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‘All employees were calmly evacuated’ Firefighters battle blaze at Roseville business BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
ROSEVILLE — At press time, an investigation into what caused a fire at a local manufacturing plant continued. Roseville Fire Chief Keith Jacobs said “it’s way too early” to determine what caused the two-alarm fire April 22 at RCO Engineering Inc., 15711 12 Mile Road. He also said “so far nothing is suspicious” and a final report will not be available for a few weeks. Roseville; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives;
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Tenisia Evans, owner of Boss Baby Early Learning Center in Eastpointe, right, talks to a group of kids Wednesday, April 23, in one of the classrooms at her child care facility.
Child care centers in Eastpointe and beyond struggle to overcome challenges, expand BY BRIAN WELLS
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On April 22, firefighters contained an industrial blaze at RCO Engineering on 12 Mile Road near Calahan Road in Roseville. Firefighters from Fraser and Clinton Township, pictured, assisted Roseville as they put out the fire. Units from St. Clair Shores, Eastpointe, Mount Clemens and Warren also were on the scene.
EASTPOINTE — Tenisia Evans said her passion is to help others. When someone was in need of work with no one to watch her kids, she stepped up to the challenge, having always wanted to open a child care center. Evans, a former youth pastor, got into the in-
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dustry about 20 years ago. She started as an exempt provider, then transitioned to a licensed family center. In 2023, she and her husband purchased and revamped the building that would become Boss Baby Learning Center on Gratiot Avenue in Eastpointe. “In 2023, I finally found the building, and my husband said, ‘This is it,’” Evans said. “So we came in here and we revamped it.”