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Special to the ChronicleThe Michigan Chapter of Associated General Contractors (AGC) awarded Tooles Contracting and Clark Construction a 2013 Build Michigan Award for the construction of New East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit. The award was presented on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Firekeepers Casino & Hotel in Battle Creek.“To be r...

Detroit will once again be the set of a Hollywood movie. The popular racing video game, "Need for Speed" will be filmed in Detroit this summer. According to the Michigan Film office, DreamWorks Studio has been awarded a tax incentive from the state of $1,370,852 on nearly $5 million of projected in-state expenditures.The movie will focus on a...

One night after President Barack Obama's first second-term State of the Union address, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has something to say to his residents. Bing's fourth State of the City address since taking office focused on the positives while still calling for immediate action to handle the city's most pressing concerns. Speaking...