Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 16, 1956
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COBO SPEAKS IN CITY: Chatting with Detroit Mayor Albert E. Cobo (center), Republican gubernatorial candidate, during a rally here last night were Cecil O. Creal, (left), Washtenaw county Republican chairman, and Ann Arbor Mayor William E. Brown, jr.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 1, 1960
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Activates Research Park: Mayor Cecil O. Creal (seated) signs an option agreement to permit the city to install utilities to and in a 210-acre research park. Looking on (left to right) are Thomas L. Dickinson, co-chairman of the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce's Economic Development Committee, and City Clerk Fred J. Looker and Lawrence H. Ouimet, the committee's other co-chairman. Development of the park with research-oriented industry is expected to begin in the spring, Dickinson said. Installation of the utility lines will be scheduled so that they will be available when the park is ready for use, City Administrator Guy C. Larcom, jr., said today.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 21, 1964
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Breaks Ground For Lab: R. W. Herrick, board chairman of Tecumseh Products Co. is shown as he lifted the first spadeful of earth yesterday, signaling start of construction of Tecumseh Products' new, 16,000-square-foot research laboratory in Ann Arbor's Research Park. Looking on (left to right) are University President Harlan Hatcher, Joseph E. Layton, Tecumseh Products' president, and Mayor Cecil O. Creal. Hatcher, A Tecumseh Products' board member, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 11, 1964
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Buy Research Park Site - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bock (seated second third from left) yesterday purchased 2.34 acres in Research Park as an investment. Purchase came at this closing ceremony involving a number of persons. Seated at left is William J. Bott, executive director of the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce and executive of the Greater Ann Arbor Research Park, Inc. Standing left to right are Phillip Nusholtz of Detroit, James A. Crippen, Mayor Cecil O. Creal, Ralph C. Keyes and Davis Somers. Nusholtz, Crippen and Keyes are all attorneys involved in the land transaction. Somers is co-owner of R & S Investment Co. which has leased the 2.34 acres and will build an office-laboratory on that acreage for Berry Electronics Division.