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Birmingham Shopping District participates in county tourism initiative
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham Shopping District is a part of the Steering Committee for Oakland County’s Tourism and Attraction Strategic Plan. The project is led by the Oakland County Department of Economic Development, and the steering committee consists of downtown managers, recreation asset managers, lodging and hospitality operators, cultural and historical asset operators, entertainment arts venue operators, a county commissioner, small businesses, local government officials, and destination marketing partners. A consultant team is made up of Tourism Economics, BLKDOG and Think Place Agency. The consultant’s contract has a not to exceed amount of $244,265.00 “The county is working to develop a comprehensive tourism and attraction strategic plan that will quantify the value and impact of tourism in the county, determine sustainable models for tourism development and manageSee TOURISM on page 18A
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Man convicted in connection to high-end home invasions METRO DETROIT — A man linked to a transnational gang suspected in a series of affluent home break-ins across Michigan has been convicted on charges. On April 23, Chilean national Ignacio Ruiz-Saldias, 29, was found guilty of one count of conducting a criminal enterprise, a 20-year felony; and three counts of conspiracy to commit second-degree home invasion, a 15-year Ruiz-Saldias felony; for his role in various home invasions across Michigan. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said Ruiz-Saldias is the first defendant tried in Oakland County with ties to a South American theft ring that he said targeted eight homes in Oakland Township and Rochester Hills, as well as Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe and Ada Township, be-
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