Shelby Library opening delayed to early 2022
The new Shelby Township Library’s tentative opening date has been pushed back to early 2022.
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP Due to the coronavirus outbreak, many things were put on hold including the new Shelby Township Library’s tentative open date, which has now been pushed back to early 2022.
Early estimates for the completion of the new library were planned to be in the spring of 2021. The township announced the revised schedule in April.
While delays associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed the date of opening back, the township reported that construction is progressing and the project is still within budget.
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Podcast studio, co-working spaces among offerings
Patrick Wearn, the founder and CEO of Alchemist Ventures, works in his office. His company acquired the entrepreneurial services contract for Velocity in 2020.
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STERLING HEIGHTS The year 2020 was a game changer for businesses, as well as how work gets done in America.
And it also signified a year of change for Sterling Heights’ Velocity Center, a collaboration center that assists rising companies and bills itself on its website as Macomb County’s “premier technological technology hub.”
Velocity, which is located along 18 Mile Road, between Mound Road and Van Dyke Avenue, is now “powered by” Alchemist Ventures LLC. The company’s founder and CEO, Patrick Wearn, said the company recently won the entrepreneurial services contract for the Velocity Center, adding that it’s good for at least one year.
Mayor Michael Taylor, center, cuts a ribbon with community leaders and residents at the Sterling Heights Community Center in February. Despite the building closing for periods due to COVID-19, city officials have listed its completion as one of the year’s highlights.
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Not all news was negative in Sterling Heights in 2020
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STERLING HEIGHTS It’s easy to focus on the bad news that took place throughout 2020 there was so much of it, especially COVID-19, its cancellations and the economic fallout. But Sterling Heights officials and community leaders recently shared some silver linings to the year that might otherwise be overlooked.