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PRESSES TO STOP AT PRINTING PLANT IN AUGUST BY NICK POWERS
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STERLING HEIGHTS — The printing plant on the corner Mound Road and Metro Parkway, which has been cranking out papers since the early 1970s, is set to
shutter in August. A Jan. 21 Detroit Free Press announcement states that the Sterling Heights Operation Facility runs 250 press jobs on a weekly basis, ranging from regional dailies to national publications like the New York Times. The approximately 700,000-square-
foot building sits on about 40 acres of land. Shuttering the plant eliminates 115 jobs. On Aug. 3, the last papers will roll off the presses. A photo in the Sterling Heights Public Library’s digital collection shows construction being done on the plant in 1971. The
Evening News Association, which owned the Detroit News at the time, constructed the facility for $42 million. The description mentions that the facility, then called the Detroit News North Plant, was up and running by 1976. See PLANT on page 15A
STERLING HEIGHTS POLICE UNVEIL NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
STERLING HEIGHTS — A ceremony was held to introduce the newest addition to the Sterling Heights Police Department — an electric Chevy Blazer pursuit vehicle. “The department is excited to test this vehicle operationally, put it in service, see how it goes,” Interim Police Chief Ken Pappas said. Pappas said the vehicle has a number of benefits, including reduced fuel cost. “Officers spend a lot of time monitoring traffic that just burns gas,” he said. “At that point, there is no running of this electric vehicle.” Pappas also mentioned that the vehicle will produce less noise than a normal police vehicle, which will
A crowd gathered to listen to Sterling Heights Interim Police Chief Ken Pappas talk about the department’s new EV on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at the city’s Public Works garage. Photo by Brian Wells
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