Business View Civil & Municipal | Volme 3, Issue 2

71 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 HAZEL PARK , MI CHIGAN In 2015, Trucenta was founded on an idea and handshake. Today, our privately held cannabis company employs 200 team members in cultivation, processing, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and our BREEZE retail locations. The city of Hazel Park is home to our processing, manufacturing, and wholesale distribution business units. We have the ability to process close to 100,000 pounds of cannabis biomass per month, utilizing both hydrocarbon and ethanol. We also manufacture and wholesale cannabis brands including The Clear, Dazed Extracts, Godflower, and Sweet Spot from our Hazel Park locations. In March 2020, BREEZE Hazel Park opened as the first recreational cannabis retailer in Oakland County. The city and community of Hazel Park have been incredibly welcoming and supportive. In fact, 11% of Trucenta’s workforce resides in Hazel Park, creating a sense of pride for the ways we support their community. Over the past few years, Trucenta has collaborated with the Hazel Park Promise Zone, Hazel Park Animal Shelter, Hazel Park School System, the City of Hazel Park, the Hazel Park Fire Department and Police Department to provide financial and volunteer support. Trust is core to who we are. Being a part of the Hazel Park community has enabled us to continue to strive to establish trust with our community of team members, customers, neighbors and brands. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.trucenta.com out of Hazel Park, along with Ideation Orange, a branding and signage company, and Color/Ink, an art studio and gallery. Klobucher notes, “We’ve been able to attract an arts and cultural community. We work really hard to try to create a cool eclectic place that’s welcoming to everybody at the same time.” Supporting existing business is also a priority for the city, with companies like Tony’s Ace Hardware reinvesting in the community. He adds, “They have been in the city of Hazel Park for more than 60 years. They have redone their façade and it is just beautiful. It looks like the kind of business you would see in a classic downtown. It’s so cool as a reinvestment.” As part of the city’s commitment to quality education, a program was introduced in 2010 to ensure all resident graduates of Hazel Park have access to post-secondary education. The program, called Promise Zone, guarantees a tuition-free path to an Associate’s degree