CITY, CHAMBER WORKS ON RECRUITING MOVIE BUSINESS

Some 40 managers from nearby hotels and restaurants met this week to build relationships and brainstorm ideas to take advantage of the influx in movie industry investments to the area. The meeting was part of an on-going proactive partnership by the city and chamber to lure this business to Livonia by brining attention to the city's hotels, restaurants, stores and services. Livonia is one of four metro Detroit communities to develop a special Web site to provide information and details of available resources in Livonia to movie makers. That Web site is: www.filmlivonia.org. Among the ideas discussed at this week's session at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Winebar, local businesses indicated a desire to share information, ideas and discount arrangements in a bid to welcome more film crews to Livonia. It is expected that movie makers will spend millions of dollars in metro Detroit this year.