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LTU, Partners in Federal Project for More Efficient Industrial Coatings, Paints 1200 800 sccadmin

LTU, Partners in Federal Project for More Efficient Industrial Coatings, Paints

Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator and three industry partners will collaborate on a $2.4 million federal project to develop lower-energy, greenhouse-gas-free porcelain enamel and paint curing for manufacturing. The project…

Landscape Design Camp Honored 1200 800 sccadmin

Landscape Design Camp Honored

The 2024 “Placemaking Through Landscape Design” summer camp recently received the President’s Honor Award for Significant Support of Landscape Architecture. The award was presented at the Michigan American Society of Landscape…

Landscape Design Camp Inspires Students 1200 800 sccadmin

Landscape Design Camp Inspires Students

The 2024 “Placemaking Through Landscape Design” summer camp was a resounding success, with eight students participating in the week-long camp held at Lawrence Technological University’s Southfield campus in mid-July. The…

Manufacturers/students benefit from SME PRIME 1200 800 sccadmin

Manufacturers/students benefit from SME PRIME

Students at Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology are playing a part in reducing the skills shortage in Michigan and beyond. With an estimated two million U.S. manufacturing…

“The Key” Makes its Debut 1200 800 sccadmin

“The Key” Makes its Debut

A permanent art installation known as “The Key” was recently unveiled on the campus of Lawrence Technological University at the northwest corner of 10 Mile and Northwestern Highway. The carbon…

A Weekend of Jazz 1200 800 sccadmin

A Weekend of Jazz

The sound of jazz filled the air in Southfield the weekend of August 9th and 10th — all part of the annual Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival, one of the city’s…

Southfield’s Star-Studded Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival 1200 800 sccadmin

Southfield’s Star-Studded Kimmie Horne Jazz Festival

When Kimmie Horne takes the stage, there’s no doubt you’re in the presence of a first-class performer whose unique mix of jazz, pop and rhythm & blues has delighted audiences…

Building Resources through the Defense Hardtech Accelerator 1200 800 sccadmin

Building Resources through the Defense Hardtech Accelerator

The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University was created to enhance the growth of Michigan’s advanced manufacturing, innovative hardware entrepreneurs and small manufacturers. The Centrepolis team of business development and…

Upcoming Summertime Events 1200 800 sccadmin

Upcoming Summertime Events

Summer is here, and that means Southfield is bustling with things to do. Whether you’re a resident, employee, student or visitor, “Southfield offers a wide array of activities and events…

Vintage Fashion Show a Smashing Success 1200 800 sccadmin

Vintage Fashion Show a Smashing Success

Fashion was on full display at the Art and Vintage Fashion Show on Friday evening, May 31. The extraordinary event attracted an enthusiastic crowd of art and fashion lovers who…

Pollinator Garden in Bloom 1200 800 sccadmin

Pollinator Garden in Bloom

The Southfield City Centre Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Garden is buzzing right along as summer kicks into high gear. With plans for this pollinator-friendly demonstration garden finalized last fall, it’s…

A Driving Tradition 1200 800 sccadmin

A Driving Tradition

The annual Blessing of the Corvettes took place on May 4th as local Corvette owners who’ve had their cars in storage over the winter took to the roads. This yearly…