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LTU Revives Basketball Tradition

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Lawrence Tech Basketball Team Photo

Lawrence Technological University is starting its men’s and women’s varsity basketball programs from scratch this year, but the coaches will also try to draw on a tradition of excellence in the sport that dates back 80 years.

Both teams play their first home game against Lourdes College on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Don Ridler Field House, a basketball court that didn’t exist when Lawrence Tech suspended its basketball program in the 1960s. (The first away games began Oct. 31. For the latest information on LTU athletics, go to bluedevilathletics.com.) read more

Lawrence Tech Tour Shows Local Talent For Tech Transfer

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From the Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report
By Matt Roush

The Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report’s Fall Tech Tour gets me the heck outta town to see the latest and greatest research at Michigan’s fabulous universities — research that has the potential to create new businesses and new jobs in Michigan.

But there are also fabulous universities right IN town with research that has the potential to create new businesses and new jobs in Michigan.

Case in point: Lawrence Technological University, which happens to be less than three miles from my office. I did a Tech Tour-style visit to Lawrence Tech Friday and came away asking that musical question: Who knew?

Who knew Lawrence Tech was working on home medical care technology? Or artificial body parts for surgeries? Or developing computer art critics? Or… well, you get the idea. read more

Faurecia Brings 80 New Jobs to Southfield City Centre

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Faurecia is the world’s sixth largest automotive supplier, specializing in the design, development, production and just-in-time delivery of some of the most advanced modules in today’s vehicles.  The company, which in 2011 supplied more than half the vehicles sold in North America and posted total sales of $22.5 billion, is headquartered in Nanterre, France. It employs 84,000 people in 36 countries at 270 sites and 40 R&D centers. Faurecia recently brought 80 new jobs to its Southfield Customer Center, located on the 17th and 18th floors of Travelers Tower I. The location, dedicated to engineering, sales and program activities of interior systems for Ford Motor Company, houses over 200 Faurecia Interior Systems employees. read more

City of Southfield, LTU Honored for Innovative Planning Project

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Federal Mogul, 26555 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI

Federal Mogul, 26555 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI

The City of Southfield Planning Department and the Master of Urban Design (m.U.D) Program at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) have won the 2012 Michigan Association of Planning Excellence Award for Outstanding Student Project. The project, Mid-Century Modern Design Guidelines, engaged graduate level interns from the m.U.D. program to inventory, preserve and enhance the City’s significant Mid-Century Modern structures – some of which are threatened by renovation and new development. The guidelines defined the style, identified significant structures, and recommended enhancements through the use of case studies.  read more

City Centre Vision Featured on City Cable 15 TV

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The Southfield City Centre vision and LTU Gateway Plaza project were recently featured on City Cable 15 News. Click the video to see the full report.

Wingstop Opens in Southfield City Centre

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Wingstop, a Dallas-based national chain, has chosen Southfield as the perfect setting for its first Michigan location. The new restaurant, located at 25110 Evergreen just north of the Lodge freeway, is slated to open in the last week of October. Restaurant general manager Dionna Metzler notes that Southfield offers a great diverse community. “There’s a really good mix of everything,” she said. read more

LTU women basketball players think pink

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Members of LTU’s women’s basketball team stopped by Comerica Park during their walk to raise money for breast cancer research. Left to right are Jackie Hood, Allison Bicknell, Danyel Strauss, Erin Cater, Jazmine Brown, Jill Carland, Jena Repichowski, Hali Butler, Karlie Dieck and Brenda Davis.

The Lawrence Technological University Women’s Basketball Team joined thousands of participants in the annual Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk in downtown Detroit on Oct. 13.  The walk raised $483,870.

The Lady Blue Devils wore pink in proud support of the fight against breast cancer while walking with survivors and helping to raise awareness against this disease that affects one in eight women.  These fund-raising walks have helped saved more than four million women in this country. read more

Protect Your Identity at ‘Secure Your ID Day’

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Over 19 million Americans have been victims of identity-related fraud in the last two years. To help combat this serious issue, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Detroit and Eastern Michigan, along with GreenPath Debt Solutions, Cintas Corporation, and Global Electric Electronic Processing (GEEP), will sponsor a “Secure Your ID Day” on October 20. The event, which will take place at 26777 Central Park Blvd. from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., will offer document shredding, cell phone donation, computer hardware and electronic device recycling, and hard drive destruction. Additional support for the event is provided by Etkin Equities and Fox 2 Detroit. read more

LTU Starts New Tradition With Homecoming Road Race

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Over 150 participants joined together for the first Lawrence Technological University (LTU) ‘Almost-Home’ Coming Rescue Run on September 23. The event, benefiting Southfield’s Almost home animal shelter, featured a four-mile race and a one-mile walk. Dogs were welcome. LTU Cross Country Coach Eric Green won the race with a time of 24:25.

The race kicked off a week of Homecoming activities, including a disc golf tournament, powder puff football, quidditch cup competition, a concert, comedy show and car show.

LTU Debuts Cross Country Teams, Boosting Sports Offerings to 12

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Lawrence Technological University (LTU) debuted men’s and women’s cross country teams this fall, opening the season at the University of Detroit Mercy Tommy Titian Invitational in Northville on September 8. read more