Comerica Park Signage:

The MRCC has been a strong supporter of the Tigers and Comerica Park since it opened April 11, 2000. Our outfield signage has garnered attention from the record setting sell-out crowds to photo placement in Sports Illustrated.

 

Ambassador Bridge:

The MRCC is working on the Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project: connecting area freeways to the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit's Mexicantown neighborhood – includes reconstructed freeways and a new interchange for I-75 and I-96, a pedestrian bridge connecting east and west Mexicantown, and a redesigned Ambassador Bridge Plaza.

 

Book-Cadillac Building:

The MRCC is and has been working to renovate the historic Book-Cadillac hotel in downtown Detroit, and will see approximately 200 carpenters working on site over the duration of the project.

 

Carpenters' Christmas for Kids 2007:

The Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (MRCC) hosted their Eleventh Annual Carpenters’ Christmas for Kids holiday party for approximately 1,000 Detroit school children at Spain Dual School in Detroit on Friday, December 21, 2007. The MRCC hosted the party for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students of Spain Dual School, located near the MRCC’s headquarters in Detroit. The holiday party featured a visit from Santa and Carpenters Union members distributing gifts to the students.

 

Schrauger Family photos:

On February 12, 2008, Doug Buckler, Executive Secretary/Treasurer, Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters and Millwrights (MRCC) along with L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive and Cliff and Vicki Schrauger visited the construction site of “The Schrauger Home Project” in Lake Orion.  The MRCC donated its time and skill to construct the new home for the Schrauger Family.  Also, the MRCC’s Labor Management Productivity & Training committee under the leadership of Doug Buckler donated $20,000 to “The Schrauger Home Project”.