Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Natural foods grocery store plans to expand into the former McDonald’s on Sloane Avenue.
Nature’s Bin and its parent company Cornucopia — the Lakewood-based natural foods grocery store — got a boost from the city of Lakewood on Monday. City council OK’d a $75,000 economic development loan for the company’s expansion into the site of the former McDonald’s site, where Nature’s Bin looks to expand its job training programs, catering service and office space. “I think Cornucopia is an important stakeholder in our community,” said at-large councilman Ryan Nowlin. The loan — approximately 12 percent of the total $618,000 project — is “forgivable over five years as long as (the) project meets job creation goals.” “We’re in the final stages,” said Scott Duennes, the executive director of Cornucopia, following council's approval. He …
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Friday, June 15, 2012
The city’s architectural board of review OKs designs plans for the Nature’s Bin expansion into the McDonald’s on Sloane Avenue.
Goodbye Big Macs and Happy Meals, hello quinoa salad and eggplant parmesan. The design plans to “de-arch” the McDonald’s so that it can be converted into a new catering space for Nature’s Bin got the green light from the city’s architectural board of review Thursday. The Sloane Avenue location of McDonald’s is moving to its new home on the site of the former Detroit Theatre. Last month, officials announced that McDonald’s was selling the property to its eastern neighbor, Cornucopia (Nature’s Bin). “We are at a point in time where we are out of space,” Scott Duennes, the executive director of Cornucopia, said Thursday. “For last 18 months we’ve been seeking space that we can convert into a commissary — (we were) trying to stay in Lakewood…
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The Sloane Avenue store recognized by national accrediting organization for employment opportunities.
Nature’s Bin (Cornucopia) has gotten some national recongnition from CARF International — again. This marks the 22nd straight year that Cornucopia has been given distinction for its employment practices. Nature’s Bin was recognized by CARF — the organization formerly known as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities — in several categories, including employment services; community employment services; and job-site training. Nature’s Bin — a full-service natural and organic foods market located on Sloane Avenue — is operated by the nonprofit, Cornucopia. According to the press release, CARF — founded in 1966 — is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal …
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M-F Schreiber
1:29 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
What a positive way to re-purpose the Golden Arches! Great job owners of Nature's Bin. My hats go off to you! more ›