Oakland County Economic Development Director Ingrid Tighe joined small business leaders at Dearborn Music in Farmington to encourage holiday shoppers to purchase gifts and other items locally, especially on Small Business Saturday Nov. 26.
The city of Southfield will officially kickoff the holiday season with the annual Municipal Campus Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, December 6 from 5:30-8 p.m. on the front lawn of City Hall, 26000 Evergreen Road.
Established in 2002 by Oakland University Alum and OU Trustee Emeritus Dennis Pawley, the Pawley Lean Institute was designed to benefit Oakland University students, schools, nonprofits, government and industry.
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter and Business Sweden signed a joint statement of cooperation to "promote innovation and sustainable growth in the mobility and advanced manufacturing industries" at U.S. Ambassador Erik D. Ramanathan's residence in Stockholm Monday.