WARREN — As Macomb Community College continues to provide courses in skilled trades, it’s also revamping the school’s Mobility and Sustainability Center on the South Campus in Warren.

HAZEL PARK — Hazel Park capped off 2023 with the good news of a five-star rating from a report studying the business climate in cities across Michigan.

TROY — Students looking to break into the world of esports are invited to attend a meeting with esports coaches and players at an upcoming program known as The Esports Scholarship Initiative.

LANSING — Just weeks after the announcement of a potential data breach of patients at Corewell Health, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michigan residents of another.

METRO DETROIT/LANSING — The office of the Michigan Attorney General is alerting Michigan consumers to a massive data breach affecting customers of Comcast/Xfinity nationwide.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel updated the public on the yearslong Innovate Mound project — which just wrapped up its core roadwork along an estimated 9-mile stretch of Mound Road, from Interstate 696 to M-59 — at a Dec. 20 press conference outside Srodek’s Quality Polish Food in Sterling Heights.

CLAWSON — A brand-new business has opened in the main downtown area of Clawson.

SOUTHFIELD — On Nov. 16, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved a partnership between the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department and the city of Southfield for park improvements.

DETROIT — During its December meeting, the Regional Transit Authority’s board of directors began discussions regarding a plan to transfer the QLINE and its assets under the management umbrella of the RTA.

PONTIAC — The City of Pontiac and Oakland County Parks announced on Dec. 7 the opening of the new fishing pier at Pontiac Oaks Park, formally known as Hawthorne Park

METRO DETROIT – More than a million Michigan residents may be at risk of having their data leaked following a cyber-attack against a software company contracted by Corewell Health.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — In response to interest from a number of residents, Grosse Pointe Farms officials plan to create permanent pickleball courts at Pier Park.

UTICA — The Reptarium is expanding to a building just across the street with an additional 30,000 square feet on Van Dyke Avenue in Utica.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A plan to put an apartment complex on Brougham Drive was recently postponed by the Sterling Heights Planning Commission after members suggested changes that they believe could make the property more harmonious to residential neighbors and the concept of a mixed-use district.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Bells will be ringing, and so will cash registers, this holiday season. But just how much metro Detroiters’ wallets will be in the Christmas spirit remains to be seen, according to local businesses and economic observers.

TROY — New opportunities for those with developmental disabilities are available thanks to a Troy organization that celebrated a new groundbreaking program with a ribbon cutting Nov. 15.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A drain near a Sterling Heights shopping plaza that was filled with concrete debris and trash is now cleanly flowing to the Clinton River, according to the Macomb County Public Works Office.

WARREN — It’s Christmastime in the city. On the evening of Nov. 9, Gardner White Furniture, 6500 E. 14 Mile Road, officially ushered in the holidays by unveiling its annual “Twinkle Town with Gardner White” display.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — ’Tis the season to be shopping. And to encourage residents to support their neighborhood businesses, Grosse Pointe City and The Village Downtown Development Authority/Main Street Grosse Pointe are again working together to offer free parking in surface lots on weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Around 2017, an idea was formed that has the potential to have a positive economic impact in Farmington Hills and surrounding communities.