By David FleetSpecial to the Clarkston News BRANDON TWP. — In December, Tom Tatu was hired as a Sales and Leasing professional at Randy Wise Ford, 968 S. Ortonville Road.Tatu, a Waterford native and Waterford Kettering graduate, stepped into the auto business right out of high school in the 1970s.“I started as a porter at Hillside Lincoln-Mercury in […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — After sitting vacant for several years, the old Big Boy restaurant site at 6440 Dixie Highway is in the planning stages of becoming a car wash.The site plans were presented during a public hearing at the Dec. 14 regular meeting of the Independence Township Planning Commission.“The existing […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — The nominations have arrived for the 2023 Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce yearly awards.Winners will be announced at the Annual Gala and Awards Dinner at Deer Lake Athletic Club, 6167 White Lake Road, set for tomorrow night at 6 p.m.Volunteer of the Year: Alex Wint (Merrill Lynch), Lisa Humphrey (Studio 8 Fitness […]
DETROIT — Goyette Mechanical has announced they have been awarded the 2023 Detroit Free Press Top Workplace Award.Top Workplace recipients are selected based upon a third-party employee survey that measures company culture and employee satisfaction through a variety of benchmarks.Employees are asked to gauge such criteria as professional development opportunities, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, […]
Emiley Gale Schuster, owner of the new Visibly Gale wellness center at 7020 Gateway Park Drive in Independence Township, cuts the ribbon last Wednesday signifying the business’ opening. Photo: Matt Mackinder
FLINT — In what has become as much of a holiday tradition as parades, football and a Thanksgiving turkey, the 12th Annual Skaff Save & Share event will once again take place Nov. 24-27.Over the past 11 years, this annual event has helped raise more than $200,000 for local charities. That’s money that has stayed […]
Dr. Andrew Ames cuts the ribbon to welcome the Michigan Specialty Surgery Center to town, located at 6886 Sashabaw Road, during the grand opening ribbon cutting last Wednesday. Photo: Kendal Petzold
By Jim NewellManaging Editor ORION TWP. — For 70 years Dort Financial Credit Union has had the mission to serve the needs of the communities in which they operate, and now the credit union has turned its sights on Orion Township.Dort Financial opened a new branch location on Brown Road in Orion Township, and President […]
Latfiah Gobah, Mission Point of Clarkston administrator, left, and Sherry Hodge, former administrator, share ribbon cutting duties Oct. 10 at the 4800 Clintonville Road location celebrating the recent renovation and opening of the rehabilitation and physical therapy center. Photo: Matt Mackinder
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Ready for the holidays? Seven local businesses are aiming to make dealing with the stress easier with a free event next month.On Nov. 4 from 3-7 p.m. at Om Dome Yoga Studio and Training, 7093 Dixie Highway, the “’Tis the Season to De-Stress” strolling dinner and educational […]