Gov. Granholm will be in Hamtramck on Tues. Feb. 2, 11 am to officiate at the ribbon cutting for Hamtramck's new Department of Human Services building on Jos. Campau, just south of Carpenter. Here is a press release from the developers, the Boji Group:

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Boji Group opens Woody Plaza
New building to spur downtown Hamtramck redevelopment, house new Department of Human Services regional office

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. — Boji Group injected new life into downtown Hamtramck today, opening a new 30,000-square-foot building that is expected to become a hub of activity.

Boji Group Chairman Louie Boji and President Ron Boji were joined by city, Wayne County and State of Michigan officials at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Woody Plaza, 12140 Jos. Campau. The building soon will become home to a new regional service center for the state Department of Human Services.

“We’re proud to be a part of the resurgence of downtown Hamtramck,” Ron Boji said. “This new building is bringing new life to this part of Jos. Campau. It will house more than 100 employees and serve several hundred people each day.”

The site is the former home of the Woody Pontiac automotive dealership, which drew customers to downtown Hamtrack for 60 years until it closed in 2000. Redevelopment of the site was aided by a Michigan State Housing Development Authority Cities of Promise grant and state Michigan Business Tax credit, which enabled Boji Group to demolish blighted buildings in December 2008 to make room for the new Woody Plaza.

“Even before it opened, Woody Plaza had a positive impact on our city,” Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski said. “The north end of our downtown is getting new interest from developers and business owners thanks to this project.”

The building was designed and constructed to comply with Energy Star commercial building standards, reducing the building’s environmental impact and making it more efficient to operate. It will replace an older Department of Human Services facility, which the state department has outgrown.

Boji went on to thank Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Department of Human Services Director Ismael Ahmed, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, the City of Hamtramck, and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for their support of the project.

ABOUT BOJI GROUP
With offices in Lansing and Southfield, Boji Group is a diversified, family-owned and -operated company with interests in real estate development and property management, distribution and wholesale services, convenience stores, retail and the hospitality industry.