Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Transportation Construction for Dearborn’s $28.2 million Intermodal Passenger Rail Station kicked off on April 10 at the historic Smith’s Creek Depot in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford. Mayor John O’Reilly Jr. welcomed 80 key regional, state and federal leaders for the event. Assisting with the sign unveiling were: Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle (left); Patricia Mooradian, president of The Henry Ford; O’Reilly; U.S. Sen. Carl Levin; U.S. Rep. John … [Read more...] about City, state, federal VIPs in Dearborn for start of train station project
Progress
O’Reilly, Paletko highlight cities’ accomplishments, progress
Photo by Robert Ankrapp Dearborn Mayor John O'Reilly Jr. (left) speaks to attendees during the Dearborn Area Chamber Business Builder Luncheon Jan. 15 at the Warren Valley Golf and Banquet Center, as Dearborn Heights Mayor Daniel Paletko prepares to answer audience questions. By SHERRI KOLADE Times-Herald Newspapers Dearborn and Dearborn Heights mayors said they are looking forward to a positive future for their cities in 2013. During a Dearborn Area Chamber Business Builder Luncheon Jan. 15 at the Warren Valley Golf … [Read more...] about O’Reilly, Paletko highlight cities’ accomplishments, progress
Recreation and Parks, plus partners, strengthened quality of life in Dearborn in 2012
DEARBORN – The array of local recreational and cultural arts programming was enriched in 2012 through partnerships with volunteers and funding agents. Severstal North America worked with the Dearborn Recreation and Parks Department and the non-profit Dearborn Community Fund to create a new playscape at Morningside Park. Severstal’s $15,000 donation for the playscape included $8,450 raised by employees through raffle ticket sales at the company’s 2011 fall open house. The company itself contributed an additional $6,550 to fund … [Read more...] about Recreation and Parks, plus partners, strengthened quality of life in Dearborn in 2012
Dearborn moving forward with economic development projects, neighborhood stabilization
An illustration of the new intermodal passenger train station. Groundbreaking for the project is planned for spring with expected completion in 2013. DEARBORN – Mayor John O’Reilly Jr. and Dearborn officials continue to promote the city as a great place in which to invest, conduct business and buy a home. Among the economic highlights of 2011: Five-star city for economic development The city of Dearborn received the highest rating possible by the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Innovation Research (iLabs) … [Read more...] about Dearborn moving forward with economic development projects, neighborhood stabilization
Dearborn continues to offer a high quality of life
DEARBORN, Mich. – The city of Dearborn continued to provide a high quality of life for residents in 2011, with a full range of municipal services, recreation and cultural opportunities and stellar public safety responses. Public Safety The Fire Department partnered with Oakwood Hospital on a new technique to treat certain heart attack patients more quickly by having information instantly transmitted from the scene to hospital cardiologists, who can begin preparing before the patients even arrived. This approach has … [Read more...] about Dearborn continues to offer a high quality of life
Takin’ care of business, Downriver style
By JAMES MITCHELL Times-Herald Newspapers To put the situation in a nutshell— and perspective — Downriver Community Conference Executive Director Jim Perry dredged up a slogan from three decades ago. “There was that saying in the early 1980s, ‘Will the last one out of Michigan please turn out the lights?’ We lost so many jobs,” Perry said. “The bottom line — and it always will be for anybody to turn around — is jobs.” From the viewpoint of the Downriver Community Conference, which formed in 1976 as an inter-local agency … [Read more...] about Takin’ care of business, Downriver style
Business climate promising, business leaders say
By DANIEL HERATY Times-Herald Newspapers After a lean few years when cities were seeing storefronts close, leaders of Dearborn and Dearborn Heights business communties see a promising future. The recession that struck the nation in 2007 hit many companies and businesses hard. They were forced to shut doors, leading to many layoffs. But the corner has been turned, and the same companies forced to make drastic cuts are now growing. Dearborn Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Gearing said she was encouraged by the growth … [Read more...] about Business climate promising, business leaders say
Programs, resources mark HFCC progress
An artistic rendering of the HFCC Science Center, which is slated to open in 2012. By the HFCC OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Since it was founded in 1938 as Fordson Junior College, Henry Ford Community College has been the gateway to higher education for thousands of students seeking affordable, high-quality post-secondary education. HFCC is a comprehensive public community college serving about 19,000 students and offers more than 100 associate degrees, university transfer programs and career programs. Its high-quality, … [Read more...] about Programs, resources mark HFCC progress
Roman Village president honors restaurants’ past, present
By ANDREA POTEET Times-Herald Newspapers Many boys grow up dreaming of following in their father’s footsteps. But for Antonio Rugiero Jr., taking the helm of Dearborn favorite Roman Village Cucina Italiana, which his late father, Antonio Rugiero Sr. and mother, Rita, opened in 1964, seemed like a long wait. “Growing up in the business working with my father, you never really take over because like most Italian fathers, they never retire,” Rugiero said. So in 1992, Rugiero and his brothers, Patrick, Mark, and Robert, … [Read more...] about Roman Village president honors restaurants’ past, present
ATA’s P-20 educational program — Dearborn University Constorium Center
Established in 2009, the Dearborn University Consortium Center began offering college courses to the local community and Advanced Technology Academy students and faculty, through Davenport University and Lake Superior State University. Each university program is unique to the area and provides students with a competitive edge for today’s workforce. Last year, the DUCC, through Lake Superior State University, launched a master’s degree program in curriculum and instruction for the faculty at the Academy. The first course … [Read more...] about ATA’s P-20 educational program — Dearborn University Constorium Center