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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
 
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City of Westland Kicks off 8th Annual
"Shop and Dine" Campaign


Westland, MI - The  City of Westland has officially kicked off the 8th annual Shop & Dine Westland Holiday Campaign. Shop and Dine is a 6-week multifaceted marketing campaign entitled "Shop & Dine Westland" which promotes Westland's premier shopping district as a location that bears "Everything you want. Everything you need" for everyone's holiday season shopping list.

Westland's Shop and Dine district is anchored by the Westland Shopping Center and is surrounded by over 160 wonderful shops, restaurants and services making it Wayne County's premier shopping and dining destination.

The City plans TV commercials which will begin this week.

Radio ads will also be hitting the metro area air waves, and the City will utilize billboards on major freeways.  The campaign also encompasses a large digital and social presence.  

An additional piece of the shop and dine campaign is the free $1,000 in 1,000 seconds shopping spree contest.  The contest goes live on Small Business Saturday, which is Saturday, November 25 and will run until Tuesday, December 12.  Interested contestants should visit  www.cityofwestland.com  to enter to win.  Three finalists will be chosen from the pool of entrants and they will meet at the Westland Shopping Center on Saturday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m. to see who the lucky winner will be.  At that time, one more contestant will be picked from the crowd and the four finalists will take turns opening gifts to find out which one holds the grand prize of the $1,000 shopping spree.  The winner will then have 1,000 seconds to spend $1,000 at JC Penney.

"We are proud of Westland Shopping Center and the entire Shop and Dine District," commented Mayor Wild.  "Our city has so much to offer.  We have an emerging food scene with restaurant and cafes featuring foods from around the world.  The stores inside this mall have something for every body, from our anchor stores to our smaller boutiques.  Our Shop and Dine district definitely has everything you want and everything you need."



For more information, please call Aubrey Berman at (734)467-3200

Westland, Michigan is the state's 10th largest municipality, with a population of over 84,000 people who exhibit a great deal of pride in their All-American City.  Westland has a thriving business community along with beautiful residential areas.  The citizens enjoy a wide array of amenities and a quality of life that is second to none.


 

In 2014, Westland was rated as one of 24/7 Wall Street's America's Best 50 Cities to Live, offering residents and visitors an ideal blend of single-family affordable homes, apartments and condominiums, great schools, and access to numerous outdoor activities.  Public safety is delivered by full-service, professional law enforcement and firefighting personnel. Westland Police Department, whose motto is protect and serve, provides emergency dispatch services to four cities and over 100,000 residents; the Westland Fire Department are licensed paramedics who responded to over 9,000 calls for service last year, about 85% being medical based.  They never forget their mission of preserving life and property.


 

Westland is well-known as the premier destination for shopping and dining in Wayne County with hundreds of shops and restaurants anchored by the Westland Shopping Center, one of the country's original four regional malls.


 

Infinite opportunities are available in Westland for the recreation aficionado including, more than 40 parks and 1,500 acres of trails, a 9-hole golf course, hockey arena, athletic fields, playscapes, a Farmers and Artisans Market and more.  One of Michigan's most environmentally friendly cities, Westland has a progressive curbside recycling program with one of the highest participation rates in the nation and the City is raising the bar for cultural experiences with the placement of public art throughout the City.


 

The City is served by two public school districts; Wayne-Westland Community Schools serving 12,000 youth was recently named one of the Best School in Michigan by WXYZ-TV and is the proud recipient of 14 Golden Apple and two Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Awards.  Livonia Public Schools, educating nearly 15,000 students, is proud of their MEAP/MME scores that exceed state averages and the District has also earned Golden Apple and Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Awards.

 

The City provides competitive incentives for those who are interested in investing in Westland, making it one of the hottest investment markets in the region.  Our Fast-Track to Business Team, which consists of key decision makers who work diligently on a development plan will "cut the red tape" and expedite the approval process for new business development.


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