[DetroitSky]

Fouts details $170M Warren Town Center development

Warren — Mayor James Fouts released details Wednesday of a $170 million public-private development project in his city, including the selection of a master developer picked to put the parts together.



Flaherty & Collins Properties, which has “extensive experience in building high-end hotels,” according to Fouts’ news release, was selected by the city's Downtown Development Authority to develop Warren Town Center.

“This is an important first step in achieving the city’s goal of creating a downtown that will draw visitors and new high-end businesses to our city,” said Fouts. “The downtown concept has been a vision for city leaders since the 1960s.”

Nino Salvaggio opening at former Kroger space in Bloomfield Township

Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace announced the opening of its fourth metro Detroit store. The new supermarket, like the other three stores, features an extensive fresh produce department, premier meats, an artisan bakery, floral department and wine and beer from around the world. The 42,000 square-foot store also includes a café, and expanded prepared foods-to-go and kosher sections.

A ribbon cutting will be held Friday, Dec. 28, before the store opens to the public at 8 a.m., according to a press release from the company.

The new market is located at 6592 Telegraph Road, in the Bloomfield Plaza, at the southwest corner of Telegraph and Maple Roads in Bloomfield Township. The space was formerly occupied by Kroger. The store was designed by Birmingham-based Ron & Roman and Sterling Heights-based Roncelli, Inc. did the construction, according to the release.

Hundreds of new jobs, $307 million in development in Auburn Hills this year

The city of Auburn Hills saw over $307 million in new and planned development this year, from massive world headquarters, new amenities at Oakland University to the first new auto plant to open in the region in 25 years.

Public safety building construction expected to begin this winter

Construction on the new Macomb Township Joseph E. Koss Public Safety Building is expected to begin this winter.

The building will be located on the same property as the current Fire Station One, near 23 Mile Road and Alma Drive, east of Romeo Plank Road.