MDOT grant to create 2,200 new jobs in Detroit for road improvements near Hamtramck border
MDOT awards state transportation economic development grant
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DETROIT – The
Michigan Department of Transportation has awarded a grant that will create 2,200 new jobs in Detroit as part of a plan to
MDOT’s state transportation economic development grant will help fund infrastructure improvements around General Motors’
“This is good news for our families, our businesses, and our economy as a whole,” Michigan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said. “Every Michigander deserves to drive on our roads safely, without blowing a tire or cracking a windshield, and this partnership with GM will help us reach that goal while creating good jobs for Michigan workers.”
Detroit Mourners continued saying goodbye Tuesday to Benny Napoleon, who headed two of Michigan s largest law enforcement agencies in a career that spanned more than 40 years.
The former Wayne County sheriff and Detroit police chief died Dec. 17 at Henry Ford Hospital about three weeks after he was placed on a respirator while fighting COVID-19.
Visitation is from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday in Greater Grace Temple on Seven Mile, following Monday s visitation in the Swanson Funeral Home on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
As was the case Monday, there were dozens of mourners waiting in line outside the church Tuesday before the doors opened.
Public viewing for Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon to be held Monday
Family will have private service independent of public service
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DETROIT – Beloved Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon will be laid to rest this week.
A public viewing will be held Monday at the Swanson Funeral Home on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Services will be held Tuesday at the Greater Grace Temple on Seven Mile Road from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The family will have its own private service.
A live stream of the event will be available on the Swanson Funeral Home site.
Mourners pay respects to Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon
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A public viewing is being held Monday at the Swanson Funeral Home on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. His obituary is available on the Swanson Funeral Home website.
Visitors took turns paying their respects to Napoleon. He has been the Wayne County Sheriff since 2009. He had worked in law enforcement since he was in his 20s.
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Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon (WDIV)
Mourners can pay their respects this week to Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon, who died Dec. 17 after a weeks-long battle with COVID-19.
A public visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Swanson Funeral Home on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
Another public viewing will take place at Greater Grace Temple on 7 Mile Road from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Napoleon was with family when he died at Henry Ford Hospital earlier this month, his daughter Tiffani Jackson said. He was 65.
Napoleon was one of our city’s greatest public servants, Mayor Mike Duggan said in a statement.