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Somerset Inn hosts 124th annual conference for DAR of Michigan
After sitting idle since 2006, the former Kmart property on Big Beaver Road in Troy has been demolished to make room for future development at the site. File photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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An organization founded in 1890 met in Troy recently for its 124th anniversary. The Daughters of the American Revolution of Michigan gathered at the Somerset Inn for their annual state conference Sept. 12-15. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded 134 years ago and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The nonprofit, nonpolitical volunteer women’s service organization is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing
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Former Kmart headquarters could see multiple development projects See KMART on page 22A
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Mary Fran Sobczynski and Charlotte Cooper play with the DAR of Michigan selfie frame.
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The site that previously housed the international headquarters of Kmart Corp. could see multiple land uses in addition to the initial plans for University of Michigan Health’s potential medical facility. The former Kmart headquarters has been vacant since 2006, and the 40-acre property at 3100 W. Big Beaver Road
was purchased by Forbes/Frankel Troy Ventures LLC, which also owns Somerset Collection, in 2009. Demolition of the property began in November 2023 and finished this July. In March 2024, University of Michigan Health purchased 7.28 acres of the property for $4.42 million to build a health care center that would focus on specialty and diagnostic services. “I have been talking to the University of Michigan for
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