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Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund

Overview: With the generous support of MEDC, NEI, Michigan-based foundations, corporate partners, individual donors, and in collaboration with the SBA, the Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund has secured funds to provide…

MIOSHA Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health Grant Program – Proposal Workshop Thursday, April 30 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

MIOSHA Workplace Improvement to Safety and Health Grant Program – Proposal Workshop Thursday, April 30

A virtual workshop will be held to focus on the FY 2021 Consultation Education and Training Grant cycle. MIOSHA awards CET grants on an annual basis for the development and…

Southfield Resident Shares Timely Tips for Good Mental Health southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Southfield Resident Shares Timely Tips for Good Mental Health

To care for his own mental health during the coronavirus pandemic and Michigan stay-at-home order, Dennis Paryaski enjoys taking a walk near his home in the Southfield City Centre. He…

Small Business Assistance Opportunities southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Small Business Assistance Opportunities

Are you a small business owner in Oakland County experiencing significant financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak? You could be eligible for a stabilization grant or loan! Visit…

Southfield City Centre Pedestrian-Bicycle Path Will Grow This Spring southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Southfield City Centre Pedestrian-Bicycle Path Will Grow This Spring

On March 9, 2020, a virtual ceremonial groundbreaking for the LTU shared-use pathway expansion marked the beginning of construction work on 0.6 linear miles. Through a plan nearly two years…

Award-Winning MAXPRO Leverages Centrepolis Accelerator Expertise southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Award-Winning MAXPRO Leverages Centrepolis Accelerator Expertise

When Nezar Akeel officially became an entrepreneur, he had what many fellow entrepreneurs didn’t have. He had age and experience. A lot of experience. At 52, Akeel has the solid…

Southfield City Centre Welcomes Juneteenth Week southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Southfield City Centre Welcomes Juneteenth Week

For a full week beginning June 15, the Southfield City Centre will burst with activity to celebrate Juneteenth 2020. This week-long event recognizes “Freedom Day,” honoring the emancipation of the…

Lawrence Tech Honors Graduates in First Winter Commencement southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Tech Honors Graduates in First Winter Commencement

Early in the morning on Saturday, Dec. 7, 120 students at Lawrence Technological University lined up to complete one final assignment of their college career: graduation. They dressed up, donned…

January Mix & Mingle Kicks Off 2020 for Southfield Area Chamber and Skyline Club southfieldcc_3ik8d2

January Mix & Mingle Kicks Off 2020 for Southfield Area Chamber and Skyline Club

Celebrate the new year by connecting with fellow Southfield Area Chamber members at a unique event on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Skyline Club in…

Customer-Influenced New Look Brings Southfield City Centre Marriott to Foreground southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Customer-Influenced New Look Brings Southfield City Centre Marriott to Foreground

Customer feedback fueled the design choices for a $14 million interior renovation at the Detroit Marriott Southfield on Northwestern Hwy. in the Southfield City Centre. Phase one of the renovation…

Southfield Area Chamber Welcomes New Executive Director southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Southfield Area Chamber Welcomes New Executive Director

A meeting with Jason Blanks is an energy-boosting experience. Even a phone conversation is like a shot of espresso, because Blanks, the new executive director of the Southfield Area Chamber…

National Study Confirms High Value of a Lawrence Tech Degree southfieldcc_3ik8d2

National Study Confirms High Value of a Lawrence Tech Degree

SOUTHFIELD – A new national study of the value of a college education placed Lawrence Technological University fourth in Michigan and in the top 7 percent of 4,500 colleges surveyed…