April 15, 2008
MCPED staff gearing up for Brownfields Conference May 5 - 7 at Cobo Hall
Eager to keep the momentum of brownfields redevelopment moving in the county, the department will host an exhibition booth (#1726) during the conference.  More

April 8, 2008
EPA Brownfields grant awarded to Macomb
Good news for redevelopers in Macomb . . . the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just announced that Macomb County will receive $400,000 in grant funding to assess Brownfields in the county. More

April 3, 2008
MI-SBTDC Staff to be recognized
The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) Network annually recognizes staff and volunteers for exemplary work.  More

March 28, 2008
MCPED will participate in Family Resource Fair
Jane Rosiek, Community Development Housing Rehabilitation Program Supervisor, will participate in the Family Resource Fair from 5 - 8 p.m. on April 3 at St. Basil the Great Parish in Eastpointe.  More 

March 13, 2008
Housing Rehab Program Flooded With Calls
The phones rang off the hook following two interviews with Program Manager for Community Development Services Mike Rozny to promote the Macomb County Housing Repair Assistance Program.  More 

February 28, 2008
MCPED a panelist for upcoming redevelopment event
Gerard Santoro, AICP, will join a panel of expert speakers at the upcoming “Local Leadership in Sustainable Development” conference hosted by the International Council of Shopping Centers – East Michigan Alliance.  More 

February 28, 2008
Department Launches Diversity Initiative
The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development - in partnership with the Macomb County Chamber - will unveil the “Defining Business + Life Diversity Awareness + Understanding Brochure” series.  More

February 14, 2008

2008 Aerial Imagery Partnership
The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development has entered into a Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey and the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments to acquire digital aerial imagery in the spring of 2008.  More

January 29, 2008
The second issue of "eMacomb - Business Matters," the electronic newsletter of the department, is available.
Articles center on the big news about business accelerators coming to Macomb County, the upcoming EPA/ICMA Brownfields Conference in Detroit and the redevelopment of a downtown Mount Clemens church into lofts along with others related to economic development activity in the county.

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January 14, 2008
New Departmental Hire
The Department is pleased to announce the addition of a new staff member, John Paul Rea.  In December John Paul was hired as Associate Planner in the Planning and Environmental Services service group.  More

January 9, 2008
Non-Profit Organizations Apply for 2008 CDBG Funds
Twenty-four non-profit organizations submitted applications requesting more than $500,000 in funding through the Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  Roughly $250,000 is potentially available for “services” that provide or expand services for lower-income individuals, including those that are homeless or at risk for homelessness.  More

December 21 , 2007
The homeless land on Solid Ground
On Thursday, December 14, the Macomb County Board of Commissioners voted to award $554,258 in Macomb HOME Consortium HOME funds to Solid Ground, Inc., to complete the conversion of the old Red Cross office building in Roseville into transitional housing for 14 homeless families.  It will be the only such facility that will house in tact families.  Families will also receive food and supportive services to help them attain financial independence within 24 moths of residency.  The HOME grant will ensure completion of the facility in 2008.  The HOME Consortium is a collaborative of the County, Clinton Township and the Cities of Roseville and Sterling Heights. 

December 20 , 2007
New edition of "Out and About in Macomb County" launched
Graphics Technician Carol Pihaylic just finished the second edition of “Out and About in Macomb County” a 28-page booklet listing a wide assortment of family friendly activities in Macomb County.  Developed by health educators with Macomb County Health Department, 15,000 copies of the booklet will be printed and distributed throughout the county.  More

December 20 , 2007
MCPED Gives Back
Department staff opted to “adopt- a-family” in lieu of exchanging holiday gifts again this year.  With the help of the community, the department secured the wish list of a family struggling to make ends meet and has assembled a healthy collection of clothing, toys, grocery gift certificates and gift cards to area stores. 

The department is also collecting items for Turning Point's Wish List

December 10 , 2007
Utica gets money for the missing part of trail
Macomb County was the first in the state to adopt a countywide master plan for trails, a project of the Department of Planning and Economic Development.  As a department, our staff is always willing to share its expertise with others who are working to secure grants for land acquisition and trail development projects.  More

December 3 , 2007
County approves transitional housing
Department staff participated in the monthly meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee, a recommending body to the Macomb County Board of Commissioners.  Highlights of the December 4 meeting include: More

November 21, 2007
New eNewsletter is launched!
Our department has been hard at work developing a new tool for communicating with current and potential stakeholders.  Our intent is for the newsletter to accurately describe what defines business + life in Macomb County.   

eMacomb – Business Matters will be published on a regular basis.  It will feature articles about important news about the department as well as regular columns including a Business Spotlight, Redevelopment News, Groundbreaking News, Q & A and regular updates on upcoming events and workshops. 

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November 21, 2007
Department launches new website
Over the past several months, our department has been busy updating our website.  This has involved a great deal of inter-departmental cooperation. We hope that you find it to be a visually pleasing and informative place to learn more about the services and programs that our department very proudly offers. 

November 20, 2007
Economic Development Staff Visits DREP
On Tuesday, EDSG staff will meet with the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership to explore how the two organizations can better work together to improve business retention and attraction efforts within the county and region.