The Detroit City Council has approved $18.6 million for a new transit center at the former Michigan State Fairgrounds site.

The Michigan State Fairgrounds may soon be the new home of the Detroit Department of Transportation transit center on Woodward Avenue.

DETROIT – The old Michigan State Fairgrounds is undergoing a quick transition tonight. It’s moving from decaying buildings to the state’s largest Amazon facility. They’re moving dirt and getting ready for a massive Amazon facility that’s exceeding original promises. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says Amazon and its $400 million development is about to change the neighborhood for the better. Duggan says Amazon has increased the number of jobs it will offer from 1,200 to 2,000.

DETROIT – The sale of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds has been halted by a court order just over a week after the sale was approved. The Wayne County Circuit Court issued a temporary restraining order on Wednesday to halt the sale of 142 acres of the former fairgrounds site to two development groups. The Detroit City Council approved the sale on October 20, making the land available for a proposed Amazon distribution center and new indoor transit center. “In 2020, the Detroit City Council adopted a Community Outreach Ordinance requiring a specified outreach process before amending the city’s master plan. A proposed sale of acreage at the former Michigan State Fairgrounds would redevelop about half of the site into a new Amazon distribution center, with the rest saved for a transit center and other future developments.

DETROIT – The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved the sale of a portion of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds that will be developed into an Amazon distribution center, transit center and more. A digital rendering of the proposed Amazon distribution center at the site of the former Michigan State Fairgrounds. According to the city council president, the sale of the untaxed land will generate $42 million in tax revenue over the next 10 years. Jones and one other city council member reportedly voted against the agreement Tuesday, with six city council members voting in favor. The city of Detroit purchased 142 acres at the site of the former State Fairgrounds in 2018.

DETROIT Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan will hold a news briefing at 11 a.m. Tuesday to announce a proposed sale of acreage at the former State Fairgrounds that could generate over 1,000 new jobs. Watch the news briefing live at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the video player above. Officials say the proposal would sell 142 acres at the former State Fairgrounds to a development team. The city of Detroit purchased the 142 acres at the former State Fairgrounds for $7 million in 2018. Ex-NBA star Earvin Magic Johnsons Magic Plus LLC development company bought about 16 acres from the land bank for just over $29,500 per acre.

DETROIT Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Tuesday a proposal that would bring a new Amazon distribution center to the former State Fairgrounds site by 2022. Two development groups, Hillwood Investment Properties and the Sterling Group, are slated to purchase 142 acres at the former State Fairgrounds site from the city of Detroit -- and Amazon is expected to be their first tenant. The Detroit City Council is expected to review a purchase agreement in September after its summer recess, officials said. The city of Detroit previously purchased the 142 acres at the former State Fairgrounds for $7 million in 2018. The city of Detroit purchased 142 acres at the site of the former State Fairgrounds in 2018.

DETROIT Changes are coming for the former Michigan State Fairgrounds, located off of Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue. The land is currently used as a coronavirus testing site, but Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Tuesday for new plans on the property. We want you to spend $7 million and build a transit center on the site, in addition the purchase price, and they agreed. They expect their first tenant on the first site, to be an Amazon distribution center. It will open in 2022, Duggan saidThe new transit center will be similar to the Rosa Parks Transit Center downtown and include safe, convenient pedestrian connections to the Meijer/Gateway Plaza nearby.

Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer in Michigan -- and it's filled with events to celebrate. All around Southeast Michigan, big events are being held to mark Labor Day. The 22nd annual Arts, Beats & Eats will take place in Downtown Royal Oak on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 through Sept. 2. Every Labor Day weekend, Romeo hosts many events based around its prized crop, the peach. For the past three decades, the Hamtramck has celebrated Labor Day weekend with a festival on the Main Street of Joseph Campau.

Labor Day weekend is the unofficial end of summer in Michigan -- and it's filled with events to celebrate. All around Southeast Michigan, big events are being held to mark Labor Day. The 22nd annual Arts, Beats & Eats will take place in Downtown Royal Oak on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 through Sept. 2. Every Labor Day weekend, Romeo hosts many events based around its prized crop, the peach. For the past three decades, the Hamtramck has celebrated Labor Day weekend with a festival on the Main Street of Joseph Campau.