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Pollinator-Friendly Demonstration Garden

In July 2022, the Monarch butterfly was put on the endangered species list by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. But now, thanks to efforts by concerned communities…

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Spotlight on Solar-Powered Lighting

Those walking the Southfield City Centre Trail near Red Pole Park in the evenings are finding things a little brighter, the result of a new solar-powered, motion-activated lighting system recently…

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Awarded $150,000 SBA Grant with Partners in the UP 1200 800 sccadmin

LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Awarded $150,000 SBA Grant with Partners in the UP

The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has won a $150,000 Stage Two Growth Accelerator Fund grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Investment and Innovation. Centrepolis was…

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Landscape Design Camp Woos Students to Profession

Nine students from Southeast Michigan, Chicago and Brooklyn, New York, registered for “Placemaking through Landscape Design” a week-long summer camp organized by Lawrence Technological University, the Michigan Chapter of the…

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Southfield Is Participating in Pilot Program for New Solar-Powered Lighting

Southfield is one of 12 locations across the state chosen to test a new solar-powered lighting system developed by APT Solar Solutions, an Ann Arbor-based start-up company. A 400-foot stretch…

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Princeton Review: Lawrence Tech Among Nation’s Best

Lawrence Technological University has again been listed among the nation’s top colleges by the academic publisher Princeton Review. LTU is included in “The Best 389 Colleges,” the company’s annual list…

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Two National Championships in One Season

The Lawrence Technological University hosted the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ National Championship Tournaments for Men’s Bowling and Women’s Lacrosse and each team was victorious. “To win a national championship…

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Butterfly Sculpture A Symbol of Eaton’s Values

A brilliant Monarch butterfly sculpture has been added to Southfield City Centre Trail, made possible by Eaton, the international power management company located in Southfield. “Eaton encourages all of its…

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Advance Your Career, Enhance Your Business with MichiganWorks!

MichiganWorks! is a state-wide workforce development system offering free career-development services for jobseekers, virtual workshops for those interested in expanding skills and, for students age 16-24, internship, tuition assistance, career…

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Businesses Proud To Give Back To Community

Southfield City Centre Advisory Board represents the businesses and institutions located in the City Centre. Together they work to promote the economic vitality and quality of life in the city.…

Lawrence Technological University Cuts the Ribbon on a New Robotics and Factory Automation Laboratory 1200 600 sccadmin

Lawrence Technological University Cuts the Ribbon on a New Robotics and Factory Automation Laboratory

Lawrence Technological University has cut the ribbon on a new robotics and factory automation laboratory that the companies that helped create it say is unique anywhere in the United States.…

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Participation, Donations Double for Annual “Walk Against Hate”

For the second year in a row, Southfield City Centre Trail was the location of the Anti-Defamation League’s annual “Walk Against Hate” and fundraiser and the results were inspiring: More…