks, and a park made entirely of red poles that at night, magically twinkle blue.

Upgrade alert: be aware that during the spring and summer, about two miles on either side of the Northwestern Highway service drive will be under construction. Along the southbound side, construction will take place from Civic Center Drive to 9 Mile Road. On the northbound side, the work will take place from Northwestern Highway to Lahser Road. This minor inconvenience is work that extends the trail, so be sure to come back in the fall when the work will be complete.

Bike, hike, walk, or run along the expanding Southfield City Centre Trail. Here is a brand-new trail map to help you find your way. Watch for updates to the map as the trail expands.

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Technosoft Expands in the Southfield City Centre
Technosoft Expands in the Southfield City Centre sccadmin

When Technosoft Corporation was preparing to expand its corporate footprint at One Towne Square in the City Centre, Southfield became its location of choice, edging out other locations across the country. With support from the Michigan Strategic Fund, Technosoft is creating a Digital Transformation Center of Excellence to deliver data solutions to its clients, using blockchain, robotic automation, and data science.

Business development support from Southfield helped make the decision to expand here an easy one.

“We think Southfield is very business friendly,” says Glenn Moore, vice president of marketing for Technosoft. “The city government was helpful in getting permits quickly when we were building out space and putting out signage. They helped us understand funds that were available to us, got to know us, and helped us with a lot of outreach.”

An IT company that helps clients digitize their businesses, Technosoft also embeds tech talent directly into its customer locations to work on projects, innovate, and create solutions. The Digital Transformation Center of Excellence will bring together talent teams to build and test applications, manage projects, and create digital solutions using artificial intelligence.

“We will have cross-functional tech teams work together to do cool project work for our customers,” says Moore.

With more than 4,400 employees globally, 1,200 employees in the U.S. and 900 right here in Michigan, it made sense for Technosoft to expand its presence here in the Southfield City Centre. The initiative is projected to create 104 high-paying jobs, according to information from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

In 2018, Technosoft applied for funding from the Going Pro talent fund through Oakland County Michigan Works! Southfield, which provides up to $117,000 reimbursement for tech skills training for new and existing employees.

“We are creating higher skilled employees in the area who are getting higher wages with better skills,” says Moore. “The City of Southfield [Business Development Department] was very helpful in making us aware of this program and helping us understand how it works. We give the City of Southfield some kudos for their support.”

Southeast Michigan has the talent that Technosoft needs, and Southfield provides a geographically attractive location for employees who live in different parts of metro Detroit. “We also like have Lawrence Tech so close by,” says Moore, who also serves as an adjunct instructor on campus. “We have been forming closer ties with the university for a potential pipeline for tech talent.”

When attracting talent, it helps that the Southfield City Centre offers walkability in a mini-urban environment, which helps potential employees visualize a comfortable fit in Technosoft’s office at One Towne Square. “With the Evergreen Road renovations and a nice walkway in front of our building, the city has made some improvements that make it more appealing,” Moore says.

“We have noticed the investments that have been made to make the City Centre a more interesting place to work.”

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Southfield Reclaims its Sense of Place with Public Art and a Walkable Center
Southfield Reclaims its Sense of Place with Public Art and a Walkable Center sccadmin

In 1958, Dwight D. Eisenhower sat in the Oval Office and Soapy Williams was Michigan’s governor. A ‘58 Chevy Bel Air cost about $2,500 brand new, and gas to fill its tank was 30 cents a gallon.

As Detroit’s car culture was revving up, so too was the city of Southfield, the 26-square mile inner-ring suburb that in 2018 celebrated its 60th anniversary.

And while Southfield boasts more than 800 acres of parks and green spaces, its reputation is vehicle-centric, thanks to its vast network of roads.

Read the full article here…

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Bigger Than Before: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Event Returns to City Centre
Bigger Than Before: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Event Returns to City Centre sccadmin

On Saturday, June 8, 2019, hundreds of people will take to the shared pathway in the Southfield City Centre in a symbolic walk to raise awareness and money to combat inflammatory bowel disease, as the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation embarks upon their second year hosting this event within the City Centre district.

And the group will be even stronger this year.

On December 4, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation announced a merging of the metro Detroit and the Ann Arbor area Take Steps events to form Take Steps Southeast Michigan. Event walkers, fundraisers, family, and friends from both geographic areas will meet in June in the Southfield City Centre for their combined event.

“We are excited to be joining with our neighbors to build awareness of inflammatory bowel disease and will make this event the premiere Crohn’s & Colitis walk in southeast Michigan,” says Sarah Arminiak, Take Steps manager with Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

The Southfield City Centre is a perfect location for the expected crowd of 1,500 participants at June’s expanded event, Arminiak says. This year will mark the event’s eleventh year, and event planners are hoping it will be the best-attended yet.

With ample space on extra-wide shared pathways throughout the district that can accommodate walking groups of all speeds, the Southfield City Center offers a nearly tailor-made experience. Along the 2.6-mile route, walkers of every ability will find space to roam, art installations to stop and enjoy, and welcoming benches to rest and take in the scenery.

And walkers will have a new exciting experience as they walk through the expanded Red Pole Park, a new interactive art installation along Northwestern Hwy. Just beyond Red Pole Park, walkers will see the new NOAH’s Event Venue—both destinations have been completed since last year’s event.

Year after year, participating in the Take Steps Walk may be a very good way to experience the growth and development of the district.

In the planning is a pre-walk festival on the Civic Center front lawn. The festival will start at 9:00 a.m. and kick off the event with entertainment and information about inflammatory bowel disease. The walk will begin at 10:30 a.m.

“The front lawn gives us ample space to grow, and there’s plenty of parking, which makes it so convenient for people to attend,” says Arminiak.

A partnership experience with the Southfield City Centre made the choice to continue hosting the event in the City Centre district an easy one, says David Paull, president of Medical Weight Loss Clinic, and board president with the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Michigan Chapter.

“We really appreciate the partnership,” Paull says.

With dual objectives of building awareness and raising funds to support programming, walk organizers hope to top the $157,000 raised in 2018, which was up from $130,000 the previous year. Additional business involvement is a goal for this year’s event, and organizers are interested in building collaborations to drive more walk participants to businesses, and to build awareness among employees, visitors, and customers here in the City Centre.

Want to build a fundraising team and participate in the walk? Learn how here.

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Get Hands-On with a Career in the Skilled Trades
Get Hands-On with a Career in the Skilled Trades sccadmin

Attend the BUILD YOUR FUTURE event, Feb. 14.

An average working day for a plumber, electrician, or carpenter–what’s it like? Unless you have a family member or friend in the trade, you probably don’t know.

Here’s your chance to find out.

On February 14, the Southfield Pavilion will welcome the BUILD YOUR FUTURE Skilled Trades event to showcase smart, accessible careers in a wide variety of skilled trades including drywall installation, painting, HVAC, information technology, construction, mechanical contracting, and much more.

As many as 30 booths will feature companies, unions, technical education centers, and community colleges, all offering actual opportunities to interact with aspects of the trades represented. Here, you can ask questions to learn more about what that average working day in a skilled trade is really like.

“This is not your typical careers fair,” says John Dignan, director of Post-Secondary Options & Community Partnerships at Southfield Public Schools, the sponsor of this event. “We say ‘every dream has a journey and every career has a path,’ and it’s absolutely true.”

For students—and adults, too

Informational booths from Oakland County Michigan Works Southfield, Southfield Public Library, Easter Seals, Jewish Vocational Center, U of D Cybersecurity and many others will round out the experience, which is open to students and those of any age who are looking to establish a new career path with the potential to earn a good salary.

This event is a great way to get to know today’s version of skilled trades, says Dignan. “Technology has changed the nature of skilled trade work,” he says. “What people traditionally view as the skilled trades may not be up-to-date. Even for those who lay floors and carpets, technology has changed their vocation.”

At the day-long event, 8th grade students from Thomson Middle School and Levey Middle School, and 11th and 12th grade students from University High School Academy, Southfield Regional Academic Campus, and Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology will visit during the morning and afternoon.

The event is open to the public from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on February 14.

“We’re hoping students will bring their parents back so they can show them the options and keep them informed of possible future career tracks, says Rochelle Freeman, business and economic development director for the City of Southfield. “Unfortunately, Southfield has a slightly higher unemployment rate than the rest of Oakland County. There are people here who need options to get back into the workforce. This is a great chance to explore future careers and find out what their aptitude might be. The outstanding staff from Oakland County Michigan Works will be on hand to help people find out about what is available to them with regard to career assistance, too.”

Jump start to a great job

Training or an apprenticeship in the skilled trades can be a fast track to a stable career that is always in demand, says Dignan, who encourages everyone to make time to attend the evening event.

“In a lot of cases, a job in the skilled trades is access to the middle class, with good wages in high demand fields. Through this hands-on event, kids and adults are able to explore, engage and interact with experts in different industries, and gain an awareness of what careers are out there and the skills needed for employment.”

Attend the SOUTHFIELD BUILD YOUR FUTURE event on Thursday, February 14, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road.

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Book some time to see “The Peacock”
Book some time to see “The Peacock” sccadmin

Visit the Southfield Public Library and say hello to the City Centre’s latest art installation. “The Peacock,” a fanciful, minimalist sculpture by Arthur Kraft, was installed this fall on the circular drive at the library’s main entrance.

Like other pieces acquired by Southfield after the close of Northland Mall, The Peacock was discovered in a sealed room of the basement tunnel system. “The Peacock was found on its side, on the floor, with construction around it. It was broken, but all of the pieces were there,” says Jeffrey Ligan of the Southfield Public Arts Commission.

Made of varying lengths of bronze rod stock and enameled panels, the sculpture is unique among Kraft’s work, who is largely known for his painting. “We are almost 100 percent sure this was a collaboration with another artist named Gwen Lux, who was noted for her enamel work,” Ligan says, adding that as a sculpter, Lux was recognized for her expertise in stone carving.

A study in minimalism with a distinct Midcentury look, The Peacock is unique among Kraft’s sculpture work, which is more often solid, concrete animal figures.  

The piece is considered a windfall for the city’s collection for its unique value, and for its contribution to the art world. The chosen location at the library, where it will be enjoyed by many, is also a perfect match, says Ligan.

“Selecting the location is a collaborative process, and all of us on the Commission voted to choose that particular location,” Ligan says. “The ring of trees behind it form a background, and the current positioning on a high pole lends itself to the space.”

Planned landscaping at the base of the pole will give an impression that The Peacock is taking flight. 

“I have to credit Mayor Siver. It was through his impetus that we were able to get the shopping center under control for development, and if not for that we would not have known about The Peacock. If the mall had been sold to another developer, they would have scrapped it.”

Be sure to spend some time with The Peacock on your next visit to the Southfield Public Library. You can’t miss it!

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Farbman Group Donating Hats, Mittens, Scarves to Baldwin Center
Farbman Group Donating Hats, Mittens, Scarves to Baldwin Center sccadmin

As they pull on hats, scarves, and mittens for their daily commutes, employees of Farbman Group in the Southfield City Centre are thinking about more than just keeping warm. They’re thinking about those who struggle every day in our community.

That’s why Farbman Group employees are sponsoring a collection drive for new and slightly used hats, mittens, gloves, and scarves. Between December 10 and December 17, 2018, they will be gathering these items to donate to the Baldwin Center in Pontiac.

The effort is a “pay it forward” initiative that Tammy Felhandler, accounts payable specialist at Farbman Group, says is important for community support.

“I believe that if you have the ability to help, that kindness goes a long way,” Felhandler says.

This is not the first charitable effort that Farbman Group, a commercial real estate firm based on Northwestern Hwy., has spearheaded. In fact, social responsibility is woven into its way of doing business. With “Farbman Cares,” a committee dedicated to seeking out ways of supporting the community, the company does a local fundraising effort each month.

Organizations such as Almost Home Animal Shelter in Southfield, Gleaners Community Food Bank, and Game on Cancer at Henry Ford Hospital and others have benefitted from Farbman employees’ generosity.

“We always try to brainstorm how we can help others, or collaborate with organizations that are doing this work,” says Felhandler.

No effort is too small. March Madness collections have benefitted the Southfield High School forensics team in the past, she says.

“We try to put out to our employees that they get a day each year to take and volunteer wherever they’d like,” shares Felhandler. “Over the summer we went to the farm at Forgotten Harvest and worked in the field. We were exhausted, but it felt good to do good.”

Individuals can donate to the Baldwin Center warm accessories drive by simply bringing items to Farbman Group’s office by December 17.

Find Farbman Group at 28400 Northwestern Highway, 4th floor, Southfield. (248) 353-0500. For larger donations, please email farbmancarescommittee@farbman.com.

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2019 Metro ASource Magazine
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NOAH’S Event Center at home in Southfield City Centre
NOAH’S Event Center at home in Southfield City Centre sccadmin

Southfield City Centre will soon have a new venue for weddings, showers, parties, youth groups, corporate meetings, and more. In April, NOAH’S Event Venue broke ground on a 2.4-acre parcel of land, tucked back off the Northwestern Service Drive and Civic Center Drive, visible from the Red Pole Park.

The City Centre location for the 8,200-square foot venue is perfectly suited to NOAH’S business model, according to Brandon Jensen, vice president of construction for NOAH’S Event Venue.

“There is newer development and infrastructure in the [City Centre], and that’s one of the things that attracted us,” Jensen says. The walkable, mini-urban environment of the City Centre, and the new growth it has sparked makes the district an ideal location, as well as its proximity to the many businesses in and around the Town Center.

“We like to put ourselves near office buildings because NOAH’S is a great off-site facility for meetings. Businesses don’t want to travel more than 10 minutes for off-site events, and we will be on the doorstep for them.”

NOAH’S Event Venue is a national organization founded in 2003 by William Bowser, who recognized the value of making space available for community activities, much like he saw among Mormon churches in Utah.

“There’s nothing like this outside of Utah, and he had the idea to create something that would help people create lasting memories. Everyone knows the ark story. Everything was in the ark; it was a venue for all,” says Jensen.

NOAH’S does not require customers to use their catering and other services, offering more flexibility than is typical for venue rental. “You can rent the facility for an anniversary and do your own catering. Or, if you are looking for catering services, we go through a process to make sure the people we recommend have good business history. We are also in the process of offering full wedding packages for catering, cake, DJ, venue, everything in a one-stop shop,” says Jensen.

In addition to Michigan, NOAH’S operates in 20 states across the U.S. Within Michigan, there is a NOAH’S in Auburn Hills, which opened in September 2015.

For the construction process, NOAH’S hires local subcontractors, and once opened, will employ up to five workers.

To fit with the overall look of the Southfield City Centre, NOAH’S created a modern, custom look, swapping out more traditional materials for metal panels and wood-look aluminum products. As with other company venues, the Southfield City Centre location can accommodate a maximum of 250 people for a wedding, party, or other event.

With the City Centre’s commitment to creating a walkable community in harmony with nature, wedding parties will benefit from the rich green landscape that surrounds the venue site, as well as the newly-installed, iconic Red Pole Park, which are unique locations for capturing photographs.

The venue’s address is 21100 Civic Center Drive, and Jensen says he expects it to be open for business by the end of 2018.

Learn more about NOAH’S Event Venue in Southfield by visiting its website.

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Lasting Impressions is Loving the City Centre Vibe
Lasting Impressions is Loving the City Centre Vibe sccadmin

Angela Chryplewicz has achieved a satisfying balance between family and work by purposely building her career within her own family-owned and operated business. And her working life is all the more enjoyable since her company moved to an inspiring new location in the Southfield City Centre.

Chryplewicz is co-owner and CEO of Lasting Impressions, a promotional marketing company she runs with her sister Carla Ejaz and their lifelong family friend Jeff Nowaske. Together they create branded marketing solutions for corporations, sports teams, restaurants, and others, finding new and interesting ways for their to imprint clients’ logos and identities on mugs, t-shirts, and hundreds of other possibilities.

This year, Lasting Impressions moved from their former location in Westland to a temporary site at 4000 Town Center, making the final move to their newly renovated office just this month.

It was a smart move, Chryplewicz says.

“We love it when we have people walk in or come by to see us here. We have 4,000 square feet, and have a showroom that we put together,” she says. “We have created a nice display of our work, and we encourage people to come by and meet us and see what we have done.”

All in the family

Chryplewicz is proud to share the story of how she and her sister purchased the 42-year old family business from their father, founder Mark Dabeiro, together with Nowaske, whose own father is a lifelong family friend.

In a way, the three co-owners were well prepared for their roles, given their years of experience in virtually every department and every job description in the company. Chryplewicz and Ejaz grew up in the business, working summers and vacations alongside their dad, and Nowaske joined them straight from college 14 years ago. He now serves as chief operating officer, while Ejaz is head of sales.

“It’s a joke among us that sick days during elementary school and every summer vacation we were at work with dad. We grew up in the business,” says Chryplewicz. When she graduated a semester early from college, she was surprised when her father put her straight to work. “I thought I’d at least enjoy Christmas vacation, but dad said get to work. It’s our busiest season.”

A certified Women Owned Business through the Women’s Business Enterprise, Lasting Impressions joins an estimated 11.6 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. Chryplewicz impresses upon her own children the value of hard work and entrepreneurial spirit.

“It’s important to me that my kids understand that they can achieve whatever they want, but also that it takes a lot of hard work,” Chryplewicz says.

“Loving the Southfield City Centre”

When asked about Lasting Impressions’ experiences so far in their new office suite, Chryplewicz shares her whole team’s excitement. They love the new high-profile office and showroom in the Town Center for its inspiring corporate environment surrounded by dozens of successful businesses. The central location is a benefit she says all 15 employees appreciate. And they’re excited to be in the Southfield City Centre, in the midst of a vibrant business and after-work climate.

“We are all loving the work-play-eat atmosphere of the City Centre,” Chryplewicz says. “Some of our employees are really into fitness and do bootcamps outside, and take runs during their lunch breaks. We all like walking to restaurants on Evergreen. It’s great to take advantage of all there is to offer here.”

New city, new office. What’s next for Lasting Impressions?

“We are focused now on gaining traction in the Southfield area,” Chryplewicz says. “It’s a new territory for us and we are looking forward to meeting our neighbors and joining the chamber of commerce to get to know fellow business owners. And we continue to keep on top of trends for the best ways for our clients to share consistent branding.”

Get to know Lasting Impressions at www.liteam.com, 888-686-2890, or visit them at 4000 Town Center.

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